Retrospective Evaluation of Perampanel in a French Neurology and Epileptology Department (Hospices Civil de Lyon)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Perampanel is a non-competitive antagonist of the AMPA (
2-amino-3-(5-méthyl-3-hydroxy-1,2-oxazol-4-yl)) propanoïc acid receptors which was approved
by the European Medicines Agency as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures in
patients 12 years and older, in 2012. The aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness and
safety of perampanel as add-on treatment in patients with refractory epilepsy.
The investigators retrospectively collected and analyzed the data of patients with refractory
epilepsy who had been treated with perampanel between May of 2014 and April of 2015. In
total, one hundred and ten patients were included (mean age 41 [SD = 15.2]). The mean
duration of epilepsy was 25 years (SD = 14.4). The mean perampanel dose was 5.7 mg/d (SD =
2.3). The retention rate was 77% at 6 months and 61% at 12 months. After 6 months, the
responder rate was 35.5%. Eight patients (7.3%) became seizure free. Adverse effects were
reported in 60 patients (54.5%). Most common side effects were behaviour disturbance (22.7%),
dizziness (15.5%), asthenia (11.8), somnolence (10%) and ataxia (9.1).