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 rateRemission