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Trial reportEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2026

Exploring blood-based biomarkers in late-life depression: Correlates of psychotherapeutic treatment outcomes.

Pamela V Martino-Adami, Frank Jessen, Frederic Brosseron, Bettina Bewernick, Katharina Domschke, Melanie Luppa, Michael Wagner, Oliver Peters, Lutz Frölich, Steffi Riedel-Heller and 3 more

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Trial report in European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Depression and anxiety in vascular dementia: an update.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Pamela V Martino-AdamiDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1067-1495
Frank JessenDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Frederic BrosseronGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn/Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3137-7516
Bettina BewernickDepartment of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Katharina DomschkeDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Melanie LuppaInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3927-6728
Michael WagnerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn/Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2589-6440
Oliver PetersDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
Lutz FrölichDepartment of Geriatric Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1494-0813
Steffi Riedel-HellerInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4321-6090
Elisabeth SchrammDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Alfredo RamirezDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4991-763X
Forugh S DafsariDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9549-9208

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01ED2007ABundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01KG1716Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 2030-390661388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMajor depressive disorder is a prevalent and debilitating mental health condition contributing to a growing global burden. Late-life depression (LLD), affecting individuals over 60 years of age, is further associated with elevated risks for cardiovascular diseases, cognitive decline, and dementia. Treatment responses vary widely, potentially due to underlying neurodegeneration and cellular senescence. We aimed to explore blood-based biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease and senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) proteins, seeking to identify biological underpinnings of LLD and their association with response to psychotherapy.

methodsWe performed a secondary analysis of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Late-Life Depression (CBTlate) trial in 228 participants aged 60 years and older with a diagnosis of LLD. Depression trajectories were compared using clustering. In participants with available plasma samples, biomarker data were generated post hoc. We assessed associations between biomarkers and depression trajectories, biomarker dynamics, and their ability to predict treatment response.

resultsTwo depression trajectories were identified: persistently high stable Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) scores (hsGDS) and decreasing scores over time (dGDS). The hsGDS group had more severe baseline depression (

conclusionsCellular aging biomarkers like CXCL5 may improve understanding of LLD and guide personalized therapeutic interventions.

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BiomarkersCognitive Behavioral TherapyMajor Depressive DisorderAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeBiomarkersblood-based biomarkerscellular senescencelate-life depressionneurodegenerationpsychotherapeutic treatment outcome

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PMID41572662
PMCPMC12925672

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