Validation of the predictive value of BDNF -87 methylation for antidepressant treatment success in severely depressed patients—a randomized rater-blinded trial

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Autoren

  • Hannah Benedictine Maier
  • Alexandra Neyazi
  • Gabriel L. Bundies
  • Fiona Meyer-Bockenkamp
  • Stefan Bleich
  • Hansi Pathak
  • Yvonne Ziert
  • Barbara Neuhaus
  • Franz Josef Müller
  • Iris Pollmann
  • Thomas Illig
  • Stefanie Mücke
  • Meike Müller
  • Brinja Kira Möller
  • Steffen Oeltze-Jafra
  • Tim Kacprowski
  • Jan Voges
  • Fabian Müntefering
  • Josef Scheiber
  • Andreas Reif
  • Mareike Aichholzer
  • Christine Reif-Leonhard
  • Maren Schmidt-Kassow
  • Ulrich Hegerl
  • Hanna Reich
  • Stefan Unterecker
  • Heike Weber
  • Jürgen Deckert
  • Nicole Bössel-Debbert
  • Hans J. Grabe
  • Michael Lucht
  • Helge Frieling

Externe Organisationen

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
  • Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin (ITEM)
  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
  • BioVariance GmbH
  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Suizidprävention (DGS)
  • Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
  • Universität Greifswald
  • Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Genetik (MPIMG)
  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Translationale Medizin und Pharmakologie ITMP
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer247
FachzeitschriftTRIALS
Jahrgang25
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 9 Apr. 2024

Abstract

Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is essential for antidepressant treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Our repeated studies suggest that DNA methylation of a specific CpG site in the promoter region of exon IV of the BDNF gene (CpG -87) might be predictive of the efficacy of monoaminergic antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), and others. This trial aims to evaluate whether knowing the biomarker is non-inferior to treatment-as-usual (TAU) regarding remission rates while exhibiting significantly fewer adverse events (AE). Methods: The BDNF trial is a prospective, randomized, rater-blinded diagnostic study conducted at five university hospitals in Germany. The study’s main hypothesis is that {1} knowing the methylation status of CpG -87 is non-inferior to not knowing it with respect to the remission rate while it significantly reduces the AE rate in patients experiencing at least one AE. The baseline assessment will occur upon hospitalization and a follow-up assessment on day 49 (± 3). A telephone follow-up will be conducted on day 70 (± 3). A total of 256 patients will be recruited, and methylation will be evaluated in all participants. They will be randomly assigned to either the marker or the TAU group. In the marker group, the methylation results will be shared with both the patient and their treating physician. In the TAU group, neither the patients nor their treating physicians will receive the marker status. The primary endpoints include the rate of patients achieving remission on day 49 (± 3), defined as a score of ≤ 10 on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-24), and the occurrence of AE. Ethics and dissemination: The trial protocol has received approval from the Institutional Review Boards at the five participating universities. This trial holds significance in generating valuable data on a predictive biomarker for antidepressant treatment in patients with MDD. The findings will be shared with study participants, disseminated through professional society meetings, and published in peer-reviewed journals. Trial registration: German Clinical Trial Register DRKS00032503. Registered on 17 August 2023.

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Validation of the predictive value of BDNF -87 methylation for antidepressant treatment success in severely depressed patients—a randomized rater-blinded trial. / Maier, Hannah Benedictine; Neyazi, Alexandra; Bundies, Gabriel L. et al.
in: TRIALS, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 1, 247, 09.04.2024.

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Maier, HB, Neyazi, A, Bundies, GL, Meyer-Bockenkamp, F, Bleich, S, Pathak, H, Ziert, Y, Neuhaus, B, Müller, FJ, Pollmann, I, Illig, T, Mücke, S, Müller, M, Möller, BK, Oeltze-Jafra, S, Kacprowski, T, Voges, J, Müntefering, F, Scheiber, J, Reif, A, Aichholzer, M, Reif-Leonhard, C, Schmidt-Kassow, M, Hegerl, U, Reich, H, Unterecker, S, Weber, H, Deckert, J, Bössel-Debbert, N, Grabe, HJ, Lucht, M & Frieling, H 2024, 'Validation of the predictive value of BDNF -87 methylation for antidepressant treatment success in severely depressed patients—a randomized rater-blinded trial', TRIALS, Jg. 25, Nr. 1, 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08061-5
Maier, H. B., Neyazi, A., Bundies, G. L., Meyer-Bockenkamp, F., Bleich, S., Pathak, H., Ziert, Y., Neuhaus, B., Müller, F. J., Pollmann, I., Illig, T., Mücke, S., Müller, M., Möller, B. K., Oeltze-Jafra, S., Kacprowski, T., Voges, J., Müntefering, F., Scheiber, J., ... Frieling, H. (2024). Validation of the predictive value of BDNF -87 methylation for antidepressant treatment success in severely depressed patients—a randomized rater-blinded trial. TRIALS, 25(1), Artikel 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08061-5
Maier HB, Neyazi A, Bundies GL, Meyer-Bockenkamp F, Bleich S, Pathak H et al. Validation of the predictive value of BDNF -87 methylation for antidepressant treatment success in severely depressed patients—a randomized rater-blinded trial. TRIALS. 2024 Apr 9;25(1):247. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08061-5
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AU - Mücke, Stefanie

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