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Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Announces That Contrave(R) Reduced Depression Scores and Body Weight in Overweight and Obese Patients With Major Depression
Date:6/26/2010

ORLANDO, Fla., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) today announced results from a 24-week open-label study demonstrating that treatment with Contrave® resulted in significant improvements in depressive symptoms that was accompanied by weight loss and improved control of eating in overweight and obese patients with major depression.  

The primary endpoint of the study was the change from baseline in the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) at 12 weeks on an intent-to-treat (ITT) basis.  Treatment with Contrave32 (32mg naltrexone sustained release (SR)/360mg bupropion SR) resulted in the MADRS score decreasing from an average of 23.7 at baseline (consistent with moderate depression) to 10.5 (mild depression) (p<0.001) at week 12 and further decreasing to 8.4 (remission) at week 24 (p<0.001).  Patients who completed the study lost an average of 9.2% of total body weight and reported substantial reductions in hunger, strength and frequency of food cravings and demonstrated improved control of eating.

"Recent reports in the literature show that the risk of depression is higher in obese people and, at the same time, depression has been associated with increased obesity.  In addition, obese women are more than twice as likely to be depressed as non-obese women.  In this context, clinicians are in need of new tools to treat obese patients suffering from this common co-morbidity," said Dr. Susan McElroy, M.D., Lindner Center of HOPE, Mason, Ohio.  "This study is the first step in assessing the value of Contrave in this important patient population and these positi
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