Pharmacogenomics Journal 2014;14:303-308
Clarke, Toni-Kim | Crist, Richard C. | Ang, Alfonso | Ambrose-Lanci, Lisa | Lohoff, Falk W. | Saxon, Andrew J. | Ling, Walter | Hillhouse, Maureen P. | Bruce, R. Douglas | Woody, George E. | Berrettini, Wade H.
This is the Results Article for CTN-0027-A-1. Two commonly prescribed treatments for opioid addiction are methadone and buprenorphine. Although these drugs show some efficacy in treating opioid dependence, treatment response varies among individuals. It is likely that genetic factors have a role in determine treatment outcome. This study analyses the pharmacogenetic association of six polymorphisms in OPRD1, the gene encoding the delta-opioid receptor, on treatment outcome in 582 opioid addicted European Americans randomized to either methadone or buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) over the course of a 24-week open-label clinical trial. Treatment outcome was assessed as the number of missed or opioid-positive urine drug screens over the 24 weeks. In the total sample, no single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in OPRD1 were significantly associated with treatment outcome in either treatment arm. However, sex-specific analyses revealed two intronic SNPs (rs581111 and rs529520) that predicted treatment outcomes in females treated with buprenorphine. Females with the AA or AG genotypes at rs581111 had significantly worse outcomes than those with the GG genotype when treated with buprenophine. For rs529520, females with the AA genotype had a significantly worse outcome than those with the CC genotype. No significant associations were detected in males.
Conclusions: These findings suggest that rs581111 and rs52920 may be useful when considering treatment options for female opioid addicts; however, confirmation in an independent sample is warranted.
Keywords: Buprenorphine/Naloxone | Gender differences | Genetics | Opioid dependence | Pharmacological therapy | Suboxone | Women | Pharmacogenomics Journal (journal) | CTN ancillary study results
Document No: 1014 ; PMID: 24126707 ; PMCID: PMC3988270
Submitted by: Jack Blaine, NIDA CCTN (7/23/2013)