2026 Autumn Conference

Monday, January 19th, 2026

Poster Deadline: 18 June Submission and Guidelines

Registration opens 28 April

Session Topics:

Biomarkers: Gatekeepers or roadblocks in neurology and psychiatry clinical trials

Methodological pathways to next-generation endpoints in mood and psychosis trials

Neuromodulation in CNS clinical development: Signal generation, circuit targeting, and clinical validation

Using wearable sensors and digital health technologies (DHTs) in the development of patient-relevant functional outcomes in CNS clinical trials

Watch for more details!

 

 

 

 

 

22nd Annual Scientific Meeting

Friday, August 22nd, 2025

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Siegel – Precision Imaging Drug Trials: Quantifying the Impact of Study Design on fMRI Biomarker Sensitivity and Statistical Power (Abstract)

 

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available here

 

 18 February 2026

   
 Welcome from the President Luca Pani
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Keynote Address: CDER Office of Neuroscience Valentina Mantua
Michelle Campbell
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New Investigator Award Presentations
(Day 1)
Judith Jaeger
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Jamie Courtland
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Claire Erickson
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Morgan Hardy
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Keiko Kunitoki
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Yoojin Lee
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Methodological opportunities and challenges with long-term post-marketing data Chairs:
Ole Andreassen
Jenicka Engler
Shaheen Lakhan
 
  Introduction 

Jenicka Engler
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  Long-term medical outcomes of antipsychotic treatment

Mark Weiser
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  Use of large real-world databases: Opportunities and challenges Ole Andreassen
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  Safety trial methodology considerations for novel mechanisms of action in psychiatry trials Tejendra Patel
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  Integrated evidence generation planning: Leveraging AI and real-world evidence to advance science Mandeep Kaur
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  Regulatory perspective Wei Hua
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  Panel Discussion All speakers
Facilitator:
Shaheen Lakhan

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Wednesday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Advancing the methods to evaluate abuse and dependence-potential in clinical studies for CNS-active drugs and novel psychedelics Chairs:
Jadwiga Martynowicz
Beatrice Setnik

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  Behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in dementia (BPSD): Apathy/Agitation Chairs:
Krista Lanctôt
David Miller
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  Defining and standardizing vocal biomarker outcomes Chairs:
Alex Cohen
Jan Sedway

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  Workshop: Identifying and addressing hurdles to the introduction of new treatments and methodology into clinical practice Chairs:
Larry Alphs
Ara Khachaturian
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  Orphan diseases Chairs: 
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
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  Sleep methodology in CNS trials Chairs:
Georg Dorffner
Margaret Moline
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19 February 2026

 
New Investigator Award Presentations
(Day 2)
Judith Jaeger
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Julia Longenecker
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Zev Nakamura
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Aikaterina Stravoravdi
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Amy Wegener
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Lewis Alan Opler Prize Presentations Gary Sachs
Mark Opler
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Cecilia Bergeria
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Sunny Tang
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Emerging value and pitfalls of large language models in drug development Chairs:
Anzar Abbas
Amir Kalali

 
  LLMs: Good or bad? Amir Kalali
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  Introduction to session Anzar Abbas
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  Use of LLMs for oversight in a phase 3 clinical development program

Todd Solomon
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  Automated monitoring of dosing and other sessions in psychedelic trials using LLMs Atul Mahableshwarkar
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  Novel methods to quantify changes in schizophrenia symptoms using PANSS interview transcripts Jeffrey Cochran
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  The application of artificial intelligence/machine learning in drug development and regulation Ruihao Huang
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  Panel Discussion All speakers
Panelist:
Valentina Mantua
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Use of regulatory flexibility to accelerate drug development Chairs: 
Kemi Olugemo
Siân Ratcliffe Smethurst
 
  Introduction Kemi Olugemo
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  Path to prevention (P2P) therapeutics platform trial in early neuronal synuclein disease (NSD) Christopher Coffey
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  Use of external controls for the primary analysis of a randomized phase 3 study to evaluate a higher dose regimen of nusinersen for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Richard Foster*
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  Prognostic adjustment and other digital twin methods for improving trial efficiency Roland Brown
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  Surrogate endpoint in Alzheimer’s disease Tianle Chen
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  Precision medicine at scale: Operationalizing individualized trials Sarah Glass
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  Panel Discussion 

All speakers
Facilitators:
Kemi Olugemo
Luca Pani

Panelist:
Emily Freilich
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The power of inclusion in clinical trials: It’s time to study all people, even if they have thought about suicide Chairs:
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
Manish Jha
 
  Introduction: Goals of session and key issues to be addressed Jill Harkavy-Friedman
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  The goal of clinical trials that include suicidal people is not just prediction of risk Manish Jha
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  Current approach to including individuals with suicidal ideation and behavior (SIB) in clinical trials Steven Szabo
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  Including people with suicidal ideations and behaviors in CNS clinical trials: Regulatory perspectives Zimri Yaseen
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  Panel Discussion with Jha, Szabo, and Yaseen Panel
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  Psychometric and statistical considerations for including patients with SI/B in clinical trials Kari Nations
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  Implementation of suicide research into clinical settings Elizabeth Ballard
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  Ecological momentary assessment of suicidal ideation and behavior in trials Evan Kleiman
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  Clinically based suicide prevention: Veterans Affairs Health System suicide analytics and the REACH VET clinical program John McCarthy
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  Panel Discussion All speakers
Facilitators:
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
Manish Jha
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 Poster Session/Reception Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

20 February 2026

 

Friday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Development of novel endpoints for clinical trials in substance use disorders  Chairs: 
Martin Mumenthaler
Tanya Ramey
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  Emerging value and challenges of large language models (LLMs) in drug development  Chairs: 
Anzar Abbas
Amir Kalali
 
  Estimands and missing data  Chairs:
Elena Polverejan
Lorenzo Guizzaro

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  Accelerating development of psychopathology measures- ISCTM/ECNP joint working group:
Subgroup meetings
Chairs:
Jenicka Engler
Nina Schooler
Celso Arango
 
  Bipolar disorder subgroup (Manpreet Singh, Eduard Vieta) Bipolar subgroup summary  
  MDD subgroup (Jenicka Engler, Stephanie Sommer) MDD subgroup summary  
  Schizophrenia subgroup (Anzalee Khan, Armida Mucci, Simon Desjardins)    
Development, validation, and qualification of novel clinical endpoints Chairs:
Adam Butler
Sonya Eremenco         
 
  Introduction Adam Butler
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  Development and qualification of the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool-Short List for early Alzheimer’s disease Sonya Eremenco
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  Qualification plan for the PSYCHS as a ClinRO for attenuated positive symptoms in patients at clinical high risk for psychosis Scott Woods
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  Qualification of depression and anxiety AI-COA through ISTAND Marc Aafjes
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  Patient perspective on clinical trials and rating scales Emma C.
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  Regulatory perspectives: Development and qualification of novel drug development tools Michelle Campbell
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  Panel Discussion All speakers
Facilitator:
Adam Butler
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  Meeting Adjourned

Atul Mahableshwarkar
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  *Video not released    

 

2025 Advanced CNS Clinical Trials Course

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

A brief, intensive, interactive program for mid-career CNS clinical researchers who wish to expand and refine their trial design expertise

Location: 
Syneos Health Headquarters, room TBA
1030 Sync Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(approximately 3 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport)

Housing: On own

Agenda at a Glance

Wednesday 11 June 2025   
1:00-1:15pm EDT Registration Check-in / Meet & Greet  
1:15pm Introduction Co-chairs:
Kari Nations
Larry Alphs
Judith Jaeger
1:30pm  Early Phase Trial Design: Session 1 – Regulatory Considerations and Research Goals Luca Pani
2:15pm  Early Phase Trial Design: Session 2 – Proof of Mechanism/Clinical Concept (PoM/PoC) Clinical Trials Seth Hopkins
3:15pm  Early Phase Trial Design: Session 3 – Proof of Mechanism/Clinical Concept (PoM/PoC) Clinical Trials Gerard Sanacora
4:15pm  Early Phase Trial Design: Session 4 – Statistical Considerations Ginger Haynes
5:00pm  Session Adjourns  
5:30-7:00pm  Group Welcome Dinner  
Thursday 12 June 2025  
8:00am EDT Welcome 
Day 1 Recap
Early Phase Q&A 
Judith Jaeger
Early phase faculty
9:00am  Breakout Session: Early Phase Trial Design Work Group  
11:15am  Later Phase Trial Design: Session 1 – Regulatory Considerations and Research Goals Luca Pani
Ni Khin
12:00pm  Break / Lunch served  
12:15pm  Later Phase Trials Session 2 – Demonstration/Confirmation of Therapeutic Potential (Working lunch) Stephen Brannan
1:15pm  Later Phase Trials Session 3 – Demonstration/Confirmation of Therapeutic Potential Lori Davis
2:15pm  Later Phase Trial Design: Session 4 – Statistical Considerations Elena Polverejan

3:15pm  Break  
3:30pm  Small Group Discussions – Session I: Special Later Phase Content
4:30pm Small Group Discussions – Session II: Special Later Phase Content  
5:30pm Session adjourns  
6:30-8:30pm Dine-Around with faculty and preceptors (at local restaurants)  
Friday 13 June 2025  
7:00am EDT Lite Breakfast and Dine-Around Discussions with Faculty and Preceptors (lite breakfast provided)  
8:00am EST Welcome 
Day 2 Recap
Early Phase Q&A 
Larry Alphs
Later phase faculty
9:00am Breakout Session: Later Phase Trial Design Work Group  
11:00am Break  
11:15am Group Presentations/Discussion of Study Designs/Review Committee Simulation (lunch provided)  
2:45pm  Closing Remarks Kari Nations
3:00pm Meeting Adjourns  

Faculty and preceptors (Bios and Disclosures Linked to Names)
Larry Alphs, MD, PhD, Larry Alphs Consulting
Stephen Brannan, MD, CNS Clinical Consulting
Carla Canuso, MD, Janssen Research and Development
Anita Clayton, MD, DLFAPA, IF, University of Virginia
Lori Davis, MD, Birmingham VA Medical Center
Ginger Haynes, PhD, Eli Lilly
Nanco Hefting, PharmD, H. Lundbeck A/S
Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seth Hopkins, PhD, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization
Judith Jaeger, PhD, CognitionMetrics
Anzalee Khan, PhD, The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Ni Khin, MD, Neurocrine Biosciences
Stephen Marder, MD, UCLA
Kari Nations, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Luca Pani, MD, University of Miami / University of Modena
Elena Polverejan, PhD, Johnson & Johnson
Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD, Yale University
Nina Schooler, PhD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center

Faculty and Preceptor Disclosures

Questions? Email info@isctm.org

21st Annual Scientific Meeting

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Mourgues Codern – Qualification plan for the PSYCHS as a COA for attenuated positive symptoms in patients at clinical high risk for psychosis (Abstract)

 

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available here

 

 19 February 2025

   
 Welcome from the President Luca Pani
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Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award Presentation Gary Sachs
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Stephen Brannan

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New Investigator Award Presentations
(Group 1)
Gary Sachs
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Mitchell Arnovitz
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Igor Bandeira
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Georgios Efstathiadis
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Petros Petridis
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Myuri Ruthirakuhan
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Probing novel regulatory science precedents in Alzheimer’s, ALS, and schizophrenia for implications for all of neuroscience Chair:
Frank Sasinowski
 
  Introduction 

Frank Sasinowski
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  Recent drug approvals in the Office of Neuroscience at CDER: Lessons learned

Teresa Buracchio
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  Designing drug development programs to meet the standards needed to constitute confirmatory evidence in support of a single positive adequate and well-controlled study in neuroscience Charles Raver
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  Givinostat effect on muscle fat fraction: Confirmatory evidence in Duvyzat NDA approval Paolo Bettica
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  Success in rare disease drug development – Friedreich’s Ataxia Barbara Tate
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video
 
  Use of single study plus confirmatory evidence pathway Emily Freilich
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  The development of tofersen for SOD1-ALS Teresa Fecteau*
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  Leverage quantitative tools to select novel endpoint for tofersen development in treating SOD1-ALS Hao Zhu
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video
 
  Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) gene therapy: Probing regulatory precedents Wilson Bryan
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video
 
  Drug development program for an acute clinical state: Esketamine for major depression with suicidal intent example Marc Walton
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  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Ellis Unger

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Wednesday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Advancing the Methods to Evaluate Abuse and Dependence-Potential in Clinical Studies for CNS-active drugs and Novel Psychedelics Chairs:
Jadwiga Martynowicz
Beatrice Setnik
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  Digital Biomarkers Decision Process Working Group Chairs: 
Anzar Abbas
Vikas Mohan Sharma
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  Diversity in CNS Clinical Trials Working Group Chairs:
Abhishek Pratap
Siân Ratcliffe Smethurst
summary
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20 February 2025

 
New Investigator Award Presentations
(Group 2)
Judith Jaeger
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Ritvij Satodiya
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Hui Yang
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Joshua Siegel
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Amanda Tamman
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Dionne Williams
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Consortia biomarkers and evolving data analytics: Delivery of new tools for drug trials Chairs:
William Potter
Anzalee Khan

 
  Introduction Anzalee Khan
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  Leveraging data and analytic approaches in ADNI for enhanced clinical trial participant selection and characterization Jeffrey Dage
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video
 
  Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ) overview

Cheryl Corcoran
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video
 
  PPMI – A biomarker engine for therapeutic development for PD and related synucleinopathies Ken Marek
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  Establishing Moderators and Biosignatures of Antidepressant Response in Clinical Care: The EMBARC data repository and machine learning based EEG biomarkers Michael Detke
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  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Bill Potter
Discussants:
Valentina Mantua
Kevin Krudys
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Using Novel Biomarkers and Advanced Analytics to Optimize Measurement, Endpoint Selections, and Signal Detection: Lessons for the Broader Neuroscience Community from Orphan Diseases Trials Chairs: 
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
 
  Introduction Joan Busner
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  Digital outcomes and biomarkers in neuropsychiatry and neurology – the path forward Gahan Pandina
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  The long and winding road of digital outcome: From academic study to regulatory qualification Laurent Servais
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  Establishing clinical meaningfulness in rare/orphan disorder clinical trials – the role of the CGI Joseph Horrigan
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  MDRI as an endpoint strategy for rare neurodevelopmental disorders Alison Skrinar
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  Use of advanced analytical approaches to optimize measurement of treatment effects Siân Ratcliffe Smethurst
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  Panel Discussion 

Discussant:
Michelle Campbell
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Development of Novel Endpoints for Clinical Trials in Substance Use Disorder Chairs:
Tanya Ramey
Martin Mumenthaler
 
  Introduction Martin Mumenthaler
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  Measuring patient improvement in symptom criteria for substance use disorder Brian Kiluk
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  Craving: Endpoint, measurement, indication (Craving as a treatment endpoint: Rationale and evidence) Marc Auriacombe
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  Statistical considerations for endpoints in stimulant use disorder clinical trials Vlad Dragalin
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  Current and future considerations for non-abstinence outcomes Kelly Dunn
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  Panel Discussion Discussant:
Marta Sokolowska
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 Poster Session/Reception Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

21 February 2025

 

Friday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Developing Strategies to Improve Recruitment for Clinical Trials Targeting Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Memory Disorders Working Group Chairs: 
Moyra Mortby
Paul Rosenberg

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  Development of Novel Endpoints for Clinical Trials in Substance Use Disorders Working Group Chairs: 
Martin Mumenthaler
Tanya Ramey

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  Estimands and Missing Data Working Group Chairs:
Elena Polverejan
Lorenzo Guizzaro

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  Orphan Diseases Working Group Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina

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  Sleep Methodology in CNS Trials Working Group Chairs:
Margaret Moline
Georg Dorffner

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Blinded Data Trial Analytics: Benefits and Risks in Psychiatry and Neurology Studies Chairs:
Stephen Brannan
Jenicka Engler         
 
  Introduction Jenicka Engler
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  Application of BDA methodologies in clinical trials: Focus on neurology Alan Kott
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  BDA payoffs and pitfalls:  Examples from a phase 3 program Colin Sauder
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  Improved data quality and site collaboration through blinded data analytics Abigail Nash
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  Using blinded analytics to monitor data quality in psychiatry programs with centrally rated endpoints: Lessons learned in phase 2 and implementation into phase 3 Todd Solomon
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  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Stephen Brannan
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  Meeting Adjourned

Luca Pani
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  *Slides not released    

2025 Autumn Conference – Includes Joint Day with ECNP

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Kolár – Using large language models for endpoint oversight (Abstract)  

View all Poster PDFs and Abstracts 

 

10 October 2025

   
 Welcome from the ISCTM and ECNP Presidents Luca Pani
Martien Kas
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Session 1: From population to precision psychiatry: Promises, pitfalls, and paths forward Chairs:
Uma Vaidyanathan
Andreas Reif
 
  Introduction

Andreas Reif
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  Biomarker discovery and development in neurological disorders – federated analyses as one potential solution Bjoern Tackenberg*
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  Can EEG become the “ECG of neuropsychiatry”? Ken Wang*
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  The role of digital health technologies (DHTs) in precision psychiatry approaches Bill Simpson
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  Promise, provisos & pitfalls of precision psychiatry approaches in drug development Carla Canuso
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  What does precision psychiatry mean, precisely? Sleep as an example Thomas Pollmächer
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  Precision psychiatry in the UK NHS – focus on depression Anthony Cleare
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  Precision psychiatry: A perspective on challenges and opportunities Lorenzo Guizzaro
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  From population to precision: Regulatory pathways for biomarker‑driven psychiatry trials Luca Pani
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  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Uma Vaidyanathan
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 Session 2: Current gaps regarding the approval of psychedelic compounds: Design of clinical trials and engagement with regulators

Chairs:
Walter Dunn
Gitte Knudsen
 
  Introduction – Current landscape of psychedelic drug development Gitte Knudsen
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  Psychedelic drugs in psychiatry – From clinical trials to post-approval considerations: A European regulatory perspective Marion Haberkamp
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  Restricted medical use of prohibited narcotics Anna Rickli*
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  Regulatory panel discussion including US perspective Facilitator:
Walter Dunn
Discussant:
Valentina Mantua

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  Knowledge gaps in psychedelic treatments and solutions through novel clinical designs Amir Inamdar
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  Beyond acute dosing: Safety concerns and adverse effects surrounding psychedelic treatments Corine de Boer
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  Managing expectation and bias in psychedelic clinical trials: Challenges and strategies Guy Goodwin*
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  The ISCTM working group on methodological issues in psychedelic clinical trials Joyce Tsai
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  Australian MDMA/psilocybin experience  Michael Winlo
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  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Walter Dunn
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 Poster Session

Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

 11 October 2025

 
Session 3: Uncovering hidden lessons in CNS global clinical trials Chairs:
Dragana Bugarski-Kirola
Dennis Hernaus
 
  Introduction Dragana Bugarski-Kirola
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  Sharing the knowledge: Unpacking critical lessons from completed trials

Christoph von der Goltz*
Corey Fowler*
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  Assessing regional and temporal differences in multinational clinical trials

Alan Kott
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  Considerations for risk-based data monitoring and eligibility review in depression global trials Jenicka Engler
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  Lessons which have not been learned in clinical trials in schizophrenia Stefan Leucht*
 
  Uncovering hidden lessons in CNS global clinical trials Ricardo Marcelo Corral
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  Success in today’s complex clinical trials: Perspectives from various site staff Elan Cohen
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  Conducting clinical trials in Serbia Cedomir Miljevic
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  Panel discussion including regulatory perspectives on recent challenges in global trials and how to address them Discussants:
Ni Khin
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Lorenzo Guizzaro
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All Speakers
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  Session adjourns Luca Pani
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Concurrent Working Group Sessions

   
  Accelerating development of psychopathology measures – ISCTM/ECNP joint working group Chairs:
Nina Schooler
Celso Arango
Jenicka Engler
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  Defining and standardizing vocal biomarker outcomes working group Chairs:
Alex Cohen
Jan Sedway
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  Orphan diseases working group Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
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  Sleep methodology in CNS trials working group Chairs:
Georg Dorffner
Margaret Moline
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  *Slides and/or video not released    

 

2024 Autumn Conference

Monday, January 22nd, 2024

Distinguished Poster Award Recipients:

Hopkins – A clinical trial inclusion criteria to enrich for patients presenting with canonical symptom structure in bipolar depression (Abstract)

Horan – Longitudinal convergence of dispersed clinical ratings and ecological momentary assessment burst assessments of negative symptoms in schizophrenia (Abstract)

 

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available here

 

 12 September 2024

   
 Welcome from the President Luca Pani
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Use of Neurophysiological Markers to Design and Enrich Clinical Trials in Rare Neurological Diseases  Chairs:
Kemi Olugemo
Uma Vaidyanathan
 
  Introduction 

Kemi Olugemo
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  The parents’ journey through drug development: Making the impossible possible for Angelman Syndrome

Allyson Berent
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  EEG as a marker of direct mouse-to-human translation in clinical trials in neurodevelopmental disorders Elizabeth Berry-Kravis
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  Beyond PSG: Sleep assessment endpoints, considerations and recommendations Justin Brooks
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  Computational approaches to unlocking EEG and PSG as biomarkers in NDDs David Matthews
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  Summary Uma Vaidyanathan
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  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Kemi Olugemo

Uma Vaidyanathan
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Use of Neurophysiological Markers to Design and Enrich Clinical Trials in Psychiatric Disorders

Chairs:
Atul Mahableshwarkar
Jenicka Engler
 
  Introduction Atul Mahableshwarkar
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  Biomarker Driven RCTs for Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Has the Time Arrived? Manish Jha
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  Can biomarker enrichment improve clinical outcome in PoC clinical trials for autism spectrum disorder?  Gahan Pandina
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  Discovery, validation and implementation of neurocognitive patient selection markers in drug development for depression  Adam Savitz
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  Regulatory considerations on the opportunities and challenges of neurophysiological markers  Luca Pani
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  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Jenicka Engler

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Thursday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Development of Novel Endpoints for Clinical Trials in Substance Use Disorders Working Group Chairs:
Tanya Ramey
Martin Mumenthaler
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  Orphan Diseases Working Group Chairs: 
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
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  Methodological Issues in Study Designs for Clinical Trials with Psychedelics Working Group Chairs:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai

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Poster Session/Reception  Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

13 September 2024

 
Friday Working Group Sessions    
  Accelerating Development of Psychopathology Measures – ISCTM/ECNP Joint Working Group Chairs: 
Nina Schooler
Jenicka Engler
Celso Arango
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summary
 
  Diversity in CNS Clinical Trials Working Group Chairs: 
Siân Ratcliffe
Abhishek Pratap
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  Sleep Methodology in CNS Trials Working Group

Chairs: 
Margaret Moline
Georg Dorffner
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How to Conduct Trials that Enroll Suicidal Patients Chairs: 
Samuel Wilkinson
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
 
  Introduction Samuel Wilkinson
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  Choosing the right design and analytic approach for trials recruiting patients at risk for suicide Larry Alphs
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  Designing and implementing studies in adult and adolescent patients with MDD at imminent risk for suicide Dong-Jing (DJ) Fu
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  Practical experiences related to an NIMH-funded clinical trial of ketamine in adolescents with major depression and suicidality Michael Bloch
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  Considerations on choosing the appropriate setting from which to enroll patients Gerard Sanacora
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  Suicidal ideations and behaviors: Regulatory perspectives Zimri Yaseen
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  Panel Discussion 

Facilitator:
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
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Decisions, decisions, decisions: How planning and conduct of RCTs influence outcomes Chairs:
Nina Schooler
Stephen Brannan
 
  Introduction Nina Schooler
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  Trying to find balance between speed, cost, and quality Stephen Brannan
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Seth Hopkins
slides slides
video
 
  The journey balancing science and operations during protocol development: Case studies and examples Emilio Neto
Jane Twitchen
slides 
slides
video
 
  Impact of protocol decisions and modifications in RCT conduct  Steve Szabo
slides slides
Gerard Sanacora
slides slides
video
 
  Perspectives on protocol decisions and modifications from independent and academic site leaders Dawn Velligan
slides slides
David Walling
slides slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Nina Schooler
Stephen Brannan
video
 
  Meeting Adjourned

Luca Pani
slides
slides
video
 
       

 

 

20th Annual Scientific Meeting

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Distinguished Poster Award Recipients:

Measuring remission and response using CDRS-R and MADRS: An analysis in adolescents with MDD and imminent risk for suicide (abstract) – Cai Shi

Relationship between sample size and responsiveness of speech-based digital biomarkers in ALS (Abstract) – Kothare

Estimating heterogeneity of treatment effects in clinical trials (Abstract) – Siegel

 

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available here

 

 21 February 2024

   
 Welcome from the President Gary Sachs
slides slides
video
 
Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award Presentation Gary Sachs
Luca Pani
slides
slides
Richard Keefe

video
 
ISCTM 20th Anniversary Session – Advancements & what can we do better in the future  Chairs:
Amir Kalali
Michael Ropacki
 
  Introduction and overview

Amir Kalali
slides slides
video
 
  Overview of methodological advancements & room for improvement

Michael Ropacki
slides
 slides
video
 
  Real world evidence data from drug registration to reimbursement Luca Pani
slides slides
video
 
  Diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials Carla Canuso
slides slides
video
 
  Adoption of novel clinical endpoints Kemi Olugemo
slides slides
video
 
  Digital biomarkers and health measurement in clinical trials Anzar Abbas
slides slides
video
 
  Impact of external factors on the future of CNS therapy development George Garibaldi
slides
 slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Amir Kalali
Michael Ropacki

video
 

Wednesday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Developing Strategies to Improve Recruitment for Clinical Trials Targeting Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Memory Disorders Working Group Chairs:
Moyra Mortby
Paul Rosenberg
slides slides
summary
 
  Diversity in CNS Clinical Trials Working Group Chairs: 
Abhishek Pratap
Siân Ratcliffe
slides slides
 
  Methodological Issues in Study Designs for Clinical Trials with Psychedelics Working Group Chairs:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai
summary
 
  Negative Symptoms Working Group Chairs:
David Daniel
Stephen Marder
summary
 
  Orphan Diseases Working Group Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
summary
slides slides
 
20th Annual Celebration and Founders Reception Gary Sachs
George Awad
slides
 slideshow
 video
 

22 February 2024

 
Lewis Alan Opler Prize Presentation Gary Sachs
Mark Opler
slides slides
Seth Hopkins
slides
slides
video
 
Use of existing data to inform and speed development of personalized medicine for CNS disorders Chairs:
Larry Alphs
Ole Andreassen

 
  Introduction: The vision for precision medicine and goals of the session Larry Alphs
slides
slides
video
 
  CNS precision medicine: From research to real-world impact Ole Andreassen
slides slides
video
 
  Discovery and validation of a genetic biomarker for a triple reuptake inhibitor (liafensine) in TRD

Wen Luo
slides slides
video
 
  Biomarker identification for patient enrichment strategies in CNS clinical trials: Alternative approaches and challenges Joseph Geraci
slides
slides
video
 
  Using digital technologies to develop holistic patient-centered solutions for improving mental health outcomes Abhishek Pratap*
video
 
  Nordic networks for precision medicine research Hakon Heimer
slides
slides
video
 
  User perspectives on precision psychiatry Tineke Mollema
slides
slides
video
 
  Statistical principles and considerations for precision medicine in psychiatry and neurology: A regulatory perspective Sue-Jane Wang
slides
slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Larry Alphs

video
 
How to Implement the Estimand Framework in Clinical Trials – Examples, Examples, Examples Chairs: 
Elena Polverejan
Marc Walton
 
  Introduction Marc Walton
slides
 slides
video
 
  The interdisciplinary process for implementing the estimand framework, with examples from Major Depressive Disorder Nanco Hefting
Elena Polverejan
slides
 slides
video
 
  What is the question? The importance of estimand thinking in clinical trials: Alzheimer’s disease example Jennifer Murphy
Stephen Ruberg
slides slides
video
 
  Estimands in CNS trials: A review of strategies accepted by EMA to handle intercurrent events Lorenzo Guizzaro
slides slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion 

Discussants:
Michael O’Kelly
slides
slides
H.M. James Hung (comment provided on his behalf)
Marc Walton
Facilitators:
Elena Polverejan
Marc Walton
slides
slides
video
 
Under What Circumstances Could Pediatric Extrapolation Occur? Chairs:
Manpreet Singh
Robert Nelson
 
  Introduction Manpreet Singh
Robert Nelson

slides
slides
video
 
  Pediatric extrapolation guidance framework Lynne Yao
slides slides
video
 
  Optimizing pediatric drug development in psychiatry: Quantitative methods to support extrapolation of efficacy Shamir Kalaria
slides 
slides
video
 
  Innovative pediatric trials: A statistical examination of design and analysis strategies Forrest Williamson
slides slides
video
 
  Pathways for extrapolation in psychiatry Tiffany Farchione
slides slides
video
 
  A recent example of pediatric extrapolation in psychiatry Dana Cahill
slides slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Robert Nelson
video
 
 Poster Session/Reception Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

23 February 2023

 

Friday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Accelerating Development of Psychopathology Measures – ISCTM/ECNP Join Working Group Chairs: 
Nina Schooler
Jenicka Engler
Celso Arango
summary
slides slides
 
  Advancing the Methods to Evaluate Abuse and Dependence Potential in Clinical Studies for CNS-Active Drugs and Novel Psychedelics Working Group Chairs: 
Beatrice Setnik
Jadwiga Martynowicz
summary
slides slides
 
  Assessment of Methods and Endpoints for Rapid-Acting Antidepressants-RAADs Working Group Chairs:
Christian Yavorsky
Jan Sedway

summary
slides slides
 
  Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD) Apathy Working Group Chairs:
Krista Lanctôt
David Miller

summary
slides slides
 
  Digital Biomarkers Decision Process Working Group Chairs:
Vikas Mohan Sharma
Anzar Abbas

summary
slides slides
 
  Sleep Methodology in CNS Trials Working Group Chairs:
Margaret Moline
Georg Dorffner

summary
slides slides
 
Digital Health Measurement in CNS: Recruitment, Screening, and Endpoints Chairs:
Anzar Abbas
Uma Vaidyanathan         
 
  Introduction Anzar Abbas
slides
slides
video
 
  Objective measurement from subjective clinical interviews: Application to drug development Seth Hopkins
slides slides
video
 
  The need for broad-spectrum multimodal markers in CNS drug development Brian Murphy
slides slides
video
 
  The application of large language models to psychiatric measurement Isaac Galatzer-Levy
slides slides
video
 
  Precision drug development using resting state EEG Adam Savitz
slides slides  
 
video
 
  Regulatory considerations pertaining to use of digital health measures Anita Bajaj
slides slides  
 
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Anzar Abbas
Uma Vaidyanathan
video
 
  Digital phenotyping in clinical trials: The path ahead  Uma Vaidyanathan
slides slides  
 
video
 
  Meeting Adjourned

Luca Pani
video
 
  *Slides not released    

 

 

19th Annual Scientific Meeting

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Latency distributions in speech during structured psychiatric interviews of patients with bipolar depression: automated speech analysis may provide a simple cognitive biomarker (abstract) – Hopkins

 

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available here

 

 15 February 2023

   
 Welcome from the President Gary Sachs
slides slides
video
 
Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award Presentation Gary Sachs
Ramy Mahmoud
slides
slides
Larry Ereshefsky
slides slides
video
 
From Real World Data to Real World Evidence – Implementation of regulatory guidance in drug development Chairs:
Michael Davis
Ibrahim Turkoz
 
  Introduction

Michael Davis
slides slides
video
 
  FDA’s Real World Evidence program

John Concato
slides
 slides
video
 
  Real World Evidence: PDUFA VII commitments and FDA use cases Motiur Rahman
slides slides
video
 
  Gathering and use of RWE in a European setting Karl Broich
slides slides
video
 
  Recruitment strategy for prospective observational studies to mimic randomization: Up-front matching Ibrahim Turkoz
slides slides
video
 
  Enhancing CNS product labels with pragmatic trials: Challenges, solutions, and outcomes that support the road to RWE Larry Alphs
slides
 slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Michael Davis
Ibrahim Turkoz
Discussants:
Samuel Wilkinson
slides slides
Andrew Potter
slides
slides
video
 

Wednesday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD) Apathy Working Group Chairs:
Krista Lanctôt
David Miller
summary
 
  Estimands and Missing Data Working Group Chair: 
Elena Polverejan
summary
 
  Negative Symptoms Working Group Chairs:
David Daniel
Stephen Marder
summary
 
  Orphan Diseases Working Group Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
slides slides
 

16 February 2023

 
Lewis Alan Opler Prize Presentation Gary Sachs
slides slides
Søren Østergaard
slides
slides
video
 
Use of existing data to inform and speed development of personalized medicine for CNS disorders Chairs:
William Potter
Larry Alphs

 
  Use of existing data to inform personalized CNS pharmacotherapy: What we have and what we need William Potter
slides
slides
video
 
  The Critical Path Institute: Data drives therapeutic innovation in the neurosciences Klaus Romero
slides slides
video
 
  The Critical Path Institute: Impact of data sharing, regulatory successes

Diane Stephenson
slides slides
video
 
  RWE in behavioral health: its history and its future Kenneth Park
slides
slides
video
 
  Past data mining efforts and challenges Ni Khin
slides 
slides
video
 
  Future regulatory opportunities and challenges Valentina Mantua
slides
slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Larry Alphs

video
 
Remote cognitive testing: An exploration of methodological considerations in designing clinical trials Chairs: 
Raeanne Moore
Philip Harvey
 
  Introduction Philip Harvey
slides
 slides
video
 
  Is a composite a composite? Reflections from research on general cognitive ability Dwight Dickinson
slides
 slides
video
 
  Need for equivalent in-person and remote-based cognitive tests: A perspective from pharma Maura Furey
slides slides
video
 
  Nuts and bolts of mobile cognitive testing Raeanne Moore
slides slides
video
 
  Current regulatory perspectives on instrument development for remote testing Luca Pani
slides slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion 

Facilitators:
Raeanne Moore
Philip Harvey
video
 
Neuroinflammation and CNS disorders: Construct to potential treatments Chairs:
Ronald Marcus
Kemi Olugemo
 
  Introduction Ronald Marcus
Kemi Olugemo
slides
slides
video
 
  Neuroimmune mechanisms as therapeutic targets for major depressive disorder Wayne Drevets*
slides slides

 
  Anti-inflammatory trials in patients with schizophrenia: Focus on specificity of symptoms and circuits David Goldsmith
slides 
slides
video
 
  Uncharted territories: Methodologies to develop new treatments to resolve inflammation Mark Rapaport
slides slides
video
 
  Methodological considerations in clinical trials with persons with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Faith Dickerson
slides slides
video
 
  Are inflammatory biomarkers the new frontier in Alzheimer’s disease research? Jacobo Mintzer
slides slides
video
 
  Panel/Regulatory Discussion Discussants:
Elena Hernandez Martinez de Lapiscina
Florence Butlen-Ducuing
slides
 slides
video
 
 Poster Session/Reception Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

17 February 2023

 

Friday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Assessment of Methods and Endpoints for Rapid-Acting Antidepressants-RAADs Working Group Chairs: 
Christian Yavorsky
Jan Sedway
summary
 
  Digital Biomarkers Decision Process Working Group Chairs: 
Vikas Sharma
Diane Hoffman
summary
slides slides
 
  Working Group to Review Methodology/Collaboration Focused Grant Opportunities Chairs:
Atul Mahableshwarkar
Gary Sachs

summary
 
Unresolved problems in neuroscience: Topic 1 – Improving trial design in the precision psychiatry era Chairs:
Amir Kalali
Eric Lenze         
 
  Introduction Amir Kalali
video
Lauren Liss
slides
slides
video
 
  Precision clinical trials: How to overcome the limits of DSM Eric Lenze
slides slides
video
 
  Precision clinical trials: Lessons from oncology Stephen Liu
slides slides
video
 
  The future of trial design in the precision psychiatry era Olusola Ajilore
slides slides
video
 
  Using EEG to predict and monitor response to intervention in global CNS trials Gregory Light
slides slides  
 
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Amir Kalali
video
 
Unresolved problems in neuroscience: Topic 2 – Methodological issues in psychedelic trials Chairs:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai        
 
  Introduction to psychedelics and overview of key methodological issues Amir Inamdar
slides
slides
video
Joyce Tsai
slides
slides
video
 
  Comparator selection in psychedelic clinical trial design David Hellerstein
slides slides
video
 
  Bias and blinding in psychedelic trials Christine Moore
slides slides
video
 
  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai
video
 
  Meeting Adjourned

Gary Sachs
slides slides
video
 
  *Video not released    

 

2023 Autumn Conference – Includes Joint Day with ECNP

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Psilocybin therapy for treatment resistant depression: Prediction of clinical outcome by natural language processing (Dougherty; Abstract)  

View all Poster PDFs and Abstracts 

 

6 October 2023

   
 Welcome from the ISCTM and ECNP Presidents Martien Kas
Gary Sachs
slides slides
video
 
Session 1: Novel quantitative analysis method to address placebo effects in CNS trials Chairs:
Danièle Laverdure-Dupont
Eduard Vieta
 
  Introduction: Perspectives on the placebo effect – from academia to pharma

Danièle Laverdure-Dupont
slides
slides
video
 
  Psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying placebo responses and their clinical consequences

Fabrizio Benedetti
video*

 
  Placebo prognostic covariates: Use of unique patient characteristics to leverage the full potential of prognostic covariates and their implementation in RCTs Dominique Demolle
slides slides
video
 
  Biostatistical considerations around the use of traditional or AI-based covariates in registrational trials Anzalee Khan
slides slides
 video
 
  Predicting placebo responsiveness using machine learning and explainable AI Manuel Montoya
slides
slides
video
 
  Regulatory acceptability of placebo responsiveness prediction tools in registrational trials Khadija Rantell 
slides
slides
video
Dawn Velligan
slides slides
video
 
  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Eduard Vieta
slides slides
video
 

 Session 2: Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) for CNS disorders

Chairs:
Shaheen Lakhan
Gerard Dawson
 
  A primer on digital therapeutics Shaheen Lakhan
slides slides
video
 
  Bringing digital therapeutics to the psychiatric patient population Gerard Dawson
slides
slides
video
 
  What are appropriate control conditions for prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs)? Jacqueline Lutz
slides slides
video
 
  Developing neuromodulation interventions for mental health digital therapeutics Brian Iacoviello
slides slides
video
 
  Regulating PDTs: The German experience Jonas Albert
slides slides
video
 
  Digital therapeutic regulation pathways in the USA Megan Coder
slides
slides
video
 
  Prescription digital therapeutics: Optimizing third party coverage, operationalizing access Paul Jeffrey
slides slides
video
 
  European taskforce for harmonized evaluation of digital medicine devices (DMDs) Fruzsina Mezei
slides slides
video
 
  Panel discussion video  

 Poster Session

Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

 7 October 2023

 
Session 3: Are our clinician rated psychopathology measures fit for purpose decades later? Chairs:
Nina Schooler
Celso Arango
Stephen Marder
 
  Introduction: Setting the problem into perspective Nina Schooler
slides
slides
video
 
  Schizophrenia and psychosis: What are identified deficiencies of our current psychopathology rating scales?

Celso Arango
slides slides
video
 
  Major depression: Are we asking the right questions?

Koen Demyttenaere
video*
 
  Bipolar disorder: What are identified deficiencies of our current psychopathology rating scales for exemplar diagnoses? Eduard Vieta
slides
slides
video (includes discussion with Arango and Demyttenaere)
 
  Strategies for developing new and improved consensus instruments Stephen Marder
slides
 slides
video
 
  Linking established clinical items to objective/passive measurements: In search of an elusive “gold standard” Vikas Mohan Sharma
slides
 slides
video
 
  Using large banks of items and computer adaptive testing to improve clinical outcome assessment Nina Schooler
slides slides
video
 
  Measurement resolution is the key to advancing digital phenotyping beyond “proof of concept” Alex Cohen
slides slides
video
 
  Speaker and Stakeholder panel discussion Panelist:
Silvia Zaragoza Domingo
All Speakers
video
 
  Session adjourns Gary Sachs
slides
slides
video
 

Concurrent Working Group Sessions

   
  Accelerating development of psychopathology measures – ISCTM/ECNP joint working group Chairs:
Nina Schooler
Celso Arango
Jenicka Engler
slides
slides
 
  Methodological issues in study designs for clinical trials with psychedelics working group Chairs:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai
slides
slides
 
  Orphan diseases working group Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
slides
slides
 
  *Slides not released    

2022 Autumn Conference

Wednesday, January 26th, 2022

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

A general theory of construct enrichment: Inclusion criteria for symptom structure not severity (Hopkins; Abstract)  

View all Poster PDFs and Abstracts 

 

8 September 2022

   
 Welcome from the President Gary Sachs
slides slides
video
 
Session 1: New challenges in Alzheimer’s and Dementia – Adapting to the new environment Chairs:
Rhoda Au
Judith Jaeger
 
  New approaches to cognitive endpoints in confirmatory trials of early Alzheimer’s Disease

Judith Jaeger
slides
slides
video
 
  How can we use digital technology to augment conventional cognitive assessments?

Kristin Hannesdottir*
Gul Erdemli
slides slides
video
 
  Scaling functional neurophysiology to clinical trials in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions  Brian Murphy
slides slides
video
 
  Developing barrier-breaking approaches in Alzheimer’s trials – global cohort characterization, clinical trials, and healthcare delivery Rhoda Au
slides slides
 video
 
  Commentary: Concepts of interest and outcome measurement tools at different stages of development Lorenzo Guizzaro
slides
slides
video
 
  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Judith Jaeger

video
 

 Session 2: Suicidality: What have we learned after a decade of research? What challenges remain?

Chairs:
Larry Alphs
David Sheehan
 
  Introduction and agenda for session Larry Alphs
slides slides
video
 
  Real world assessments of suicide ideation and behavior. Challenges and next steps. Eric Chan
slides slides
video
 
  Veteran suicide surveillance and development and evaluation of the REACH VET clinical program John McCarthy
slides slides
video
 
  Research in suicide ideation and behavior: Problems faced. What we have learned. Directions for the future. Jill Harkavy-Friedman
slides slides
video
 
  Insights into study design and methodology for assessing suicide ideation and behavior in clinical trials for safety and efficacy: Hurdles and advances David Sheehan*
 
  Statistical challenges and potential solutions for assessing suicide ideation and behavior endpoints Kari Nations
slides slides
video
 
  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Larry Alphs
video
 

Concurrent Working Group Sessions

   
  Algorithms/flags to identify clinical inconsistency in the use of rating scales in CNS RCTs Chairs:
Jonathan Rabinowitz
Nina Schooler
 
  Behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in dementia (BPSD) Apathy  Chairs:
Krista Lanctôt
David Miller
slides
slides
 
  Digital biomarkers decision process Chairs:
Vikas Mohan Sharma
Diane Hoffman
slides
slides
 
  Joint ISCTM/ECNP COVID-19 methodologies blueprint Chairs:
Dragana Bugarski-Kirola
Gerard Dawson
Kemi Olugemo

 
  Orphan diseases Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
slides
slides
 

 Poster Session

Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

 9 September 2022

 
Session 3: Hot Topic Breakfast Session: Methodological implications of world events that impede subject recruitment Chairs:
Atul Mahableshwarkar
Michael Ropacki

 
  Are critical world events confounding factors for clinical trials? Steven Targum
slides
slides
video
 
  Recent impacts on CNS clinical trial recruitment: Qualitative assessment of the impacts and resultant methodological assessment

Michael Ropacki
slides slides
video
 
  Impact of patient recruitment before and during COVID shelter-in-place: What do unblinded data reveal

Kerensa Saljooqi
slides
slides
video
video (discussion)
 
  Impact of war in Ukraine on clinical trials: Lessons learned from a phase 3 program in schizophrenia Debra Phillips*
slides
slides
video (discussion only)
 
  Commentary: Estimands, power and general considerations

Panel discussion

Discussant:
Lorenzo Guizzaro
slides
slides
video
Facilitator: 
Michael Ropacki
video
 
Session 4: Post-traumatic stress disorder as a prototype disorder for heterogeneity in neuropsychiatry Chairs: 
Lori Davis
Tom Neyla
n
 
  Introduction Lori Davis
slides
 slides
video
 
  Translational biomarkers and novel compounds to address the unmet need in the civilian PTSD population Kerry Ressler
slides slides
video
 
  Drug development in heterogeneous disorders: When to target subgroups? Case example in PTSD Thomas Neylan
slides slides
video
 
  Rationale and aims of a Phase 2, multi-center, multi-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, adaptive platform study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of potential therapeutic interventions in active duty service members and veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder Elyse Katz
slides slides
video
 
  Operational complexities when managing PTSD trials Kerrin Young
slides slides
video
 
  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Lori Davis
video
 
Session 5: Algorithms, clinical outcomes, and digital biomarkers – Next generation endpoints Chairs: 
Adam Butler
Jane Tiller
 
  Introduction  Jane Tiller
slides slides
video
 
  Verification, analytical validation, and clinical validation for biometric technologies  Ariel Dowling
slides slides
video
 
  Voice My Health: A multi-modal approach to digital phenotyping  John Reynders
slides slides
video
 
  Gaps in the evidentiary requirements framework: Traversing the last mile for regulatory qualification of sensor-derived digital endpoints  Ritu Kapur
slides slides
video
 
  US regulatory considerations Ian Marcus
slides
slides
Anita Bajaj
slides
slides
video
 
  Panel discussion Facilitator:
Adam Butler
video
 
  Meeting adjourns Gary Sachs
slides
slides
video
 
  *Slides and/or video not released