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Association of CYP2B6 and OPRM1 Genotypes with Methadone Dose Requirements and Serum Concentrations in a Vietnamese Cohorts

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|Oct 2025

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Clinical, Behavioral, and Methadone Concentration Characteristics_

VariableCategoriesDuration of treatmentp-value
<1 year1–3 years>3 yearsTotal
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)
Initial methadone dose (mg/day)21.0 (8.6)21.3 (8.6)18.8 (4.7)19.9 (6.8)0.021
Maintenance methadone dose (mg/day)58.6 (27.2)51.0 (28.1)51.2 (29.1)53.3 (28.4)0.182
Serum methadone (ng/mL)285.1 (207.0)275.3 (230.7)235.0 (208.0)257.6 (212.6)0.124
CDR5.0 (3.2)5.4 (3.9)4.8 (3.2)6.6 (3.7)0.801

Multivariable Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Methadone Dose, Serum Methadone Concentration, and Concentration-to-Dose Ratio (CDR)_

FactorsMaintenance methadone doseLog (Serum methadone concentration)Log (CDR)
Coef.95%CICoef.95%CICoef.95%CI
Age (per year)−0.15−0.65, 0.360.003−0.009, 0.0140.008−0.003, 0.019
Duration of treatment (vs < 1 yeara)
  1–3 years−7.29−19.21, 4.62−0.012−0.313, 0.289−0.005−0.305, 0.294
  >3 years−4.25−14.12, 5.62−0.120−0.334, 0.094−0.096−0.311, 0.119
Initial dose (per mg/day)0.45−0.04, 0.95−0.001−0.023, 0.021−0.005−0.027, 0.016
Maintenance dose (mg/day)0.019*0.015, 0.022−0.001−0.004, 0.002
Genotype (Yes vs Noa)
*1/*1−18.13−60.07, 23.81−0.127−0.796, 0.5420.054−0.682, 0.791
*1/*212.78−8.33, 33.880.205−0.191, 0.6020.165−0.211, 0.541
*1/*4−18.05−43.21, 7.11−0.273−0.803, 0.256−0.285−0.830, 0.259
*1/*6−26.33*−51.97, −0.69−0.132−0.720, 0.455−0.135−0.722, 0.452
*2/*4−26.67−54.75, 1.40−0.604−1.347, 0.139−0.373−1.038, 0.291
*2/*62.59−23.88, 29.05−2.485*−3.024, −1.947−2.595*−3.145, −2.046
*4/*40.23−34.14, 34.60−0.286−0.849, 0.278−0.230−0.797, 0.337
*4/*6−10.92−34.16, 12.31−0.162−0.595, 0.271−0.159−0.603, 0.285
*6/*6−16.58−42.71, 9.56−0.146−0.663, 0.371−0.106−0.640, 0.429
*6/*9−9.86−41.05, 21.32−0.076−0.773, 0.620−0.088−0.738, 0.562
OPRM1 (vs AAa)
  AG4.04−4.68, 12.75−0.017−0.250, 0.2150.003−0.224, 0.231
  GG2.81−9.32, 14.930.074−0.217, 0.3660.086−0.188, 0.361
R20.1062 0.4435 0.1114

Distribution of Genotype, Allele, and SNP by Duration of Methadone Treatment_

VariableCategoriesDuration of treatmentp-value
<1 year1–3 years>3 yearsTotal
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
CYP2B6 genotype*1/*12 (3.9)1 (2.5)2 (1.9)5 (2.5)0.762
*1/*24 (7.7)1 (2.5)4 (3.8)9 (4.5)0.424
*1/*414 (26.9)15 (37.5)37 (34.9)66 (33.3)0.499
*1/*65 (9.6)4 (10.0)10 (9.4)19 (9.6)0.995
*2/*43 (5.8)2 (5.0)8 (7.5)13 (6.6)0.827
*2/*60 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.9)1 (0.5)0.647
*4/*45 (9.6)5 (12.5)7 (6.6)17 (8.6)0.501
*4/*617 (32.7)9 (22.5)21 (19.8)47 (23.7)0.198
*4/*95 (9.6)4 (10.0)10 (9.4)19 (9.6)0.995
*6/*65 (9.6)3 (7.5)15 (14.2)23 (11.6)0.466
*6/*90 (0.0)1 (2.5)4 (3.8)5 (2.5)0.365
Allele presenceAllele *125 (48.1)21 (52.5)53 (50.0)99 (50.0)0.915
Allele *27 (13.5)3 (7.5)13 (12.3)23 (11.6)0.645
Allele *444 (84.6)35 (87.5)83 (78.3)162 (81.8)0.364
Allele *627 (51.9)17 (42.5)51 (48.1)95 (48.0)0.668
Allele *95 (9.6)5 (12.5)14 (13.2)24 (12.1)0.807
rs3745274 [516G>T]GG25 (48.1)23 (57.5)55 (51.9)103 (52.0)0.375
TT5 (9.6)4 (10.0)19 (17.9)28 (14.1)
GT22 (42.3)13 (32.5)32 (30.2)67 (33.8)
rs2279343 [785A>G]AA3 (5.8)1 (2.5)3 (2.8)7 (3.5)0.597
AG22 (42.3)21 (52.5)58 (54.7)101 (51.0)
GG27 (51.9)18 (45.0)45 (42.5)90 (45.5)
rs8192709 [64C>T]CC45 (86.5)37 (92.5)93 (87.7)175 (88.4)0.645
CT7 (13.5)3 (7.5)13 (12.3)23 (11.6)
OPRM1AA21 (40.4)9 (22.5)38 (35.8)68 (34.3)0.475
AG23 (44.2)22 (55.0)49 (46.2)94 (47.5)
GG8 (15.4)9 (22.5)19 (17.9)36 (18.2)
Language: English
Published on: Oct 8, 2025
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Quynh Giao Nguyen, Khanh Chi Tran, Thi Phuong Dung Trinh, Huy Tan Pham, Thi Ngoc Dung Dang, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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