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Eslicarbazepine acetate as monotherapy in clinical practice: Outcomes from Euro-Esli
| dc.contributor.author | Holtkamp, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Delanty, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sales, F | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serratosa, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | McMurray, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Villanueva, V | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-01T16:13:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-01T16:13:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness and safety/tolerability of eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) monotherapy in clinical practice in Europe. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Euro-Esli was a pooled analysis of 14 European clinical practice studies. Responder rate (≥50% seizure frequency reduction) and seizure freedom rate (seizure freedom at least since prior visit) were assessed after 3, 6 and 12 months of ESL treatment and at last visit. Adverse events (AEs) and AEs leading to ESL discontinuation were assessed throughout follow-up. A subanalysis was conducted to assess outcomes for patients treated initially with ESL monotherapy and for patients treated at the last visit with ESL monotherapy. RESULTS: ESL was used as monotherapy in 88/2045 (4.3%) patients initially and in 229/1340 (17.1%) patients at the last visit. At 12 months, responder and seizure freedom rates were 94.1% and 88.2%, respectively, in patients treated initially with ESL monotherapy, and 93.2% and 77.4%, respectively, in patients treated at the last visit with ESL monotherapy. Corresponding values for patients treated initially with ESL adjunctive therapy were 74.8% and 39.0%, respectively; and for patients treated at the last visit with ESL adjunctive therapy, corresponding values were 70.4% and 25.9%, respectively. Safety and tolerability were generally comparable in patients treated with ESL as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy. The most commonly reported AEs (≥5% of patients in any group) were dizziness, somnolence, instability/ataxia, and fatigue. CONCLUSIONS: These clinical practice data support the use of ESL as monotherapy, as well as adjunctive therapy, for focal-onset seizures, complementing evidence from clinical trials. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Acta Neurol Scand. 2019 Jan;139(1):49-63. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/ane.13023 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/2267 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Anticonvulsivantes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Dibenzazepinas | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Convulsões | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Eslicarbazepine acetate as monotherapy in clinical practice: Outcomes from Euro-Esli | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 63 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 49-63 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 139 | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |