Is levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel over- or under-utilized? A review of current evidence.
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Abstract
Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is one of the alternative treatment options for advanced Parkinson disease (PD) patients who experience motor fluctuations and insufficient control of their symptoms despite optimized combinations of oral medications. LCIG is continuously infused through a portable pump into the proximal small intestine, and has been proven to reduce “off” time as well as increase “on” time without significantly worsening troublesome dyskinesias. In addition, growing data also suggest improvement in some non-motor symptoms and the patient’s quality of life. The most common side effects of LCIG are procedural/device-related complications which can be frequent, especially within the first month of device placement, but generally mild and transient in nature. Interestingly, despite its clear efficacy and general safety and tolerability, it has not been utilized by providers to the same extent as other advanced therapies, such as deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS). In this review article, we discuss the evidence supporting LCIG’s efficacy, safety, adverse effects, tolerability, cost-effectiveness as well as potential contraindications. Furthermore, we also re-evaluate LCIG’s indications, utilization and potential limitations.
Keywords:
Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel, Parkinson disease, levodopa, motor fluctuations
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RASAMEESORAJ, Tanaporn et al.
Is levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel over- or under-utilized? A review of current evidence..
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 2, feb. 2018.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/1595>. Date accessed: 26 dec. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v6i2.1595.
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Palhagen, S. E., Sydow, O., Johansson, A., Nyholm, D., Holmberg, B., Widner, H., . . . Marshall, T. S. (2016). Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) treatment in routine care of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: An open-label prospective observational study of effectiveness, tolerability and healthcare costs. Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 29, 17-23. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.06.002
Pickut, B. A., van der Linden, C., Dethy, S., Van De Maele, H., & de Beyl, D. Z. (2014). Intestinal levodopa infusion: the Belgian experience. Neurol Sci, 35(6), 861-866. doi:10.1007/s10072-013-1612-5
Politis, M., Sauerbier, A., Loane, C., Pavese, N., Martin, A., Corcoran, B., . . . Piccini, P. (2017). Sustained striatal dopamine levels following intestinal levodopa infusions in Parkinson's disease patients. Mov Disord, 32(2), 235-240. doi:10.1002/mds.26848
Rascol, O., Brooks, D. J., Korczyn, A. D., De Deyn, P. P., Clarke, C. E., Lang, A. E., & Abdalla, M. (2006). Development of dyskinesias in a 5-year trial of ropinirole and L-dopa. Mov Disord, 21(11), 1844-1850. doi:10.1002/mds.20988
Rascol, O., & Perez-Lloret, S. (2009). Rotigotine transdermal delivery for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Expert Opin Pharmacother, 10(4), 677-691. doi:10.1517/14656560902746041
Reddy, P., Martinez-Martin, P., Rizos, A., Martin, A., Faye, G. C., Forgacs, I., . . . Chaudhuri, K. R. (2012). Intrajejunal levodopa versus conventional therapy in Parkinson disease: motor and nonmotor effects. Clin Neuropharmacol, 35(5), 205-207. doi:10.1097/WNF.0b013e3182613dea
Regidor, I., Benita, V., Del Alamo de Pedro, M., Ley, L., & Martinez Castrillo, J. C. (2017). Duodenal Levodopa Infusion for Long-Term Deep Brain Stimulation-Refractory Symptoms in Advanced Parkinson Disease. Clin Neuropharmacol, 40(3), 103-107. doi:10.1097/wnf.0000000000000216
Sage, J. I., & Mark, M. H. (1994). Pharmacokinetics of continuous-release carbidopa/levodopa. Clin Neuropharmacol, 17 Suppl 2, S1-6.
Sanchez-Castaneda, C., Campdelacreu, J., Miro, J., Juncadella, M., Jauma, S., & Calopa, M. (2010). Cognitive improvement after duodenal levodopa infusion in cognitively impaired Parkinson's disease patients. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 34(1), 250-251. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.10.021
Sensi, M., Preda, F., Trevisani, L., Contini, E., Gragnaniello, D., Capone, J. G., . . . Quatrale, R. (2014). Emerging issues on selection criteria of levodopa carbidopa infusion therapy: considerations on outcome of 28 consecutive patients. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 121(6), 633-642. doi:10.1007/s00702-013-1153-3
Slevin, J. T., Fernandez, H. H., Zadikoff, C., Hall, C., Eaton, S., Dubow, J., . . . Benesh, J. (2015). Long-term safety and maintenance of efficacy of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel: an open-label extension of the double-blind pivotal study in advanced Parkinson's disease patients. J Parkinsons Dis, 5(1), 165-174. doi:10.3233/jpd-140456
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