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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titusville, NJ (US);
Mark Schmidt, Antwerp, BE;
Vanina Popova, Nijlen, BE;
Adam Savitz, Greenwich, CT (US);
Rama Melkote, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Wayne C. Drevets, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Srihari Gopal, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Darrel Pemberton, Oud Turnhout, BE;
Chakradhar Lagishetty, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Iva Kezic, Antwerp, BE;
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titusville, NJ (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides methods for treating major depressive disorder in a human patient having moderate or severe anhedonia. The methods comprise administering to the patient in need thereof an effective amount of aticaprant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the patient had an inadequate response to other antidepressant therapy prior to treatment with aticaprant. In other embodiments, the other antidepressant therapy comprised a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), or a combination thereof.