Discovering biomarkers for antidepressant response: protocol from the Canadian biomarker integration network in depression (CAN-BIND) and clinical characteristics of the first patient cohort
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is among the most prevalent and disabling medical conditions worldwide. Identification of clinical and biological markers ("biomarkers") of treatment response could personalize clinical decisions and lead to better outcomes. This paper describes the aims, design, and methods of a discovery study of biomarkers in antidepressant treatment response, conducted by the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND). The CAN-BIND research program investigates and identifies biomarkers that help to predict outcomes in patients with MDD treated with antidepressant medication. The primary objective of this initial study (known as CAN-BIND-1) is to identify individual and integrated neuroimaging, electrophysiological, molecular, and clinical predictors of response to sequential antidepressant monotherapy and adjunctive therapy in MDD. METHODS: CAN-BIND-1 is a multisite initiative involving 6 academic health centres working collaboratively with other universities and research centres. In the 16-week protocol, patients with MDD are treated with a first-line antidepressant (escitalopram 10-20 mg/d) that, if clinically warranted after eight weeks, is augmented with an evidence-based, add-on medication (aripiprazole 2-10 mg/d). Comprehensive datasets are obtained using clinical rating scales; behavioural, dimensional, and functioning/quality of life measures; neurocognitive testing; genomic, genetic, and proteomic profiling from blood samples; combined structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging; and electroencephalography. De-identified data from all sites are aggregated within a secure neuroinformatics platform for data integration, management, storage, and analyses. Statistical analyses will include multivariate and machine-learning techniques to identify predictors, moderators, and mediators of treatment response. DISCUSSION: From June 2013 to February 2015, a cohort of 134 participants (85 outpatients with MDD and 49 healthy participants) has been evaluated at baseline. The clinical characteristics of this cohort are similar to other studies of MDD. Recruitment at all sites is ongoing to a target sample of 290 participants. CAN-BIND will identify biomarkers of treatment response in MDD through extensive clinical, molecular, and imaging assessments, in order to improve treatment practice and clinical outcomes. It will also create an innovative, robust platform and database for future research. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01655706 . Registered July 27, 2012.
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The record
- Venue
- BMC Psychiatry
- Topic
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Field
- Medicine
- Canadian institutions
- Douglas Mental Health University InstituteBaycrest HospitalSt. Michael's HospitalUniversity of CalgaryMcMaster UniversityIndoc ResearchSt. Joseph’s Healthcare HamiltonRoyal Ottawa Mental Health CentreMcGill UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityUniversity of OttawaUniversity of TorontoUniversity Health NetworkQueen's UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of GuelphCentre for Addiction and Mental HealthVancouver Coastal Health
- Funders
- Daiichi Sankyo EuropeServierUniversity of TorontoH. Lundbeck A/SJ.P. Bickell FoundationNational Institutes of HealthCanadian Network for Mood and Anxiety TreatmentsCentre for Addiction and Mental HealthCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchCentre for Addiction and Mental Health FoundationSunovionOntario Brain InstitutePfizerGovernment of OntarioBrainsWayNational Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and DepressionEli Lilly and CompanyBristol-Myers SquibbAstraZenecaHamilton Health Sciences FoundationCampbell InstituteHamilton Health Sciences
- Keywords
- Major depressive disorderAntidepressantBiomarkerMedicineAripiprazoleNeurocognitiveClinical trialNeuroimagingEscitalopramPsychiatryOncologyDepression (economics)BioinformaticsClinical psychologyPsychologyInternal medicineMoodCognitionSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Biology
- Has abstract in OpenAlex
- yes