Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 8, Pages 613-618Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx033
Keywords
depression; filorexant; MK-6096; orexin receptor antagonist
Funding
- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ
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Background: We evaluated the orexin receptor antagonist filorexant (MK-6096) for treatment augmentation in patients with major depressive disorder. Methods: We conducted a 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase II, proof-of-concept study. Patients with major depressive disorder (partial responders to ongoing antidepressant therapy) were randomized 1: 1 to once-daily oral filorexant 10 mg or matching placebo. Results: Due to enrollment challenges, the study was terminated early, resulting in insufficient statistical power to detect a prespecified treatment difference; of 326 patients planned, 129 (40%) were randomized and 128 took treatment. There was no statistically significant difference in the primary endpoint of change from baseline to week 6 in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale total score; the estimated treatment difference for filorexant-placebo was -0.7 (with negative values favoring filorexant) (P = .679). The most common adverse events were somnolence and suicidal ideation. Conclusions: The interpretation of the results is limited by the enrollment, which was less than originally planned, but the available data do not suggest efficacy of orexin receptor antagonism with filorexant for the treatment of depression.
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