Tocilizumab Augmentation in Treatment-Refractory Major Depressive Disorder

Summary

This proposed study sets out to examine the antidepressant effects of tocilizumab among patients with treatment-refractory major depression.

Timeline

Start

2016-04

Primary completion

2020-06

Completion

2020-06

Publications

• Background Sukoff Rizzo SJ, Neal SJ, Hughes ZA, Beyna M, Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Moss SJ, Brandon NJ. Evidence for sustained elevation of IL-6 in the CNS as a key contributor of depressive-like phenotypes. Transl Psychiatry. 2012 Dec 4;2(12):e199. doi: 10.1038/tp.2012.120.
• Background Al-Hakeim HK, Al-Rammahi DA, Al-Dujaili AH. IL-6, IL-18, sIL-2R, and TNFalpha proinflammatory markers in depression and schizophrenia patients who are free of overt inflammation. J Affect Disord. 2015 Aug 15;182:106-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.04.044. Epub 2015 May 5.
• Background Fonseka TM, McIntyre RS, Soczynska JK, Kennedy SH. Novel investigational drugs targeting IL-6 signaling for the treatment of depression. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2015 Apr;24(4):459-75. doi: 10.1517/13543784.2014.998334. Epub 2015 Jan 14.

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