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      Pharmacodynamic analysis of the analgesic effect of capsaicin 8% patch (Qutenza™) in diabetic neuropathic pain patients: detection of distinct response groups

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          Treatment of chronic pain is associated with high variability in the response to pharmacological interventions. A mathematical pharmacodynamic model was developed to quantify the magnitude and onset/offset times of effect of a single capsaicin 8% patch application in the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy in 91 patients. In addition, a mixture model was applied to objectively match patterns in pain-associated behavior. The model identified four distinct subgroups that responded differently to treatment: 3.3% of patients (subgroup 1) showed worsening of pain; 31% (subgroup 2) showed no change; 32% (subgroup 3) showed a quick reduction in pain that reached a nadir in week 3, followed by a slow return towards baseline (16% ± 6% pain reduction in week 12); 34% (subgroup 4) showed a quick reduction in pain that persisted (70% ± 5% reduction in week 12). The estimate of the response-onset rate constant, obtained for subgroups 1, 3, and 4, was 0.76 ± 0.12 week −1 (median ± SE), indicating that every 0.91 weeks the pain score reduces or increases by 50% relative to the score of the previous week (= t½). The response-offset rate constant could be determined for subgroup 3 only and was 0.09 ± 0.04 week −1 (t½ 7.8 weeks). The analysis allowed separation of a heterogeneous neuropathic pain population into four homogenous subgroups with distinct behaviors in response to treatment with capsaicin. It is argued that this model-based approach may have added value in analyzing longitudinal chronic pain data and allows optimization of treatment algorithms for patients suffering from chronic pain conditions.

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          Journal
          J Pain Res
          J Pain Res
          Journal of Pain Research
          Dove Medical Press
          1178-7090
          2012
          15 March 2012
          : 5
          : 51-59
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
          [2 ]Global Clinical Pharmacology and Exploratory Development, Astellas Pharma Global Development Europe, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
          [3 ]Global Medical Sciences, Astellas Pharma Global Development Europe, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
          Author notes
          Correspondence: Albert Dahan, Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P5-Q, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands Tel +31 71 526 2301, Fax +31 71 526 6230, Email a.dahan@ 123456lumc.nl
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          These authors contributed equally to this work

          Article
          jpr-5-051
          10.2147/JPR.S30406
          3333798
          22536092
          413d18a3-0031-4e9d-bd6a-ed562437a538
          © 2012 Martini et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.

          This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.

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          Anesthesiology & Pain management
          modeling,diabetic neuropathic pain,capsaicin 8%,mixture model
          Anesthesiology & Pain management
          modeling, diabetic neuropathic pain, capsaicin 8%, mixture model

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