2023
Long-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study
Zaki N, Chen L, Lane R, Doherty T, Drevets W, Morrison R, Sanacora G, Wilkinson S, Popova V, Fu D. Long-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 48: 1225-1233. PMID: 37173512, PMCID: PMC10267177, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01577-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionEsketamine treatmentMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total scoreCommon treatment-emergent adverse eventsLong-term extension studyTreatment-emergent adverse eventsEsketamine nasal sprayMean cumulative durationLong-term tolerabilityNew safety signalsHealth-related qualityMaintenance of responseLong-term treatmentMajor depressive disorderLong-term safetyPhase 3Scale total scoreMaintenance phaseOral antidepressantsData cutoffAdverse eventsMaintenance treatmentSustained efficacyEligible participantsDepression ratings
2022
Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Patients With Major Depressive Episode
Rhee TG, Shim SR, Forester BP, Nierenberg AA, McIntyre RS, Papakostas GI, Krystal JH, Sanacora G, Wilkinson ST. Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Patients With Major Depressive Episode. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 1162-1172. PMID: 36260324, PMCID: PMC9582972, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differenceMajor depressive episodeSerious adverse eventsElectroconvulsive therapyAdverse eventsDepressive episodeClinical trialsDepression severityEfficacy outcomesSystematic reviewUnique adverse effect profileMeta-analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelinesSafety of ketamineAdverse effect profileData extractionEuropean clinical trialsDiagnosis of depressionModerate methodological qualityMedical Subject Headings termsPreferred Reporting ItemsCognition/memoryRandom-effects modelSubject Headings termsAcute phaseEffect profile