Abstract
Objective
To assess amantadine use and associated factors in the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Background
Immediate-release amantadine is approved for the treatment of PD and is largely used in clinical practice to treat “levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LIDs). Its use varies according to countries and PD stages. The prospective NS-Park cohort collects features of PD patients followed by 26 French PD Expert Centres.
Methods
Variables used for the analyses included demographics, motor and non-motor PD symptoms and motor complications [motor fluctuations (MFs), LIDs)], antiparkinsonian pharmacological classes and levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD). We evaluated: (i) prevalence of amantadine use and compared clinical features of amantadine users vs. non-users (cross-sectional analysis); (ii) factors associated with amantadine initiation (longitudinal analysis); (iii) amantadine effect on LIDs, MFs, apathy, impulse control disorders and freezing of gait (Fog) (longitudinal analysis).
Results
Amantadine use prevalence was 12.6% (1,585/12,542, median dose = 200 mg). Amantadine users were significantly younger, with longer and more severe PD symptoms, greater LEDD and more frequent use of device-aided/surgical treatment. Factors independently associated with amantadine initiation were younger age, longer PD duration, more frequent LIDs, MFs and FoG, higher LEDD and better cognitive function. 9 of the 658 patients on amantadine had stopped it at the following visit, after 12–18 months (1.3%). New users of amantadine presented a higher improvement in LIDs and MF compared to amantadine never users.
Conclusions
About 12% of PD patients within the French NS-Park cohort used amantadine, mostly those with younger age and more severe PD. Amantadine initiation was associated with a subsequent reduction in LIDs and MFs.
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Anonymized data from this study will be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request from any qualified researcher, following the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The study protocol and statistical analysis plan will be shared upon request.
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Authors thank the patients for their participation. The authors would also like to thank the coinvestigators of the NSPARK/F-CRIN network study group listed in the “online-only text”. Co-investigators: Amiens: Mickael AUBIGNAT; Besançon: Eloi MAGNIN; Bordeaux: Pr Pierre BURBAUD, Pr Dominique GUEHL, Dr Alexandra FOUBERT-SAMIER, Dr Brice LAURENS, Dr Thomas BORAUD, Dr Sylvain VERGNET, Dr David BENDETOWICZ; Caen: Thomas PALPACUER; Clermont-Ferrand: Bérengère DEBILLY, Philippe DEROST, Charlotte BEAL; Créteil—Henri Mondor: Hayet SALHI, Alice DORMEUIL, Aimée PETIT, Alban GRAVIER; Dijon: Gwendoline DUPONT, Lucie GARNIER; Grenoble : Valérie FRAIX, Anna CASTRIOTO, Sara MEONI; Lille: Nicolas CARRIERE; Lyon: Teodor DANAILA, Chloé LAURENCIN, Stéphane THOBOIS; Marseille: Jean-Philippe AZULAY, Frédérique FLUCHERE; Montpellier: Mahmoud CHARIF, Marie-Christine PICOT; Nancy: Lucie HOPES; Nantes: Anne-Gaelle CORBILLE, Tiphaine ROUAUD, Pascal DERKINDEREN; Nice: Cosmin ALECU, Charlotte HERAUD; Nîmes: Marie DE VERDAL; Paris—Pitié- Salpêtrière: Bertrand DEGOS, Graziella MANGONE, Sara SAMBIN, Aymeric LANORE, Thomas COURTIN, Louise-Laure MARIANI, David BENDETOWICZ, Fouad KHOURY, Poornima MENON, Florence CORMIER-DEQUAIRE, Emmanuel FLAMAND-ROZE, David GRABLI, Elodie HAINQUE, Marie VIDHAILLET, Aurélie MENERET, Cécile DELORME, Cendrine FOUCARD, Florian VON RAISON, Alexis ELBAZ, Andreas HARTMANN, Vincent LECLERCQ; Poitiers: Solène ANSQUER; Rennes: Frederique LEH, Marion LECLERCQ; Rouen: Guillaume COSTENTIN; Strasbourg: Ouhaid LAGHA BOUKBIZA; Toulouse: Fabienne ORY-MAGNE, Christine BREFEL COURBON, Clemence LEUNG, Hélène CATALA. Data collection contributors (Project Managers, Clinical Research Associate, Study Nurses, Secretary, Neuropsychologist): Amiens: Astrid CAUSEL; Besançon: Emilie Gaiffe; Bordeaux: Sandrine DUPOUY, Sandrine VILLARS, Wei-Ho LAI ; Caen: Rachida BARI, Damien CHEVANNE; Clermont-Ferrand: Elodie DURAND, Isabelle RIEU, Stephane BERNARD, Corinne GARSAULT; Créteil—Henri Mondor: Noel BOUDJEMA ; Dijon: Pascale GREBENT; Grenoble: Andrea KISTNER, Pierre PELISSIER; Lille: Valérie SANTRAINE; Limoges: Thomas GAUDIN, Pierre BOUTET; Lyon: Catherine CAIRE; Marseille: Manel NOUIRA; Montpellier : Claudia VERNA; Nancy: Amory JARDEL, Salomé PUISIEUX, Guillemette CLEMENT, Lili LE MONNIER; Nantes: Régis FRENAIS, Séverine LE DILY, Rachel CHAIGNEAU; Nice: Vanessa FERRIER, Elodie DAVID; Nîmes: Leslie FRA, Elsa FOUCARAN; Paris—Pitié- Salpêtrière: Carole DONGMO-KENFACK, Florence BEAUZOR, Mickael LE, Sonia MESSAR, Sophie LIOT; Poitiers: Emilie RABOIS; Reims: Margaux BONNAIRE-VERDIER; Rennes: Françoise KESTENS, Rozenn GOURHAN, Sandra LOPEZ-ALFARO, Jean-François HOUVENAGHEL, Mélanie ALEXANDRE, Christine BOURDONNAIS; Rouen: Linda VERNON, Ahmed BOUMEDIENE; Strasbourg: Céline Julie, Aurette Lobstein, Nadine Longato, Marie-Pierre Mitterle, Clélie Philips, Hugo Rummel ; Toulouse: Stéphanie BRAS, Estelle HARROCH, Claudia GILLET.
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Isabelle Benatru, Giovani Castelnovo, Anne-Gaelle Corbille, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Anne Doe de Maindreville, Sophie Drapier, Alexandre Eusabio, Solène Frismand, Christian Gény, Caroline Giordana Reuther, Jean-Luc Houeto, David Maltête, Ana Marques, Wassilios Meissner, Stephane Prange Philippe Rémy, Vanessa Rousseau, Vincent Schneider, Melissa Tir and Ouhaid Lagha-Boukbiza report no disclosures. Margherita Fabbri received Honoraria to speak from AbbVie, ORKYN, and BIAL, consultancies from BIAL and LVL Medical; Grant from France Parkinson, HORIZON 2022 and MSA Coalition. Matthieu Bereau reports grants from France Parkinson Foundation, reimbursement of travel expenses to scientific meetings from Asten, Boston Scientific, Elivie and Medtronic, honoraria from AbbVie, Aguettan, Allergan, Asdia and Merz Pharma for lecturing outside the submitted work. Christine Brefel-Courbon has received research grant from Association France Parkinson, and fees for lectures and consultancies from Aguettant, Orkyn, NHC, Zambon and AbbVie. Luc Defebvre served on the Scientific Advisory Board for Abbvie and has received honoraria from pharmaceutical companies for consultancy and lectures including Abbvie, Novartis, Aguettant, Orkyn. E Moro has received honoraria from Medtronic for consulting services. She has also received research grant support from Abbott, France Parkinson, and Ipsen. Fabienne Ory-Magne has received honoraria for serving as an advisory board member from Abbvie, Medtronic, Orphalan, Aguettant and Orkyn, and for consultancy activities from Aguettant, Abbvie, Orphalan, Ellivie, Homeperf and Orkyn. Olivier Rascol has acted as a scientific advisor for drug companies developing antiparkinsonian medications (Abbott, Abbvie, Acorda, Adamas, BIAL, Biogen, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Cynapsus, GSK, Impax, Merck, Osmotica, Oxford-Biomedica, Lundbeck, Novartis, Prexton, Servier, Sunovion, TEVA, UCB, Zambon). Claire Thiriez reports no financial disclosure; congress travel grant from Orkyn, Abbvie, homeperf, ADELIA, ASDIA, Ipsen. Philippe Damier has received honoraria from Teva, Kyowa Kirin for consulting services and from Abbvie, Roche, Novartis, Teva for conferences.
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Fabbri, M., Rousseau, V., Corvol, JC. et al. Amantadine use in the French prospective NS-Park cohort. J Neural Transm (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-024-02772-4
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