SYNERGY II was a 12-month phase III trial in patients with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms that investigated the safety and efficacy of the combination of mirabegron and solifenacin in comparison with each monotherapy. This analysis evaluated the trial findings using four age subgroups (<65, ≥65, <75, and ≥75 years).
Eligible patients were ≥18 years with symptoms of "wet" OAB (urinary frequency and urgency with incontinence) for ≥3 months. Patients were randomized to receive once-daily solifenacin succinate and mirabegron (5 mg/50 mg; combination), solifenacin succinate, or mirabegron (4:1:1). Safety evaluations: treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), vital signs, and electrocardiogram, post-void residual volume, and laboratory assessments. Primary efficacy variables: change from baseline to end of treatment in number of incontinence episodes/24 h and micturitions/24 h.
Of 1794 patients (full analysis set), 614 (34.2%) and 168 (9.4%) were ≥65 and ≥75 years old, respectively. Overall, 856 (47.2%) patients experienced ≥1 TEAE. Higher TEAE incidences were typically observed for the combination versus both monotherapies (eg, constipation) and in the older versus younger age groups (eg, urinary tract infection). Increases in mean pulse rate from baseline of >1 bpm were noted in the combination and mirabegron younger age groups only. No clinically significant findings were observed in the other safety parameters. The efficacy variables improved with all treatments and the greatest improvements were typically observed with combination therapy.
Mirabegron and solifenacin combination therapy was a well-tolerated and effective treatment for patients with OAB symptoms irrespective of their age.
Neurourology and urodynamics. 2019 Jan 15 [Epub ahead of print]
Elizabeth R Mueller, Rob van Maanen, Christopher Chapple, Paul Abrams, Sender Herschorn, Dudley Robinson, Matthias Stoelzel, Sang J Yoon, Salman Al-Shukri, Tomasz Rechberger, Christian Gratzke
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois., Astellas Pharma Global Development, Leiden, The Netherlands., Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK., Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK., University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., King's College Hospital, London, UK., Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea., Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia., Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland., University of Munich, Munich, Germany.