2023
Cognitive behavioral therapy following esketamine for major depression and suicidal ideation for relapse prevention: The CBT-ENDURE randomized clinical trial study protocol
Kitay B, Murphy E, Macaluso M, Corlett P, Hershenberg R, Joormann J, Martinez-Kaigi V, Nikayin S, Rhee T, Sanacora G, Shelton R, Thase M, Wilkinson S. Cognitive behavioral therapy following esketamine for major depression and suicidal ideation for relapse prevention: The CBT-ENDURE randomized clinical trial study protocol. Psychiatry Research 2023, 330: 115585. PMID: 37935086, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyMajor depressionSuicidal ideationRelapse preventionBehavioral therapyStudy protocolHigh riskClinical trial study protocolLong-term treatment approachKey secondary outcomesTrial study protocolHigh relapse rateHigh-risk populationSignificant suicidal ideationHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRelapse rateFeasibility trialEsketamineTreatment approachesPatientsSuicide attemptsTherapySupplemental indicationsKetamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Anand A, Mathew S, Sanacora G, Murrough J, Goes F, Altinay M, Aloysi A, Asghar-Ali A, Barnett B, Chang L, Collins K, Costi S, Iqbal S, Jha M, Krishnan K, Malone D, Nikayin S, Nissen S, Ostroff R, Reti I, Wilkinson S, Wolski K, Hu B. Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 388: 2315-2325. PMID: 37224232, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2302399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant major depressionPatient-reported qualityElectroconvulsive therapyMajor depressionECT groupKetamine groupTreatment phaseMusculoskeletal adverse effectsSubanesthetic intravenous ketamineWeeks of treatmentInitial treatment phaseIntravenous ketamineSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeNoninferiority marginTrial groupECT clinicsNoninferiority trialPatientsComparative effectivenessKetamineClinical sitesAdverse effectsDepressionThree times
2019
116. Results of the NIMH FAST-MAS Phase IIa Proof of Mechanism Study of the Effects of the Selective κ Opioid Antagonist JNJ-67953964 on fMRI Ventral Striatal Activity in Anhedonic Patients
Krystal A, Pizzagalli D, Smoski M, Mathew S, Nurnberger J, Lisanby S, Iosifescu D, Murrough J, Weiner R, Calabrese J, Sanacora G, Keefe R, Song A, Goodman W, Szabo S, Whitten A, Gao K, Potter W. 116. Results of the NIMH FAST-MAS Phase IIa Proof of Mechanism Study of the Effects of the Selective κ Opioid Antagonist JNJ-67953964 on fMRI Ventral Striatal Activity in Anhedonic Patients. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 85: s48-s49. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term safety of esketamine nasal spray plus oral antidepressant in patients with treatment-resistant depression: SUSTAIN-2 phase 3 study
Wajs E, Leah A, Morrison R, Daly E, Lane R, Lim P, Holder R, Sanacora G, Young A, Kasper S, Sulaiman A, Li C, Paik J, Manji H, Hough D, Drevets W, Singh J. Long-term safety of esketamine nasal spray plus oral antidepressant in patients with treatment-resistant depression: SUSTAIN-2 phase 3 study. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s44-s45. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.11.1016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficacy and safety of esketamine nasal spray plus an oral antidepressant in elderly patients with treatment-resistant depression
Ochs-Ross R, Daly E, Zhang Y, Lane R, Lim P, Foster K, Hough D, Manji H, Drevets W, Sanacora G, Adler C, McShane R, Gaillard R, Singh J. Efficacy and safety of esketamine nasal spray plus an oral antidepressant in elderly patients with treatment-resistant depression. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s355-s356. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.11.548.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
S114. Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Ochs-Ross R, Daly E, Zhang Y, Lane R, Lim P, Foster K, Hough D, Manji H, Drevets W, Sanacora G, Adler C, McShane R, Gaillard R, Singh J. S114. Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 83: s391. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.1005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism and Antidepressant Efficacy of Ketamine in Depressed Patients
Laje G, Lally N, Mathews D, Brutsche N, Chemerinski A, Akula N, Kelmendi B, Simen A, McMahon FJ, Sanacora G, Zarate C. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism and Antidepressant Efficacy of Ketamine in Depressed Patients. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: e27-e28. PMID: 22771240, PMCID: PMC3786174, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Neurobiology and Treatment of Depression
Neumeister A, Charney D, Sanacora G, Krystal J. Neurobiology and Treatment of Depression. 2007 DOI: 10.1002/9780470101001.hcn018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurobiology of depressionTreatment of depressionPotential novel treatment approachesNovel treatment approachesEtiology of depressionAvailable treatmentsDepressed patientsNeuroanatomical disruptionsTreatment approachesNeural circuitsAbstract DepressionNovel targetCurrent conceptsDepressionTreatmentNeurobiological systemsNeurobiologyPatientsPathogenesisEtiologyEnvironmental factors
2001
CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY DISORDERS
Krystal J, D'Souza D, Sanacora G, Goddard A, Charney D. CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. Medical Clinics Of North America 2001, 85: 559-577. PMID: 11349473, DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70329-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Reduced brain serotonin transporter availability in major depression as measured by [123I]-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)tropane and single photon emission computed tomography
Malison R, Price L, Berman R, van Dyck C, Pelton G, Carpenter L, Sanacora G, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Rajeevan N, Baldwin R, Seibyl J, Innis R, Charney D. Reduced brain serotonin transporter availability in major depression as measured by [123I]-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)tropane and single photon emission computed tomography. Biological Psychiatry 1998, 44: 1090-1098. PMID: 9836013, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00272-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntidepressive AgentsBrainBrain StemCarrier ProteinsCocaineDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsParoxetinePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsDepressed patientsMajor depressionHealthy subjectsBrain serotonin transporter availabilitySerotonin transporterBeta-CIT SPECTDensity of brainPost-mortem brain tissuePathophysiology of depressionSerotonin transporter availabilityUnipolar major depressionBeta-CIT bindingSingle photon emissionSerotonergic neuronsBrain uptakeSERT availabilityTransporter availabilityBeta-CITBrain tissueCarbomethoxy-3βPatientsBlood plateletsDepressionPhoton emissionSignificant reduction