Background: Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have a huge impact on functioning and quality of life; moreover, they are linked to extensive direct and indirect costs. This systematic review with metaanalysis aims to evaluate the utility of pharmacogenetic tests (PGT) in terms of efficacy and tolerability into the routine clinical treatment of mood disorders. Materials and methods: The first part of the review is a qualitative overview of the PGTs used in the included studies. The second part aims to compare, in terms of efficacy and tolerability, patients affected by BD and MDD treated as usual (TAU), according to the clinicians’ prescribing attitude, versus patients whose psychopharmacological treatments were set up following the PGT suggestions. Results: 6 studies on MDD and 2 studies on BD were included. Regarding MDD, the meta-analysis shows a significantly higher number of patients achieving better outcome in terms of efficacy, through the evaluation of response rate and remission rate at the HDRS (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) in the group of patients treated under the PGT suggestions; regarding BD the meta-analysis does not show any significant difference in terms of efficacy. In terms of adverse events, the available data suggest promising results about the utility of PGT to set more tolerated therapies. Conclusions: Although the limited number of studies, results confirm the importance of PGT in setting up psychopharmacological therapies as a support to clinicians’ choices.

Efficacy and tolerability of therapies set under pharmacogenetic tools suggestions: A systematic review with meta-analysis about mood disorders

Ielmini, Marta
Primo
Formal Analysis
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Caselli, Ivano
Secondo
Writing – Review & Editing
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Critelli, Flavio
Investigation
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Callegari, Camilla
Ultimo
Conceptualization
2022-01-01

Abstract

Background: Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have a huge impact on functioning and quality of life; moreover, they are linked to extensive direct and indirect costs. This systematic review with metaanalysis aims to evaluate the utility of pharmacogenetic tests (PGT) in terms of efficacy and tolerability into the routine clinical treatment of mood disorders. Materials and methods: The first part of the review is a qualitative overview of the PGTs used in the included studies. The second part aims to compare, in terms of efficacy and tolerability, patients affected by BD and MDD treated as usual (TAU), according to the clinicians’ prescribing attitude, versus patients whose psychopharmacological treatments were set up following the PGT suggestions. Results: 6 studies on MDD and 2 studies on BD were included. Regarding MDD, the meta-analysis shows a significantly higher number of patients achieving better outcome in terms of efficacy, through the evaluation of response rate and remission rate at the HDRS (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) in the group of patients treated under the PGT suggestions; regarding BD the meta-analysis does not show any significant difference in terms of efficacy. In terms of adverse events, the available data suggest promising results about the utility of PGT to set more tolerated therapies. Conclusions: Although the limited number of studies, results confirm the importance of PGT in setting up psychopharmacological therapies as a support to clinicians’ choices.
2022
2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114482
Major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, pharmacogenomics, pharmacogenetic testing, personalized medicine
Ielmini, Marta; Caselli, Ivano; Critelli, Flavio; Mattia, Michele; Bellini, Alessandro; Callegari, Camilla
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