ReviewCureus2023
Illuminating Hope for Mental Health: A Drug Review on Lumateperone.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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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.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of Second-Generation Antidepressant Monotherapy for Acute Bipolar-II Depression.Psychopharmacology bulletin · 2025Pooled it
- Emerging Molecular Targets and Recent Advancements for the Management of Depression.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Heterogeneity in adverse events associated with lumateperone: a study on potential subgroup-specific differences.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Volumetric absorptive microsampling for lumateperone analysis: method validation and stability evaluation.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment.Paediatric drugs · 2025Review
- Effect of antipsychotics and mood stabilisers on metabolism in bipolar disorder: a network meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Overview of Psychiatric Medications in the Pipeline in Phase III Trials as of June 1, 2024: A Systematic Review.Innovations in clinical neuroscienceReview
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This drug review provides a comprehensive analysis of a novel antipsychotic called lumateperone, marketed as Caplyta. Lumateperone gained FDA approval in 2019 for treating schizophrenia and later, in 2021, for treating bipolar depression. The review begins by delving into lumateperone's mechanism of action, which involves the partial agonism of the dopamine D2 receptor as well as its unique effects on the dopamine transporter, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, and serotonin transporter. Additionally, the study examines lumateperone's distinctive pharmacokinetics. Moreover, this review assesses lumateperone's metabolic profile and highlights its favorable outcomes regarding mean body weight, BMI, and waist circumference, surpassing those of other second-generation antipsychotic medications. The study explicitly emphasizes the efficacy and safety of lumateperone in treating schizophrenia and bipolar depression associated with bipolar I and II disorders. An extensive investigation of multiple clinical trials provides compelling evidence of lumateperone's advantages over existing antipsychotic medications. The review also acknowledges the limitations of lumateperone compared to other antipsychotics. In conclusion, this drug review underscores the importance of further research to uncover the additional limitations of lumateperone while acknowledging its promising benefits and potential for advancing treatment options.
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