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[Preprint]. 2023 Dec 11:2023.06.26.23291890.
doi: 10.1101/2023.06.26.23291890.

Meta-analysis of CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 metabolic activity on antidepressant response from 13 clinical studies using genotype imputation

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Meta-analysis of CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 metabolic activity on antidepressant response from 13 clinical studies using genotype imputation

Danyang Li et al. medRxiv. .

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Abstract

Cytochrome P450 enzymes including CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 are important for antidepressant metabolism and polymorphisms of these genes have been determined to predict metabolite levels. Nonetheless, more evidence is needed to understand the impact of genetic variations on antidepressant response. In this study, individual clinical and genetic data from 13 studies of European and East Asian ancestry populations were collected. The antidepressant response was clinically assessed as remission and percentage improvement. Imputed genotype was used to translate genetic polymorphisms to metabolic phenotypes (poor, intermediate, normal, and rapid+ultrarapid) of CYP2C19 and CYP2D6. The association of CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 metabolic phenotypes with treatment response was examined using normal metabolizers as the reference. Among 5843 depression patients, a higher remission rate was found in CYP2C19 poor metabolizers compared to normal metabolizers at nominal significance but did not survive after multiple testing correction (OR=1.46, 95% CI [1.03, 2.06], p=0.033, heterogeneity I2=0%, subgroup difference p=0.72). No metabolic phenotype was associated with percentage improvement from baseline. After stratifying by antidepressants primarily metabolized by CYP2C19 and CYP2D6, no association was found between metabolic phenotypes and antidepressant response. Metabolic phenotypes showed differences in frequency, but not effect, between European- and East Asian-ancestry studies. In conclusion, metabolic phenotypes imputed from genetic variants using genotype were not associated with antidepressant response. CYP2C19 poor metabolizers could potentially contribute to antidepressant efficacy with more evidence needed. CYP2D6 structural variants cannot be imputed from genotype data, limiting inference of pharmacogenetic effects. Sequencing and targeted pharmacogenetic testing, alongside information on side effects, antidepressant dosage, depression measures, and diverse ancestry studies, would more fully capture the influence of metabolic phenotypes.

Keywords: CYP2C19; CYP2D6; antidepressants; pharmacogenetics.

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Conflict of Interest CML has served on the scientific advisory board for Myriad Neuroscience, and is a consultant for UCB. AS is or has been consultant/speaker for: Abbott, AbbVie, Angelini, AstraZeneca, Clinical Data, Boehringer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, InnovaPharma, Italfarmaco, Janssen, Lundbeck, Naurex, Pfizer, Polifarma, Sanofi, and Servier. AMM has received research support from the Sackler Trust and speakers fees from Janssen and Illumina. MK has received grant funding from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, SENSHIN Medical Research Foundation, the Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology and the Japanese Society of Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology and speaker’s honoraria from Sumitomo Pharma, Otsuka, Meiji-Seika Pharma, Eli Lilly, MSD K.K., Pfizer, Janssen Pharmaceutical, Shionogi, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Lundbeck Viatris Inc, Eisai Co., Ltd. and Ono Pharmaceutical and participated in an advisory/review board for Otsuka, Sumitomo Pharma, Shionogi and Boehringer Ingelheim. DS has received grant/research support from GlaxoSmithKline and Lundbeck; and served as a consultant or on advisory boards for AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen, and Lundbeck. CF was a speaker for Janssen. NP is or has been consultant/speaker for: Takeda, Janssen and Lundbeck All other authors report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Proportion of metabolic phenotypes in each cohort
DAST: Depression and Sequence of Treatment, GENDEP: Genome Based Therapeutic Drugs for Depression, GENPOD: GENetic and clinical Predictors Of treatment response in Depression, GODS: Geneva Outpatient Depression Study, GSK: Glaxo Smith Kline, GSRD: Group for the Study of Resistant Depression, PFZ: Pfizer, PGRN: Pharmacogenomics Research Network Antidepressant Medication Pharmacogenomic Study, STARD, Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression. PM: poor metabolizer, IM: intermediate metabolizer, NM: normal metabolizer, RM+UM: rapid+ultrarapid metabolizer
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Association of CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 metabolizer status with antidepressant outcomes
PM: poor metabolizer, IM: intermediate metabolizer, RM+UM: rapid+ultrarapid metabolizer, OR: odd ratio, SMD: standard mean difference, CI: confidence interval

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