Outcome of People with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Levodopa-Entacapone-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Who Failed Previous Subcutaneous Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa

<b>Introduction:</b> The clinical outcome of switching to levodopa-entacapone-carbidopa intestinal gel (LECIG) after failure of subcutaneous foslevodopa/foscarbidopa (fLD/fCD) is unknown. We analyze it in people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) treated in Spain. <b>Methods:</b> Retrospective analysis of PwP who had previously received fLD/fCD but dropped out for different reasons and started before this LECIG in Spain up to 30 November 2025. Non-parametric tests were applied to evaluate the changes between the pre- (Vpre) and post-treatment (Vpost) (LECIG) periods. <b>Results:</b> Data about 14 patients (57.1% males; 66.6 ± 8.6 years old) from 12 hospitals out of a total of 15 who were treated with LECIG were included. The mean time with fLD/fCD was 98.6 ± 92.3 days, with 92.9% and 57.1% experiencing side effects and lack of response, respectively. Specifically, significant subcutaneous nodules were reported in up to 64.3% of the patients. LECIG was a direct switch from fLD/fCD in 35.7% of the patients. LECIG was well tolerated, with only one dropout due to complications related to dementia. Adverse events were reported in 28.6% and 35.7% of the patients in the optimization and final follow-up evaluation (mean follow-up of 233.7 ± 157.4 days) phases, respectively. From Vpre to Vpost, "Off" time was reduced in 2.9 ± 1.9 h (<i>p</i> = 0.002) and motor symptoms burden improved significantly (<i>p</i> = 0.013), whereas a trend of significance was found for non-motor symptoms burden (<i>p</i> = 0.050) and quality of life (<i>p</i> = 0.126). <b>Conclusions:</b> LECIG could be an alternative therapeutic option in PwP who failed fLD/fCD.

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Brain Sciences
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2026-03-22
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Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
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Outcome of People with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Levodopa-Entacapone-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Who Failed Previous Subcutaneous Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa

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Outcome of People with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Levodopa-Entacapone-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Who Failed Previous Subcutaneous Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa

M. Alvarez Sauco, Diego Santos-García, A. Blanco Ollero, I. Legarda, Ana Rodríguez Sanz, Iria Campos Rodríguez, Maria Isabel Morales-Casado, A Peral, L. López Manzanares, Déborah Alonso Modino, Tamara M. González Fernández, Nuria Caballol, Jesús Olivares Romero
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<b>Introduction:</b> The clinical outcome of switching to levodopa-entacapone-carbidopa intestinal gel (LECIG) after failure of subcutaneous foslevodopa/foscarbidopa (fLD/fCD) is unknown. We analyze it in people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) treated in Spain. <b>Methods:</b> Retrospective analysis of PwP who had previously received fLD/fCD but dropped out for different reasons and started before this LECIG in Spain up to 30 November 2025. Non-parametric tests were applied to evaluate the changes between the pre- (Vpre) and post-treatment (Vpost) (LECIG) periods. <b>Results:</b> Data about 14 patients (57.1% males; 66.6 ± 8.6 years old) from 12 hospitals out of a total of 15 who were treated with LECIG were included. The mean time with fLD/fCD was 98.6 ± 92.3 days, with 92.9% and 57.1% experiencing side effects and lack of response, respectively. Specifically, significant subcutaneous nodules were reported in up to 64.3% of the patients. LECIG was a direct switch from fLD/fCD in 35.7% of the patients. LECIG was well tolerated, with only one dropout due to complications related to dementia. Adverse events were reported in 28.6% and 35.7% of the patients in the optimization and final follow-up evaluation (mean follow-up of 233.7 ± 157.4 days) phases, respectively. From Vpre to Vpost, "Off" time was reduced in 2.9 ± 1.9 h (<i>p</i> = 0.002) and motor symptoms burden improved significantly (<i>p</i> = 0.013), whereas a trend of significance was found for non-motor symptoms burden (<i>p</i> = 0.050) and quality of life (<i>p</i> = 0.126). <b>Conclusions:</b> LECIG could be an alternative therapeutic option in PwP who failed fLD/fCD.

Brain SciencesVol. 16(3)
Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (ES), Hospital General Universitario de Elche (ES), Hospital de Galdakao (ES), Hospital El Bierzo (ES), Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez (ES), Hospital Universitario de La Princesa (ES), Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi (ES), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (ES), Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas (ES), Hospital Universitario Son Espases (ES), Hospital Universitario San Rafael (ES), Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (ES), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo (ES)
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