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Abstract Details

Dose-dependent Efficacy and Safety of Brexpiprazole in Agitation Associated with Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Aging, Dementia, and Behavioral Neurology
P6 - Poster Session 6 (5:00 PM-6:00 PM)
12-011

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy and safety of brexpiprazole in managing agitation associated dementia in Alzheimer's disease at different doses. 

Agitation is one of the most distressing neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), significantly impacting patients' quality of life and increasing caregiver burden. Brexpiprazole, a serotonin-dopamine modulator, shows up a promising option for managing agitation. 

A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception until January 2025. We pooled dichotomous outcomes as risk ratios (RR) and continuous outcomes as mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), using random-effects models. Heterogeneity was assessed using I² and X² statistics. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. All the calculations were performed using RevMan 5.4.

This meta-analysis included 4 studies involving 1440 patients (944 vs. 496) suffering from agitation associated with dementia in AD. Brexpiprazole significantly reduced agitation on CMAI (MD: -3.94, 95% CI [-6.21 to -1.67], p<0.001) and NPI-NH (MD: -0.67, 95% CI [-1.08 to -0.26], p=0.002) with optimal efficacy at 2–3 mg/day. SAS scores increased significantly (MD: 0.38, 95% CI [0.18–0.58], p=0.0002) while MMSE (p=0.06) and CGI-S (p=0.06) remained unchanged. No significant differences emerged in serious adverse events (p = 0.57), mortality (p = 0.22), dizziness (p = 0.51) and extrapyramidal effects (p = 0.18).

Brexpiprazole effectively reduces agitation in AD without major safety concerns, though mild motor effects were noted. Study limitations include moderate heterogeneity and short trial durations. Future research should explore long-term outcomes and patient stratification.

Authors/Disclosures
Areej Riaz, MBBS
PRESENTER
Dr. Riaz has nothing to disclose.
Hammad Javaid Mr. Javaid has nothing to disclose.
Anurag Jha, MBBS Dr. Jha has nothing to disclose.
Umaima Cheema, MBBS Dr. Cheema has nothing to disclose.
Meeram Noor, MBBS Miss Noor has nothing to disclose.
SIMRAN S. CHEEMA, MD Dr. CHEEMA has nothing to disclose.
Mahnoor Arfan, Jr., MBBS Ms. Arfan has nothing to disclose.
Maryyam Aqeel, Jr., MBBS Dr. Aqeel has nothing to disclose.
Erum Habib, Optometrist Miss Habib has nothing to disclose.
Muhammad Nabeel Saddique, MBBS Mr. Saddique has nothing to disclose.
Maria Qadri, MBBS Dr. Qadri has nothing to disclose.
Muhammad Moiz Javed, MD Dr. Javed has nothing to disclose.