2023
Efficacy and Safety of Esketamine Nasal Spray in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression Who Completed a Second Induction Period: Analysis of the Ongoing SUSTAIN-3 Study
Castro M, Wilkinson S, Al Jurdi R, Petrillo M, Zaki N, Borentain S, Fu D, Turkoz I, Sun L, Brown B, Cabrera P. Efficacy and Safety of Esketamine Nasal Spray in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression Who Completed a Second Induction Period: Analysis of the Ongoing SUSTAIN-3 Study. CNS Drugs 2023, 37: 715-723. PMID: 37558912, PMCID: PMC10439056, DOI: 10.1007/s40263-023-01026-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsketamine nasal spraySUSTAIN 1Nasal spraySecond inductionMaintenance treatmentMADRS response ratesTreatment-emergent AEsDepression rating scoresNew safety signalsTreatment-resistant depressionTime of relapseLong-term treatmentLong-term trialsEligible patientsOral antidepressantsRemission rateStable remissionSubgroup analysisChronic illnessSafety signalsInterim analysisDepressive symptomsPatientsResponse rateRemissionLong-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 ratingsPredictors of response and remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc pooled analysis of two acute trials of esketamine nasal spray
Turkoz I, Nelson J, Wilkinson S, Borentain S, Macaluso M, Trivedi M, Williamson D, Sheehan J, Salvadore G, Singh J, Daly E. Predictors of response and remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc pooled analysis of two acute trials of esketamine nasal spray. Psychiatry Research 2023, 323: 115165. PMID: 37019044, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionEsketamine nasal sprayNasal sprayDay 28Day 8Clinical Global Impression-Severity scoreCGI-S scoresCurrent depressive episodePredictors of responsePlacebo nasal sprayIdentification of predictorsOral antidepressantsBaseline patientAcute trialPooled analysisDepressive episodeRemissionPsychiatric characteristicsPatientsSignificant anxietyYounger ageTreatment assignmentPotential predictorsPhase 3Predictors
2017
Ketamine: A Promising Rapid-Acting Antidepressant
Wilkinson S, Ostroff R, Katz R, Krystal J. Ketamine: A Promising Rapid-Acting Antidepressant. 2017, 223-239. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6577-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMood disordersDeficiency hypothesisInitiation of therapyRapid antidepressant effectsRapid acting antidepressantsEvidence-based treatmentsLong-term riskMood disorders researchRelapse prevention strategiesEfficient therapeutic targetMechanism of actionOral antidepressantsAntidepressant effectsGlutamatergic receptorsGlutamatergic systemNovel antidepressantsSingle doseClinical trialsKetamine exposureRelated symptomsLong-term effectsPsychiatric disordersPrevention strategiesTherapeutic targetDrug Administration