期刊
CNS SPECTRUMS
卷 18, 期 3, 页码 163-170出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852913000060
关键词
Antidepressants; agomelatine; escitalopram; fluoxetine; sertraline
资金
- Eli Lilly
- GlaxoSmith Kline
- Lundbeck
- Novartis
- Organon
- Pfizer
- Seprecor
- Servier
- AstraZeneca
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Janssen
- Merck Sharp
- Dome
- Sepracor
- Angelini
Objective. A pooled-analysis on the long-term outcome in four head-to-head studies: agomelatine versus fluoxetine, sertraline, and (twice) escitalopram. Method. A meta-analytic approach was used. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) scores, response and remission rates, Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) scores, response and remission rates, and completion rates/discontinuation rates due to adverse events were analyzed. Results. At the last post-baseline assessment on the 24-week treatment period, the final HAM-D-17 score was significantly lower in patients treated with agomelatine than in patients treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), as well in the total group of patients with severe depression (P=0.014 and 0.040, respectively). HAM-D response rates at the end of 24 weeks were significantly higher in patients treated with agomelatine than in patients treated with SSRIs, as well in the total group of patients with severe depression (P=0.031 and 0.048, respectively). HAM-D remission rates at the end of 24 weeks were numerically but not significantly higher in patients treated with agomelatine than in patients treated with SSRIs. Final CGI-I scores were significantly lower for agomelatine. CGI-I response as well as remission rates were numerically higher in patients treated with agomelatine, without statistical significance. The percentage of patients with at least one emergent adverse event leading to treatment discontinuation was 9.4% in patients treated with SSRIs and 6.6% in patients treated with agomelatine (P=0.065). Conclusion. The present pooled analysis shows that, from a clinical point of view, agomelatine is at least as efficacious as the investigated SSRIs with a trend to fewer discontinuations due to adverse events.
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