Genomic and clinical predictors of lacosamide response in refractory epilepsies
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Journal Article
Abstract
Objective: Clinical and genetic predictors of response to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are largely unknown. We examined predictors of lacosamide response in a real-world clinical setting. Methods: We tested the association of clinical predictors with treatment response using regression modeling in a cohort of people with refractory epilepsy. Genetic assessment for lacosamide response was conducted via genome-wide association studies and exome studies, comprising 281 candidate genes. Results: Most patients (479/483) were treated with LCM in addition to other AEDs. Our results corroborate previous findings that patients with refractory genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE) may respond to treatment with LCM. No clear clinical predictors were identified. We then compared 73 lacosamide responders, defined as those experiencing greater than 75% seizure reduction or seizure freedom, to 495 nonresponders (<25% seizure reduction). No variants reached the genome-wide significance threshold in our case-control analysis. Significance: No genetic predictor of lacosamide response was identified. Patients with refractory GGE might benefit from treatment with lacosamide.
Date Issued
2019-12-01
Date Acceptance
2019-08-29
Citation
Epilepsia Open, 2019, 4 (4), pp.563-571
ISSN
2470-9239
Start Page
563
End Page
571
Journal / Book Title
Epilepsia Open
Volume
4
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Authors. Epilepsia Open published by Wiley Periodicals Inc. on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
Commission of the European Communities
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31819912
PII: EPI412360
Grant Number
066056/Z/01/Z
RDA03
RD610
279062
P35076
Subjects
GWAS
lacosamide
pharmacogenomics
pharmacoresistance
refractory
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2019-09-11