Why Is Clozapine Uniquely Effective in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia? A Review and Proposal
Robin Murray; Alice Egerton; Yueming Gao; Anthony A. Grace; Oliver Howes; Sameer Jauhar; Stefan Leucht; Eric Chen · 2025 · Biological Psychiatry
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Abstract
Much is known about the use, benefits, and side-effects, of clozapine in treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS). However, why clozapine is more effective than other antipsychotics in TRS remains unclear. This paper addresses this question. TRS patients show glutamate abnormalities, and clozapine has widespread effects on glutamate. However, these actions have not been proven different to those of other antipsychotics. Immune dysfunction is also reported in TRS, and clozapine has anti-inflammatory actions, but these have not been correlated with clinical improvement. Currently, there is much i
Abstract by Robin Murray; Alice Egerton; Yueming Gao; Anthony A. Grace; Oliver Howes; Sameer Jauhar; Stefan Leucht; Eric Chen, Biological Psychiatry (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.06.011