Toxins (Sep 2024)

SYNCHRONIZE: Real-World Retrospective Safety Analysis of Patients Treated with OnabotulinumtoxinA for More than One Therapeutic Indication

  • Grace Forde,
  • Benjamin M. Brucker,
  • Kimberly Becker Ifantides,
  • Atul T. Patel,
  • Angeli Mayadev,
  • Theodore Brown,
  • Ziyad Ayyoub,
  • Kenneth Martinez,
  • Ritu Singh,
  • Mariana Nelson,
  • Simona Battucci,
  • Irina Yushmanova,
  • Ahunna Ukah,
  • Christopher Rhyne

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16100420
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 10
p. 420

Abstract

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OnabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) is approved in the US for 12 therapeutic indications. Real-world data on onabotA multi-indication use are limited, often leading to delayed or reduced treatment. This study provides real-world evidence on the safety of onabotA when treating multiple indications concomitantly. SYNCHRONIZE was a multicenter, retrospective, chart-review study evaluating onabotA’s safety for adults treated for ≥2 therapeutic indications within a 3-month period. The primary outcome was treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) within 6 months post-treatment. A total of 279 patients were included. The most common concomitant indications treated were cervical dystonia and chronic migraine (43.4%). The average 3-month cumulative dose for multiple indications was 282.2 U. The treatment interval for multiple indications was ≤24 h for most patients (62.4%). Overall, 28.7% of patients reported ≥1 TEAE with no apparent trends in TEAEs and dose interval or cumulative dose. Reported TEAEs included UTI (5.7%), neck pain (5.0%), and headache (4.3%). No patient had a lack of effect according to clinical objective measurements. SYNCHRONIZE described the real-world safety of onabotA for patients treated concomitantly for ≥2 indications within a 3-month period. TEAEs were generally consistent with the known safety profiles of individual indications. No new safety signals were identified).

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