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letrozole and Depression

letrozole has been researched along with Depression in 10 studies

Depression: Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.

Research Excerpts

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"Purpose The Letrozole (Femara) Versus Anastrozole Clinical Evaluation (FACE) study compared the efficacy and safety of adjuvant letrozole versus anastrozole in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor (HR) -positive and node-positive early breast cancer (eBC)."9.24Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Letrozole Versus Anastrozole in Postmenopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive, Node-Positive Early Breast Cancer: Final Results of the Randomized Phase III Femara Versus Anastrozole Clinical Evaluation ( Amadori, D; Burris, H; Comarella, L; De Boer, R; Dowsett, M; Ejlertsen, B; Gnant, M; Hart, L; Jonat, W; McIntyre, K; O'Shaughnessy, J; Poggio, S; Pritchard, KI; Salomon, H; Smith, I; Wamil, B; Yardley, D, 2017)
"Purpose The Letrozole (Femara) Versus Anastrozole Clinical Evaluation (FACE) study compared the efficacy and safety of adjuvant letrozole versus anastrozole in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor (HR) -positive and node-positive early breast cancer (eBC)."5.24Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Letrozole Versus Anastrozole in Postmenopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive, Node-Positive Early Breast Cancer: Final Results of the Randomized Phase III Femara Versus Anastrozole Clinical Evaluation ( Amadori, D; Burris, H; Comarella, L; De Boer, R; Dowsett, M; Ejlertsen, B; Gnant, M; Hart, L; Jonat, W; McIntyre, K; O'Shaughnessy, J; Poggio, S; Pritchard, KI; Salomon, H; Smith, I; Wamil, B; Yardley, D, 2017)
"Ketamine has been recently approved to treat resistant depression; however preclinical studies showed sex differences in its efficacy."4.31Aromatase inhibition and ketamine in rats: sex-differences in antidepressant-like efficacy. ( García-Fuster, MJ; Jornet-Plaza, J; Ledesma-Corvi, S, 2023)
"We conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter, randomized clinical trial (Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II, NCT00719186) comparing clomiphene citrate vs letrozole in the treatment of infertility."3.88Association among depression, symptom experience, and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome. ( Cedars, MI; Greenwood, EA; Huddleston, HG; Legro, RS; Pasch, LA, 2018)
"Insulin resistance has a strong and independent association with depression in PCOS and may serve as a physiologic mediator."2.87Insulin resistance is associated with depression risk in polycystic ovary syndrome. ( Cedars, MI; Eisenberg, E; Greenwood, EA; Huddleston, HG; Legro, RS; Pasch, LA, 2018)
" Thus, to clarify the effects of letrozole on the hippocampus and behavior, we examined how chronic administration affects hippocampal neurogenesis and depressive-like behavior in middle-aged, intact female mice."1.51Chronic aromatase inhibition increases ventral hippocampal neurogenesis in middle-aged female mice. ( Chaiton, JA; Galea, LA; Wong, SJ, 2019)

Research

Studies (10)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's8 (80.00)24.3611
2020's2 (20.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Chen, H1
Zhang, X1
Xu, C1
An, S1
Ma, XM1
Qiao, H1
Ledesma-Corvi, S1
Jornet-Plaza, J1
García-Fuster, MJ1
Kokras, N1
Pastromas, N1
Papasava, D1
de Bournonville, C1
Cornil, CA1
Dalla, C1
Greenwood, EA2
Pasch, LA2
Cedars, MI2
Legro, RS2
Eisenberg, E1
Huddleston, HG2
Chaiton, JA1
Wong, SJ1
Galea, LA1
Mao, JJ1
Farrar, JT1
Bruner, D1
Zee, J1
Bowman, M1
Seluzicki, C1
DeMichele, A1
Xie, SX1
Smith, I1
Yardley, D1
Burris, H1
De Boer, R1
Amadori, D1
McIntyre, K1
Ejlertsen, B1
Gnant, M1
Jonat, W1
Pritchard, KI1
Dowsett, M1
Hart, L1
Poggio, S1
Comarella, L1
Salomon, H1
Wamil, B1
O'Shaughnessy, J1
Meng, FT1
Ni, RJ1
Zhang, Z1
Zhao, J1
Liu, YJ1
Zhou, JN1
Rodríguez, J1
Castañeda, G1
Muñoz, L1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A 20 Week Double-Blind Randomized Trial of Clomiphene Citrate and Letrozole for the Treatment of Infertility in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome[NCT00719186]Phase 3750 participants (Actual)Interventional2009-02-28Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Live Birth

The primary outcome measure is the occurrence of a live birth during the study period. Safety measures will be the number and type of reported adverse events in subjects and offspring. (NCT00719186)
Timeframe: as few as 5 months, up to 16 months

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Arm A: Clomiphene Citrate72
Arm B: Letrozole103

Number of Ovulations

(NCT00719186)
Timeframe: as few as 5 months, up to 16 months

Interventionovulations (Number)
Arm A: Clomiphene Citrate331
Arm B: Letrozole388

Number of Pregnancy

(NCT00719186)
Timeframe: as few as 5 months, up to 16 months

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Arm A: Clomiphene Citrate103
Arm B: Letrozole154

Number of Serious Adverse Events

(NCT00719186)
Timeframe: as few as 5 months, up to 16 months

Interventionevents (Number)
Arm A: Clomiphene Citrate13
Arm B: Letrozole22

Neonatal Complication Rate

(NCT00719186)
Timeframe: September 2008 - December 2011

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Interventionparticipants (Number)
Neonatal jaundiceNeonatal respiratory distress syndromeNeonatal hospitalization >3 daysIntrauterine growth restrictionNeonatal infectinMinor birth defectOther complicationCongenital anomalyNeonatal death
Arm A: Clomiphene Citrate1724120412
Arm B: Letrozole2774521541

Trials

3 trials available for letrozole and Depression

ArticleYear
Insulin resistance is associated with depression risk in polycystic ovary syndrome.
    Fertility and sterility, 2018, 07-01, Volume: 110, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Clomiphene; Depression; Female; Humans; Infertility, Female; Insulin Resistance; Letrozole; P

2018
Electroacupuncture for fatigue, sleep, and psychological distress in breast cancer patients with aromatase inhibitor-related arthralgia: a randomized trial.
    Cancer, 2014, Dec-01, Volume: 120, Issue:23

    Topics: Aged; Anastrozole; Androstadienes; Anxiety; Aromatase Inhibitors; Arthralgia; Breast Neoplasms; Depr

2014
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Letrozole Versus Anastrozole in Postmenopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive, Node-Positive Early Breast Cancer: Final Results of the Randomized Phase III Femara Versus Anastrozole Clinical Evaluation
    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2017, Apr-01, Volume: 35, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Anastrozole; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Arthralgia; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adju

2017

Other Studies

7 other studies available for letrozole and Depression

ArticleYear
Endogenous hippocampal estrogen is involved in stress-induced depression-like behaviors and spine plasticity in male rats.
    Neuroscience letters, 2022, 08-10, Volume: 785

    Topics: Animals; Depression; Estradiol; Estrogens; Female; Hippocampus; Letrozole; Male; Rats; Stress, Psych

2022
Aromatase inhibition and ketamine in rats: sex-differences in antidepressant-like efficacy.
    Biology of sex differences, 2023, 10-24, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Aromatase; Depression; Estrogens; Female; Ketamine; Letrozole; Male;

2023
Sex differences in behavioral and neurochemical effects of gonadectomy and aromatase inhibition in rats.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2018, Volume: 87

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Aromatase; Aromatase Inhibitors; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Castration

2018
Association among depression, symptom experience, and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2018, Volume: 219, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aromatase Inhibitors; Case-Control Studies; Clomiphene; Depression; Female; Fertility Agents,

2018
Chronic aromatase inhibition increases ventral hippocampal neurogenesis in middle-aged female mice.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2019, Volume: 106

    Topics: Animals; Aromatase; Aromatase Inhibitors; Behavior, Animal; Cell Proliferation; Dentate Gyrus; Depre

2019
Inhibition of oestrogen biosynthesis induces mild anxiety in C57BL/6J ovariectomized female mice.
    Neuroscience bulletin, 2011, Volume: 27, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Aromatase Inhibitors; Depression; Disease Models, Animal; Estradiol; Female; Hippo

2011
Rapid determination of letrozole, citalopram and their metabolites by high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection in urine: Method validation and application to real samples.
    Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 2013, Jan-15, Volume: 913-914

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Chromatography, H

2013