The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of perampanel (up to 12 mg/day) given as adjunctive treatment in subjects with refractory partial seizures and to evaluate the maintenance of effect of perampanel for the control of refractory partial seizures.
This was an open-label extension (OLE) study for subjects who completed one of the following double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 studies: E2007-G000-304 (NCT00699972), E2007-G000-305 (NCT00699582), and E2007-G000-306 (NCT00700310). This OLE study consisted of 2 phases: an Open-label Treatment Phase (comprised of a 16-week blinded Conversion Period and a 256-week Maintenance Period) and a Follow-up Phase (4 weeks). During the Conversion Period, subjects and investigators remained blinded to the treatment received in the previous DB study. To achieve this, all subjects continued to take 6 tablets of study medication (2 mg perampanel or matching placebo) or fewer as they were instructed during the core Double-Blind (DB) study. During the open-label Maintenance Period, subjects were treated with the perampanel dose that provided the best combination of individual efficacy and tolerability.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,218
Perampanel 2 mg to 12 mg, once daily in the Open-Label Extension (OLE) study up to approximately 5 years
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Non-Serious Adverse Events (AEs) and Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered with an investigational product. A SAE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose; resulted in death, was life-threatening (ie, the participant was at immediate risk of death from the AE as it occurred; this did not include an event that, had it occurred in a more severe form or was allowed to continue, might have caused death), required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or was as a congenital anomaly/birth defect (in the child of a participant who was exposed to the study drug). In this study, treatment emergent AEs (defined as an AE (serious or non-serious) that started/increased in severity on/after the first dose of study medication up to 30 days after the final dose of study medication) were assessed.
Time frame: From date of first dose of perampanel up to 30 days after the last dose of perampanel or up to approximately 5 years.
Median Percent Change in Seizure Frequency Per 28 Days Relative to Pre-Perampanel Baseline.
Seizure frequency was derived from information (seizure count and type) recorded in participant diary. The seizure frequency per 28 days was calculated as the number of seizures divided by the number of days in the interval and multiplied by 28. The percent change in 28-day seizure frequency from pre-perampanel baseline was assessed for all partial-onset seizure types. The pre-perampanel baseline was defined as: (1) for participants who had been assigned to placebo treatment in the core DB study, the pre-perampanel baseline was computed from all data during the core DB study, and (2) for participants who had been assigned to perampanel in the core DB study, the pre-perampanel baseline was computed from the pre-randomization phase of the core DB study.
Time frame: Pre-perampanel Baseline and Weeks (1-13, 14-26, 27-39, 40-52, 53-65, 66-78, 79-91, 92-104, 105-117, 118-130, 131-143, 144-156, 157-169, 170-182, 183-195, 196-208, 209-221, 222-234, 235-247, and 248-260)
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Percentage of Participants Who Experienced a 50% or Greater Reduction in Seizure Frequency Per 28 Days Relative to the Pre-Perampanel Baseline.
Seizure frequency was derived from information (seizure count and type) recorded in participant diary. The percentage of participants who experienced a 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency per 28 days relative to the pre-perampanel Baseline(responders) was assessed. The pre-perampanel baseline was defined as: (1) for participants who had been assigned to placebo treatment in the core DB study, the Pre-perampanel baseline was computed from all data during the core Double-Blind (DB) study, and (2) for participants who had been assigned to perampanel in the core DB study, the pre-perampanel baseline was computed from the pre-randomization phase of the core DB study. The data is presented as percent responders.
Time frame: Pre-perampanel Baseline and Weeks (1-13, 14-26, 27-39, 40-52, 53-65, 66-78, 79-91, 92-104, 105-117, 118-130, 131-143, 144-156, 157-169, 170-182, 183-195, 196-208, 209-221, 222-234, 235-247, 248-260)