Table 2. Summary of clinical outcomes of studies of Desvenlafaxine.
AUC: Area Under Curve, Des: Desvenlafaxine, IFN: Interferon, MDD: Major Depressive Disorder
Studies | Clinical outcomes |
DeMartinis NA, et al., 2007 [11] | Des 100 and 400 mg helped with depression, 200 mg was not statistically significant compared to placebo. |
Septien-Velez L, et al., 2007 [14] | Des 200 and 400 mg was effective compared to placebo for depressive symptoms and global functioning. |
Boyer P, et al., 2015 [15] | Des 50 and 100 mg was effective compared to placebo for depressive symptoms and global functioning. |
Liebowitz MR, et al., 2008 [16] | Des 50 and 100 mg was effective for depression, 100 mg was not statistically significant compared to placebo. |
Feiger AD, et al., 2009 [6] | Des 200 and 400 mg was effective compared to placebo for depression but failed to reach statistical significance. |
Dunlop BW, et al., 2011 [12] | Response and remission rates were 60% and 42% with des compared to 42% and 30% with placebo. |
Clayton AD, et al., 2013 [10] | Des helped with depression and functional status among perimenopausal and post-menopausal women. |
Ferguson JM, et al., 2012 [13] | High dose des was found to be safe and effective for MDD for up to a year. |
Findling RL, et al., 2014 [20] | Des was effective for depression in short-term and long-term duration. |
Findling RL, et al., 2016 [9] | Des was safe and well-tolerated in youth. The AUC was found to be linear with dosage. |
Fábregas B, et al., 2014 [18] | Des helped with depression with full remission after IFN in one patient. In second patient, there was only minor improvement. |
Feinberg SS, et al., 2010 [19] | Des 100 mg was effective for social phobia in a patient with Gilbert syndrome. |