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Trial reportJournal of clinical psychopharmacology2017

Neurophysiological Effects of Bitopertin in Schizophrenia.

Joshua T Kantrowitz, Karen A Nolan, Michael L Epstein, Nayla Lehrfeld, Constance Shope, Eva Petkova, Daniel C Javitt

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. New Developments in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: An Expert Roundtable.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2023
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  13. Cognitive Deficit in Schizophrenia: From Etiology to Novel Treatments.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  14. Histamine HNature communications · 2021
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  15. D-Serine: A Cross Species Review of Safety.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joshua T KantrowitzFrom the *Schizophrenia Research Center, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg; †Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; ‡Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine; §Graduate Center, City University of New York; and ∥Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Karen A Nolan
Michael L Epstein
Nayla Lehrfeld
Constance Shope
Eva Petkova
Daniel C Javitt
Columbia University · USNathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research · USNew York University · USThe Graduate Center, CUNY · US

Funding

The Conte Center for Schizophrenia ResearchP50MH086385 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI JAVITT, DANIEL C. · 2009 to 2013
$10.7M
NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH086385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PURPOSE/

backgroundDeficits in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) function contribute to symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia and are associated with impaired generation of event-related potential measures including auditory mismatch negativity. Parallel studies of the NMDAR agonist D-serine have suggested that sensitivity of these measures to glutamate-based interventions is related to symptomatic and cognitive response. Bitopertin is a selective inhibitor of glycine transport. This study investigates effects of bitopertin on NMDAR-related event-related potential deficits in schizophrenia. METHODS/PROCEDURES: Patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder were treated with bitopertin (10 mg, n = 29), in a double-blind, parallel group investigation. Auditory mismatch negativity served as primary outcome measures. Secondary measures included clinical symptoms and neurocognitive performance. FINDINGS/

resultsNo significant changes were seen with bitopertin for neurophysiological, clinical, or neurocognitive assessments. IMPLICATIONS/

conclusionsThese findings represent the first assessment of the effect of bitopertin on neurophysiological biomarkers. Bitopertin did not significantly affect either symptoms or NMDAR-related biomarkers at the dose tested (10 mg). Mismatch negativity showed high test-retest reliability, supporting its use as a target engagement measure.

Indexed as

AdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPiperazinesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaSulfonesTreatment Outcome(4-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)(5-methanesulfonyl-2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methylethoxy)phenyl)methanoneGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsPiperazinesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSLC6A9 protein, humanSulfones

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PMID28590364
PMCPMC5492956
OpenAlexW2623131989

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