Catehol‐o‐methyltransferase gene Val158met polymorphism as a potential predictor of response to computer‐assisted delivery of cognitive‐behavioral therapy among cocaine‐dependent individuals: Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial
Carroll KM, Herman A, DeVito EE, Frankforter TL, Potenza MN, Sofuoglu M. Catehol‐o‐methyltransferase gene Val158met polymorphism as a potential predictor of response to computer‐assisted delivery of cognitive‐behavioral therapy among cocaine‐dependent individuals: Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 443-451. PMID: 25930952, PMCID: PMC4516567, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyVal carriersStandard treatmentCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine useStandard methadone maintenance treatmentComputer-assisted deliveryMethadone maintenance treatmentMet/Met genotypeRate of participantsSignificant treatment conditionLess cocaine useCOMT Val108/158Met polymorphismPreliminary data pointUncontrolled studiesMaintenance treatmentContinuous abstinenceTreatment outcomesTreatment responseWeek trialMet genotypePotential biomarkersBehavioral therapyVal108/158Met polymorphism