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Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update
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Disease-modifying treatment strategies for Alzheimer disease (AD) are still under extensive research. Nowadays, only symptomatic treatments exist for this disease, all trying to counterbalance the neurotransmitter disturbance: 3 cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine. To block the progression of the disease, therapeutic agents are supposed to interfere with the pathogenic steps responsible for the clinical symptoms, classically including the deposition of extracellular amyloid β plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangle formation. Other underlying mechanisms are targeted by neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, growth factor promotive, metabolic efficacious agents and stem cell therapies. Recent therapies have integrated multiple new features such as novel biomarkers, new neuropsychological outcomes, enrollment of earlier populations in the course of the disease, and innovative trial designs. In the near future different specific agents for every patient might be used in a “precision medicine” context, where aberrant biomarkers accompanied with a particular pattern of neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings could determine a specific treatment regimen within a customized therapeutic framework. In this review, we discuss potential disease-modifying therapies that are currently being studied and potential individualized therapeutic frameworks that can be proved beneficial for patients with AD.
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This narrative review summarizes current FDA-approved symptomatic treatments for Alzheimer disease and the 2019 pipeline of disease-modifying and symptomatic agents. It emphasizes that no disease-modifying therapy is approved and that future treatment may move toward biomarker-guided precision medicine.
Key findings
Current approved pharmacotherapy remains symptomatic: the 3 AChEIs donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine plus the NMDA antagonist memantine; no new FDA drug for AD has been approved since 2003 and there are no approved DMTs.
- A clinicaltrials.gov search accessed August 19, 2019 found 165 recruiting or active-but-not-recruiting phase 1–3 AD trials; the February 2019 pipeline review cited found 132 agents in 156 trials (28 drugs in 42 phase 3 trials, 74 drugs in 83 phase 2 trials, and 30 drugs in 31 phase 1 trials), classified as 73% DMTs, 13% symptomatic cognitive enhancers, and 11% for BPSD.
- Anti-amyloid failures include semagacestat, bapineuzumab, solanezumab, and the BACE inhibitors lanabecestat, verubecestat, and atabecestat; BACE inhibitors reduced CSF Aβ42 dose-dependently but without cognitive or functional benefit.
- Tau-directed agents remain earlier-stage: only 1 tau-related agent was in phase 2/3, 10 in phase 2, and 5 in phase 1; other DMT mechanisms include neuroprotection, anti-inflammatory effects, growth factor promotion, metabolic effects, and stem cell therapies.
Methods
Design: narrative review of current nonpharmacological and pharmacological AD management, FDA-approved medications, BPSD treatments, and phase 1–3 investigational agents.
- Data/sample: literature review plus a clinicaltrials.gov search for recruiting or active-but-not-recruiting phase 1–3 AD trials accessed August 19, 2019 (165 outcomes), and citation of the February 2019 AD drug development pipeline review (132 agents in 156 trials).
- Analysis: narrative synthesis and classification of agents by proposed mechanism—amyloid-related, tau-related, other DMT mechanisms, and symptomatic—without a formal systematic review or meta-analysis described.
Limitations
Stated: no effective treatment options and no approved DMTs exist; many trial failures are attributed to starting therapy too late, inappropriate drug doses, wrong treatment targets, inadequate understanding of AD pathophysiology, and variability in diagnostic markers and endpoints.
- Evident from the text: this is a narrative review without a stated systematic search strategy, inclusion/exclusion criteria, or risk-of-bias assessment.
- Evident from the text: pipeline findings are a cross-sectional 2019 snapshot and efficacy claims for many agents are brief, based on cited trials or conference reports rather than independent quantitative synthesis.
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“However, the clinical trials with the BACE inhibitors lanabecestat,32 verubecestat,33 and atabecestat34 have been recently discontinued due to unexpected difficulties.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [32] Burki T Alzheimer’s disease research: the future of BACE inhibitors. Lancet. 2018; 391: 2486. 29976459 source
- Supportedcites [33] Egan MF Kost J Voss T, et al Randomized trial of verubecestat for prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2019; 380: 1408- 1420. 30970186 PMC6776078 source
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Henley D Raghavan N Sperling R Aisen P Raman R Romano G Preliminary results of a trial of atabecestat in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2019; 380: 1483- 1485. 30970197 source
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“One of them, compound γ-AA26, seems almost 100-fold as efficient as the compound 18 of the KLVFF in the inhibition of the aggregation of Aβ42.52”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Partly supportedcites [52] Nimmagadda A Shi Y Cai J γ-AApeptides as a new strategy for therapeutic development. Curr Med Chem. 2019; 26: 2313- 2329. 29110596 PMC5936681 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Section 6 reports that γ-AA26 was almost 100-fold as potent as KLVFF at inhibiting Aβ aggregation. It describes screening and binding tests with Aβ40, but does not specify Aβ42 for the inhibition comparison; it also calls the comparator P4 (KLVFF), not “compound 18.” (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“A search for phases 1, 2, and 3 “recruiting” or “active but not recruiting” clinical trials for AD in clinicaltrials.gov (accessed August 19, 2019) showed 165 outcomes.”
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“However, despite all arduous research efforts, at the moment, there are no effective treatment options for the disease.3,4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Scheltens P Blennow K Breteler MMB, et al Alzheimer’s disease. Lancet. 2016; 388: 505- 517. 26921134 source
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Initiation of AChEI treatment as soon as possible after the diagnosis is preferred as patients who started the AChEI 6 months later showed more rapid cognitive decline than those who started the drug immediately.17”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Farlow M Anand R Messina J Hartman R Jr Veach J A 52-week study of the efficacy of rivastigmine in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Eur Neurol. 2000; 44: 236- 241. 11096224 source
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“The elements of the cascade include local inflammation, oxidation, excitoxicity (excessive glutamate), and tau hyperphosphorylation.5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Progressive neuronal destruction leads to shortage and imbalance between various neurotransmitters (eg, acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin) and to the cognitive deficiencies seen in AD.5”
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“The basic pathophysiology and neuropathology of AD that drives the current research suggests that the primary histopathologic lesions of AD are the extracellular amyloid plaques and the intracellular Tau neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs).5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“All 3 AChEIs have proved their treatment benefits in delaying decline, stabilizing, or even improving cognition and activities of daily living in randomized placebo-controlled trials up to 52 weeks duration.10,18”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“In clinical trials, both Aβ and tau are prime targets for disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in AD.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [7] Hampel H Mesulam MM Cuello AC, et al The cholinergic system in the pathophysiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 2018; 141: 1917- 1933. 29850777 PMC6022632 source
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“Significant efficacy differences among the AChEIs have not been reported.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“The AChEIs donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, and the NMDA antagonist memantine are the only FDA-approved AD medications.10”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“A further therapeutic agent approved for moderate to severe AD is the low-to-moderate affinity, noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist memantine.4,5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Nevertheless, Aβ is not formed if APP is first acted on and cleaved by the enzyme α-secretase instead of β-secretase.6”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [6] Anand A Patience A Sharma N Khurana N The present and future of pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer’s disease: a comprehensive review. Eur J Pharmacol. 2017; 815: 364- 375. 28978455 source
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“Longer term open-label extension studies support also longer term treatment benefits.10”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“The acetylocholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) which are approved for the treatment of AD are donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine.4,5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Memantine monotherapy has demonstrated short- and long-term benefits for patients with moderate to severe AD as assessed by different scales evaluating activities of daily living, cognition, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).19”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [19] Tricco AC Ashoor HM Soobiah C, et al Comparative effectiveness and safety of cognitive enhancers for treating Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review and network metaanalysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018; 66: 170- 178. 29131306 source
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“Aβ peptides with Aβ38, Aβ40, and Aβ42 as the most common variants are produced after the sequential cleavage of the large precursor protein amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the 2 enzymes, β-secretase (BACE1) and γ-secretase.”
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- Not checked yetcites [6] Anand A Patience A Sharma N Khurana N The present and future of pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer’s disease: a comprehensive review. Eur J Pharmacol. 2017; 815: 364- 375. 28978455 source
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“AChEIs attempt at reducing the breakdown of acetylcholine levels in the brain of the patients with AD by inhibiting the responsible enzyme acetylcholinesterase in the synaptic cleft.5”
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Memantine can be administered in combination with an AChEI, as they have complementary mechanisms of action.”
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- Not checked yetcites [14] Na R Yang JH Yeom Y, et al A systematic review and meta-analysis of nonpharmacological interventions for moderate to severe dementia. Psychiatry Investig. 2019; 16: 325- 335. PMC6539264 31132836 source
- Not checked yetcites [15] Kishita N Backhouse T Mioshi E Nonpharmacological interventions to improve depression, anxiety, and quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia: an overview of systematic reviews. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2019; 33: 28- 41. 31203712 source
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“It has been approved by FDA for moderate and severe AD either as monotherapy or in combination with an AChEI.3”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Scheltens P Blennow K Breteler MMB, et al Alzheimer’s disease. Lancet. 2016; 388: 505- 517. 26921134 source
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“A number of additional pathogenic mechanisms have been described, possibly overlapping with Aβ plaques and NFT formation or induced by them, including inflammation, oxidative damage, iron deregulation, and cholesterol metabolism blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction or α-synuclein toxicity.9-13”
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- Not checked yetcites [9] Bondi MW Edmonds EC Salmon DP Alzheimer’s disease: past, present, and future. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2017; 23: 818- 831. 29198280 PMC5830188 source
- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
- Not checked yetcites [11] Cummings J Morstorf T Lee G Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2016. Alzheimers Dement. 2016; 2: 222- 232. PMC5651348 29067309 source
- Not checked yetcites [12] Cummings J Lee G Mortsdorf T Ritter A Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2017. Alzheimers Dement. 2017; 3: 367- 384. PMC5651419 29067343 source
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“Estrogen is another commonly prescribed potentially inappropriate medication despite evidence that its use is associated with increased cognitive decline in postmenopausal women.24”
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- Not checked yetcites [24] Savolainen-Peltonen H Rahkola-Soisalo P Hoti F, et al Use of postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of Alzheimer’s disease in Finland: nationwide case-control study. BMJ. 2019; 364:l665. PMC6402043 30842086
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“These drugs are prescribed despite strong evidence (Beers Criteria) that they should be avoided in cognitively vulnerable older persons because of their potential adverse cognitive effects.23”
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- Not checked yetcites [23] By the American Geriatrics Society 2015 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015; 63: 2227- 2246. 26446832 source
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“Polypharmacy in older patients with dementia is usual (with a prevalence of 25%-98%).22”
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- Not checked yetcites [22] Hukins D Macleod U Boland JW Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2019; 75: 467- 481. 30610274 source
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“Controversial and limited evidence cannot adequately support the use of benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants stimulants, or dextromethorphan/quinidine.”
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Bessey LJ Walaszek A Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019; 21: 66. 31264056 source
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“Nevertheless, drug pipeline for AD is still full of agents with mechanisms of action (MOA) that target either disease modification or symptoms.4,10”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“Antipsychotics and antidepressants remain the main medications for BPSD.”
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Bessey LJ Walaszek A Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019; 21: 66. 31264056 source
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“Tau positron emission tomography (tau PET), neurofilament light, and neurogranin are the new biomarkers that are increasingly used by clinical trials.40”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [40] Guzman-Martinez L Maccioni RB Farías GA Fuentes P Navarrete LP Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2019; 16(6): 518- 528. 31099321 source
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“Although the use of clinical trial simulators is not frequent in recent research,38”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [38] Dubois B Hampel H Feldman HH, et al Preclinical Alzheimer’s disease: definition, natural history, and diagnostic criteria. Alzheimers Dement. 2016; 12: 292- 323. 27012484 PMC6417794 source
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“Furthermore, drug development research for AD has become more complicated as preclinical and prodromal AD populations are potentially included in current trials, as well as traditionally included populations of all the clinical stages of AD dementia.38”
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- Not checked yetcites [38] Dubois B Hampel H Feldman HH, et al Preclinical Alzheimer’s disease: definition, natural history, and diagnostic criteria. Alzheimers Dement. 2016; 12: 292- 323. 27012484 PMC6417794 source
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“Some of the recent failures of anti-amyloid agents in phase 3 clinical trials in patients with early-stage, mild, or mild-to-moderate stage AD were semagacestat,29 bapineuzumab,30 solanezumab31 and in similar trials of β-secretase inhibitors (BACE) lanabecestat,32 verubecestat,33 and atabecestat.34”
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- Not checked yetcites [29] Doody RS Raman R Farlow M, et al A phase 3 trial of semagacestat for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2013; 369: 341- 350. 23883379 source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Vandenberghe R Rinne JO Boada M, et al Bapineuzumab for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease in two global, randomized, phase 3 trials. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2016; 8: 18. 27176461 PMC4866415 source
- Not checked yetcites [31] The Lancet Neurology. Solanezumab: too late in mild Alzheimer’s disease. Lancet Neurol. 2017; 16: 97. 28102152 source
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“The DMTs are suggested to be effective to delay or halt disease progression that would be expressed clinically with long-lasting benefits in cognition over many months to years.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“The Aβ derives from a protein overexpressed in AD, APP through sequential proteolysis by β-secretase (BACE1) in the extracellular domain and γ-secretase in the transmembrane region.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Duration and persistence of monotherapy or combination treatment with higher doses in moderate or even in advanced dementia are associated with better global function and outcomes.20”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Calvo-Perxas L Turro-Garriga O Vilalta-Franch J, et al Trends in the prescription and long-term utilization of antidementia drugs among patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Spain: a cohort study using the registry of dementias of Girona. Drugs Aging. 2017; 34: 303- 310. 28258538 source
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“As a matter of fact, more than 200 research projects in the last decade have failed or have been abandoned.10”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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“Anticholinergics and sedatives are commonly used inappropriate medications.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [22] Hukins D Macleod U Boland JW Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2019; 75: 467- 481. 30610274 source
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“Sequential cleavage of APP by BACE1 in the extracellular and γ-secretase in the transmembrane area results in the Aβ production.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“On the contrary, the nonamyloidogenic processing is more favored in other cells without BACE1 predominance.5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Further development of the agent at a lower dose has not progressed in the last 8 years.50”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [50] Salloway S Sperling R Keren R, et al; ELND005-AD201 Investigators. A phase 2 randomized trial of ELND005, scyllo-inositol, in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2011; 77: 1253- 1262. 21917766 PMC3179648 source
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“These results might support the suggestion that blocking the process of forming of Aβ may be not capable of halting the disease progression.46”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [46] Panza F Lozupone M Solfrizzi V, et al BACE inhibitors in clinical development for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Expert Rev Neurother. 2018; 18: 847- 857. 30277096 source
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“The later agent is studied in asymptomatic individuals at risk of developing AD (APOE4 homozygotes or APOE4 heterozygotes with elevated amyloid, detected by cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] biomarkers or amyloid PET).45”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [45] Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement; 5: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217 source
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“A previous, phase 2 trial has showed that the agent was safe and well tolerated in patients with mild to moderate AD.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [48] Vellas B Sol O Snyder PJ, et al EHT0202 in Alzheimer’s disease: a 3-month, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2011; 8: 203- 212. 21222604 source
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“Serious safety concerns for γ-secretase inhibitors remove γ-secretase from the role of appropriate target for the treatment of AD43 until in depth studies on this key enzyme could help to therapeutically target γ-secretase in a safe way.44”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [43] Penninkilampi R Brothers HM Eslick GD Pharmacological agents targeting γ-secretase increase risk of cancer and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 53: 1395- 1404. 27392862 source
- Not checked yetcites [44] Steiner H Fukumori A Tagami S Okochi M Making the final cut: pathogenic amyloid-β peptide generation by γ-secretase. Cell Stress. 2018; 2: 292- 310. 31225454 PMC6551803 source
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“Another newly developed class of peptidomimetics are the “γ-AApeptides.”52”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [52] Nimmagadda A Shi Y Cai J γ-AApeptides as a new strategy for therapeutic development. Curr Med Chem. 2019; 26: 2313- 2329. 29110596 PMC5936681 source
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“Consequently, anti-amyloid DMTs have focused on 3 major MOAs: (1) reduction of Aβ42 production (γ-secretase inhibitors, β-secretase inhibitors, α-secretase potentiation), (2) reduction of Aβ-plaque burden (aggregation inhibitors, drugs interfering with metals), and (3) promotion of Aβ clearance (active or passive immunotherapy).10”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“The last Aβ42 aggregation inhibitor which was tested in humans was the oral agent scyllo-inositol (ELND005).”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [50] Salloway S Sperling R Keren R, et al; ELND005-AD201 Investigators. A phase 2 randomized trial of ELND005, scyllo-inositol, in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2011; 77: 1253- 1262. 21917766 PMC3179648 source
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“No γ-secretase modulators are currently studied in phase 1-3 clinical trials.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Nowadays, specific agents in the form of peptidomimetics that inhibit and partially reverse the aggregation of Aβ42 are tested in transmission electron microscopic studies.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [51] Stark T Lieblein T Pohland M, et al Peptidomimetics that inhibit and partially reverse the aggregation of Aβ1-42. Biochemistry. 2017; 56: 4840- 4849. 28841311 source
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“Oligomers can form Aβ-fibrils that will eventually form amyloid plaques.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“However, further evaluation of etazolate in phase 3 trials has not progressed.48”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [48] Vellas B Sol O Snyder PJ, et al EHT0202 in Alzheimer’s disease: a 3-month, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2011; 8: 203- 212. 21222604 source
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“Two α-secretase modulators that activate the PI3K/Akt pathway are studied in phase 2 clinical studies: APH-1105 and ID1201.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“The 2 main immunotherapeutic approaches that intend to promote Aβ clearance and are currently tested in clinical and preclinical studies are active and passive immunization:56”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“However, lessons from these fails have altered the current immunotherapy development research for AD.56”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“Abnormal accumulation or dyshomeostasis of metal ions such as iron, copper, and zinc has been associated with the pathophysiology of AD.5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“The occurrence of encephalitis in previous studies (AN-1792)64 led to the development of improved anti-Aβ active immunotherapy agents, more specific to Aβ sites less probable to activate T cells, currently studied in clinical trials.5,6”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [64] Davtyan H Ghochikyan A Petrushina I, et al Immunogenicity, efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action of epitope vaccine (Lu AF20513) for Alzheimer’s disease: prelude to a clinical trial. J Neurosci. 2013; 33: 4923- 4934. 23486963 PMC3634356 source
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“Stimulation of innate immunity either by active or passive immunization also ameliorates the pathology of the disease by promoting microglia and macrophage function.56”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“Strategies that target tau pathology, although promising, bear the risk of toxicity at the moment.”
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“Many ongoing mAbs trials are in phase 3, including aducanumab,67 gantenerumab,68 and BAN240169 in prodromal and very mild AD”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [67] Doody RS Thomas RG Farlow M, et al; Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Steering Committee; Solanezumab Study Group. Phase 3 trials of solanezumab for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370: 311- 321. 24450890 source
- Not checked yetcites [68] Sevigny J Chiao P Bussière T, et al The antibody aducanumab reduces Aβ plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 2016; 537: 50- 56. 27582220 source
- Not checked yetcites [69] Ostrowitzki S Lasser RA Dorflinger E, et al A phase III randomized trial of gantenerumab in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2017; 9: 95. 29221491 PMC5723032 source
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“Deferiprone is an iron chelating agent which is studied in phase 2 trials in participants with mild and prodromal AD.4,53”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [53] Xu P Zhang M Sheng R Ma Y, et al Synthesis and biological evaluation of deferiprone-resveratrol hybrids as antioxidants, Aβ1-42aggregation inhibitors and metal-chelating agents for Alzheimer’s disease. Eur J Med Chem. 2017; 15: 174- 186. 28061347 source
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“Cerebral microhemorrhages and vasogenic edema are the main drawbacks in this group of agents.5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Valuable learning gained from previous failed phase 3 trials of the first agents of this class, bapineuzumab65 and solanezumab,66 enlightened the mAbs’ research.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [65] Gilman S Koller M Black RS, et al Clinical effects of Abeta immunization (AN1792) in patients with AD in an interrupted trial. Neurology. 2005; 64: 1553- 1562. 15883316 source
- Not checked yetcites [66] Salloway S Sperling R Fox NC, et al; Bapineuzumab 301 and 302 Clinical Trial Investigators. Two phase 3 trials of bapineuzumab in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370: 322- 333. 24450891 PMC4159618 source
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“Lu AF20513 epitope vaccine is estimated in a phase 1 study in mild AD.63”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [63] Wang CY Wang PN Chiu MJ, et al UB-311, a novel UBITh® amyloid β peptide vaccine for mild Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2017; 143: 262- 272. PMC5651432 29067332 source
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“Aβ, phosphorylated tau (ptau) peptides, or specific artificial peptides such as polymerized British amyloidosis (ABri)-related peptide (pBri)57 are used as immunogens.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Goñi F Herline K Peyser D, et al Immunomodulation targeting of both Aβ and tau pathological conformers ameliorates Alzheimer’s disease pathology in TgSwDI and 3xTg mouse models. J Neuroinflammation. 2013; 10: 150. 24330773 PMC3878790 source
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“Six active immunotherapy agents are currently studied in phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials:”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [45] Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement; 5: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217 source
- Not checked yetcites [59] Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 12: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217 source
- Not checked yetcites [60] Lacosta AM Pascual-Lucas M Pesini P, et al Safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an active anti-Aβ40 vaccine (ABvac40) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebocontrolled, phase I trial. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018; 10: 12. 29378651 PMC5789644 source
- Not checked yetcites [61] Kim H Seo EH Lee SH Kim BJ The telomerase-derived anticancer peptide vaccine GV1001 as an extracellular heat shock protein-mediated cell-penetrating peptide. Int J Mol Sci. 2016; 17: E2054. PMC5187854 27941629 source
- Not checked yetcites [62] Hull M Sadowsky C Arai H, et al Long-term extensions of randomized vaccination trials of ACC-001 and QS-21 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2017; 14: 696- 708. 28124589 PMC5543567 source
- Not checked yetcites [63] Wang CY Wang PN Chiu MJ, et al UB-311, a novel UBITh® amyloid β peptide vaccine for mild Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2017; 143: 262- 272. PMC5651432 29067332 source
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“Passive Ab immunotherapy via mAbs is the most active and promising class.”
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“First results from aducanumab and BAN2401 trials suggested, at first, a treatment-related result of reducing in cerebral amyloid burden in agreement to deceleration of cognitive decline in patients with prodromal and very mild AD.71,72”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [71] Yang T Dang Y Ostaszewski B, et al Target engagement in an Alzheimer trial: crenezumab lowers amyloid β oligomers in cerebrospinal fluid. Ann Neurol. 2019; 86: 215- 224. 31168802 PMC6771589 source
- Not checked yetcites [72] Panza F Seripa D Lozupone M, et al The potential of solanezumab and gantenerumab to prevent Alzheimer’s disease in people with inherited mutations that cause its early onset. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2018; 18: 25- 35. 29037101 source
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“Intravenous doses of LY3002813 (donanemab) and LY3372993 are studied in participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild to moderate AD in separate phase 1 clinical studies.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“albumin has proved Aβ-binding ability”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Relkin NR Thomas RG Rissman RA, et al A phase 3 trial of IV immunoglobulin for Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2017; 88: 1768- 1775. 28381506 PMC5409846 source
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“A phase 3 trial called Alzheimer’s Management by Albumin Replacement (AMBAR) in mild and moderate AD assesses PE with several replacement volumes of albumin, with or without intravenous immunoglobulin.76”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [76] Boada M Lopez O Nunez L, et al Plasma exchange for Alzheimer’s disease Management by Albumin Replacement (AMBAR) trial: study design and progress. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 61- 69. PMC6395854 30859122 source
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“It also appears to trigger intraneuronal autophagy to clear tau.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [83] Medina M An overview on the clinical development of tau-based therapeutics. Int J Mol Sci. 2018; 19: E1160. 29641484 PMC5979300 source
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“First results presented report that the agent was not well tolerated by the participants.84”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [84] Wilcock GK Gauthier S Frisoni GB, et al Potential of low dose leuco-methylthioninium bis(Hydromethanesulphonate) (LMTM) monotherapy for treatment of mild Alzheimer’s disease: cohort analysis as modified primary outcome in a phase III clinical trial. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018; 61: 435- 457. 29154277 PMC5734125
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“Another GSK-3 inhibitor, tideglusib, did not meet phase 2 clinical endpoints in patients with mild and moderate AD.80”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [80] Lovestone S Boada M Dubois B, et al A phase II trial of tideglusib in Alzheimer’s disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2015; 45: 75- 88. 25537011 source
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“The microtubule-stabilizing agent davunetide was studied in a phase 2 trial but it did not meet the clinical end points.85”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [85] Morimoto BH Schmechel D Hirman J Blackwell A Keith J Gold M A double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose, randomized study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effects on cognition of AL-108 after 12 weeks of intranasal administration in subjects with mild cognitive impairment. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2013; 35: 325- 336. 23594991 source
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“until now, solanezumab did not delay rates of brain atrophy.73”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not matchedcites [73] AAIC (7 2018 news). https://www.alzforum.org/therapeutics/ban2401.
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“albumin binds around the 90% of the circulating Aβ”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Relkin NR Thomas RG Rissman RA, et al A phase 3 trial of IV immunoglobulin for Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2017; 88: 1768- 1775. 28381506 PMC5409846 source
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“exploratory analyses suggest that higher dosing of gantenerumab may be needed for clinical efficacy”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [68] Sevigny J Chiao P Bussière T, et al The antibody aducanumab reduces Aβ plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 2016; 537: 50- 56. 27582220 source
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“albumin is the main protein transporter in humans”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Relkin NR Thomas RG Rissman RA, et al A phase 3 trial of IV immunoglobulin for Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2017; 88: 1768- 1775. 28381506 PMC5409846 source
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“The limited BBB penetration of these agents is the main drawback for their development.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [91] Chang R Yee KL Sumbria RK Tumor necrosis factor α inhibition for Alzheimer’s disease. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2017; 9:1179573517709278. PMC5436834 28579870
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“it is established by multiple biomarker and epidemiological studies of Aβ levels in the CSF and the brain that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, complement activation blockers, and other anti-inflammatory agents could postpone the clinical onset of AD if they are timely and for a long time applied, such as in rheumatoid arthritis.89”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [89] McGeer PL Rogers J McGeer EG Inflammation, antiinflammatory agents, and Alzheimer’s disease: the last 22 years. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 54: 853- 857. 27716676 source
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“there is evidence that activated glial cells are involved in the formation of the brain lesions in AD”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [89] McGeer PL Rogers J McGeer EG Inflammation, antiinflammatory agents, and Alzheimer’s disease: the last 22 years. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 54: 853- 857. 27716676 source
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“epidemiological studies revealed that patients with rheumatoid arthritis, who are treated with anti-inflammatory drugs for decades, are spared from AD.89”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [89] McGeer PL Rogers J McGeer EG Inflammation, antiinflammatory agents, and Alzheimer’s disease: the last 22 years. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 54: 853- 857. 27716676 source
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“Recently emerged evidence in various animal models strongly suggests that targeting ptau epitopes is a practical approach to induce antibody responses that are able to promote tau clearance.81”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not matchedcites [81] Parmentier F Etcheto A Missling CU, et al Exploring Gut Microbiota as a Source of Potential Biomarkers: Initial Results from the ANAVEX®2-73 Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Study [O4-02-04]. AAIC; 2019 http://www.arianapharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Anavex-Microbiota-Presentation-AAIC-July-2019-FINAL-1.pdf.
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“high levels of Aβ aggregation in the brain are accompanied by low levels of Aβ in CSF in AD”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Relkin NR Thomas RG Rissman RA, et al A phase 3 trial of IV immunoglobulin for Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2017; 88: 1768- 1775. 28381506 PMC5409846 source
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“activation of glial cells, microglia, and astrocytes induces the production of inflammatory cytokines, mainly interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α).”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [89] McGeer PL Rogers J McGeer EG Inflammation, antiinflammatory agents, and Alzheimer’s disease: the last 22 years. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 54: 853- 857. 27716676 source
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“the initial trial of gantenerumab in prodromal AD was prematurely stopped for lack of efficacy”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
- Not checked yetcites [68] Sevigny J Chiao P Bussière T, et al The antibody aducanumab reduces Aβ plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 2016; 537: 50- 56. 27582220 source
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“Furthermore, an ongoing phase 2 study evaluates IVIg Octagram 10% in mild and moderate AD.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“ANAVEX 2-73 is evaluated in a phase 2 trial, for eligible subjects AD MCI or mild AD.81”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not matchedcites [81] Parmentier F Etcheto A Missling CU, et al Exploring Gut Microbiota as a Source of Potential Biomarkers: Initial Results from the ANAVEX®2-73 Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Study [O4-02-04]. AAIC; 2019 http://www.arianapharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Anavex-Microbiota-Presentation-AAIC-July-2019-FINAL-1.pdf.
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“Given the recent experience of a high proportion of lack of success in AD clinical trials on therapeutic agents, more recent trials appear robustly empowered by the integration of developments in biomarkers of AD, of the targeting of a single primary outcome, especially in prodromal AD studies, of the enrollment of earlier populations and the innovative trial designs.91-93”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [91] Chang R Yee KL Sumbria RK Tumor necrosis factor α inhibition for Alzheimer’s disease. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2017; 9:1179573517709278. PMC5436834 28579870 source
- Not matchedcites [92] U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment. Washington, DC: Guidance for Industry; 2018.
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- Not matchedcites [93] U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials of Drugs and Biologics. Washington, DC: Draft Guidance for Industry; 2018.
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“its levels have been found elevated in brain and plasma of patients with AD.91”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [91] Chang R Yee KL Sumbria RK Tumor necrosis factor α inhibition for Alzheimer’s disease. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2017; 9:1179573517709278. PMC5436834 28579870
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“it is suggested that PE-mediated possession of albumin-bound Aβ would increase the shift of free Aβ from CSF to plasma to correct the imbalance between brain and blood Aβ levels.75”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Relkin NR Thomas RG Rissman RA, et al A phase 3 trial of IV immunoglobulin for Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2017; 88: 1768- 1775. 28381506 PMC5409846 source
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“Methylene blue’s derivative TRx0237 (LMTX) which was studied in phase 3 failed finally to show efficacy”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [84] Wilcock GK Gauthier S Frisoni GB, et al Potential of low dose leuco-methylthioninium bis(Hydromethanesulphonate) (LMTM) monotherapy for treatment of mild Alzheimer’s disease: cohort analysis as modified primary outcome in a phase III clinical trial. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018; 61: 435- 457. 29154277 PMC5734125
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“ALZT-OP1a plus ALZT-OP1b (cromolyn plus ibuprofen) is a combination of a mast cell stabilizer and an anti-inflammatory agent, respectively, assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial (NCT02547818).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Anti-inflammatory agents studied in phase 1 are the mAbs AL002, AL003 (NCT03635047, NCT03822208).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Thus, AChEIs are contraindicated in conditions including severe cardiac arrhythmias, especially bradycardia or syncope. They are also contraindicated in active peptic ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding history and uncontrolled seizures.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Farlow M Anand R Messina J Hartman R Jr Veach J A 52-week study of the efficacy of rivastigmine in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Eur Neurol. 2000; 44: 236- 241. 11096224
- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“It is the forming of amyloid oligomers to which neurotoxicity is mainly attributed and initiates the amyloid cascade.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Memantine binds preferentially to open NMDA receptor–operated calcium channels blocking NMDA-mediated ion flux and ameliorating the dangerous effects of pathologically elevated glutamate levels that lead to neuronal dysfunction.8”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [8] Matsunaga S Kishi T Iwata N Memantine monotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10:e0123289. PMC4393306 25860130
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“Further decline occurs, but even temporary discontinuation of these drugs results in rapid decline and is associated with greater risk of nursing home placement.16”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [16] Howard R McShane R Lindesay J, et al Nursing home placement in the donepezil and memantine in moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (DOMINO-AD) trial: secondary and post-hoc analyses. Lancet Neurol. 2015; 14: 1171- 1181. 26515660
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“Memantine is a noncompetitive low-affinity NMDA-receptor open-channel blocker and affects glutamatergic transmission.5”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Donepezil and rivastigmine have been approved by FDA for mild, moderate, and severe AD, whereas galantamine for mild and moderate AD.18”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“Thus, AChEIs enhance central cholinergic neurotransmission and finally tend to mitigate decline in cognition at least during the first year of treatment.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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“Although in the amyloid hypothesis, tau hyperphosphorylation was thought to be a downstream event of Aβ deposition, it is equally probable that tau and Aβ act in parallel pathways causing AD and enhancing each other’s toxic effects.3”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Scheltens P Blennow K Breteler MMB, et al Alzheimer’s disease. Lancet. 2016; 388: 505- 517. 26921134 source
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“According to the “amyloid hypothesis” Aβ production in the brain initiates a cascade of events leading to the clinical syndrome of AD.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Pharmacokinetic characteristics differ among AChEIs: the primary route of elimination for donepezil and galantamine is hepatic metabolism, whereas for rivastigmine is liver and intestine metabolism.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
- Not checked yetcites [17] Farlow M Anand R Messina J Hartman R Jr Veach J A 52-week study of the efficacy of rivastigmine in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Eur Neurol. 2000; 44: 236- 241. 11096224
- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“From this point of view, AD could be prevented or effectively treated by decreasing the production of Aβ and tau; preventing aggregation or misfolding of these proteins; neutralizing or removing the toxic aggregate or misfolded forms of these proteins; or a combination of these modalities.7”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Hampel H Mesulam MM Cuello AC, et al The cholinergic system in the pathophysiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 2018; 141: 1917- 1933. 29850777 PMC6022632 source
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“The AChEIs increase the availability of acetylcholine at synapses and have been proven clinically useful in delaying the cognitive decline in AD.7”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Hampel H Mesulam MM Cuello AC, et al The cholinergic system in the pathophysiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 2018; 141: 1917- 1933. 29850777 PMC6022632 source
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“Donepezil and galantamine inhibit selectively and reversibly the acetylcholinesterase, whereas rivastigmine is a “pseudo-irreversible” inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
- Not checked yetcites [17] Farlow M Anand R Messina J Hartman R Jr Veach J A 52-week study of the efficacy of rivastigmine in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Eur Neurol. 2000; 44: 236- 241. 11096224
- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“The AChEIs may also trigger bradycardia and increase the risk of syncope.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Farlow M Anand R Messina J Hartman R Jr Veach J A 52-week study of the efficacy of rivastigmine in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Eur Neurol. 2000; 44: 236- 241. 11096224
- Not checked yetcites [18] Rountree SD Atri A Lopez OL Doody RS Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9: 338- 345. 23102979 source
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“The most popular and broadly accepted explanations for the multiple failures of clinical trials of DMT agents for AD include the too late starting of therapies in disease development, the inappropriate drug doses, the wrong main target of the treatment, and mainly an inadequate understanding of the pathophysiology of AD.35”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [35] Gauthier S Albert M Fox N, et al Why has therapy development for dementia failed in the last two decades. Alzheimers Dement. 2016; 12: 60- 64. 26710325
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“The DMT agents were further separated into small molecules or biologics (monoclonal antibodies [mAbs] and other immunotherapies).”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“The DMT agents were also classified according to their potential MOA as amyloid targeting, as tau-related targeting, and as having other MOA such as anti-inflammatory or metabolic protection, neuroprotection, and growth factor support.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Symptomatic agents are supposed to show symptomatic benefits over weeks to many months in cognition improvement or BPSD elimination.10”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“In addition, the use of clinical trial simulators, Bayesian statistics, and modifiable trial designs is strongly suggested.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“Given the fact that longer trial durations increase the probability of detecting a significant effect but at the same time increase tremendously the costs, the proposed solution seems to be the use of clinical trial simulators.28”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Anderson RM Hadjichrysanthou C Evans S Wong MM Why do so many clinical trials of therapies for Alzheimer’s disease fail? Lancet. 2017; 390: 2327- 2329. 29185425 source
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“A novel approach to the problem seems more technical and mathematical than biological and suggests that the selected trials’ clinical endpoint may be extremely premature, and additionally, the variability in diagnostic markers and end points may result in inaccurate diagnosis of patients’ disease state and is finally a definite source of errors.28”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Anderson RM Hadjichrysanthou C Evans S Wong MM Why do so many clinical trials of therapies for Alzheimer’s disease fail? Lancet. 2017; 390: 2327- 2329. 29185425 source
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In the paper
“They can also help in the perfecting of the design of the study; hence, they may augment the probability of success of estimated new drugs or save invaluable time and resources, by indicating earlier the forthcoming failure of any inappropriate therapy.37”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [37] Hadjichrysanthou C Ower AK de Wolf F Anderson RM The development of a stochastic mathematical model of Alzheimer’s disease to help improve the design of clinical trials of potential treatments. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13:e0190615. PMC5788351 29377891
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“The crucial step in AD pathogenesis is the production of amyloid (Aβ), which forms SPs (insoluble and proteolysis-resistant fibrils).”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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In the paper
“Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are preferred for treating depression and anxiety.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [21] Bessey LJ Walaszek A Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019; 21: 66. 31264056
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“The tested agents are classified as DMTs (73%), symptomatic cognitive enhancers (13%), and symptomatic for the treatment of BPSDs (11%).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“The APP cleavage by α-secretase leads to nonamyloidogenic pathway, whereas APP cleavage by β-secretase (BACE1) leads to amyloidogenic pathway.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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In the paper
“These simulators are constructed with mathematical, computational, and statistical tools and can predict the likelihood that a strategy and clinical end point selection of a given trial are proper or not, before the initiation of the trial.36”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [36] Romero K Ito K Rogers JA, et al The future is now: model-based clinical trial design for Alzheimer’s disease. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2015; 97: 210- 214. 25669145 PMC6463482
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In the paper
“No new drug has been approved by FDA for AD since 2003 and there are no approved DMTs for AD, despite many long and expensive trials.22,28”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [22] Hukins D Macleod U Boland JW Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2019; 75: 467- 481. 30610274
- Not checked yetcites [28] Anderson RM Hadjichrysanthou C Evans S Wong MM Why do so many clinical trials of therapies for Alzheimer’s disease fail? Lancet. 2017; 390: 2327- 2329. 29185425 source
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In the paper
“The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association (NIA-AA) proposed a new framework for research,39 which requires the application of amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration biomarkers to clinical trials, succeeds in precise classification of patients in AD stages, and can be used to assist clinical trials design.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [39] Jack CR Jr Bennett DA Blennow K, et al NIA-AA research framework: toward a biological definition of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2018; 14: 535- 562. 29653606 PMC5958625 source
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“Consequently, current guidance provided by the FDA for AD clinical trials further includes use of fluid or neuroradiological biomarkers in disease staging for preclinical and prodromal AD trials and of a single primary outcome in prodromal AD trials.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“The last annual review of the drug development pipeline for AD examined clinicaltrials.gov in February, 2019 (132 agents in 156 trials) and provides information and conclusions available at that time: 28 drugs in 42 clinical trials in phase 3 trials, 74 drugs in 83 phase 2 trials, and 30 drugs in 31 phase 1 trials.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“Their combination benefits patients with usually additive effects, without any increase in adverse effects.14,15”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Introduction > Current management of AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [14] Na R Yang JH Yeom Y, et al A systematic review and meta-analysis of nonpharmacological interventions for moderate to severe dementia. Psychiatry Investig. 2019; 16: 325- 335. PMC6539264 31132836
- Not checked yetcites [15] Kishita N Backhouse T Mioshi E Nonpharmacological interventions to improve depression, anxiety, and quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia: an overview of systematic reviews. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2019; 33: 28- 41. 31203712 source
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“Two BACE inhibitors are still elaborated: elenbecestat (E2609) in phase 2 and umibecestat (CNP520) in phase 3.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“The phase 3 lanabecestat trial was discontinued due to lack of efficacy, whereas verubecestat and atabecestat trials were ceased due to ineffectiveness, as well as safety reasons (rash, falls, liver toxicity, and neuropsychiatric symptoms).10,32-34”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Burki T Alzheimer’s disease research: the future of BACE inhibitors. Lancet. 2018; 391: 2486. 29976459 source
- Not checked yetcites [33] Egan MF Kost J Voss T, et al Randomized trial of verubecestat for prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2019; 380: 1408- 1420. 30970186 PMC6776078 source
- Not checked yetcites [34] Henley D Raghavan N Sperling R Aisen P Raman R Romano G Preliminary results of a trial of atabecestat in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2019; 380: 1483- 1485. 30970197 source
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In the paper
“APH-1105 is delivered intranasally and is assessed in mild to moderate AD.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Etazolate is currently evaluated in animal studies for its preventive effect in post-traumatic stress disorder.49”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [49] Alzoubi KH Al Subeh ZY Khabour OF Molecular targets for the interactive effect of etazolate during post-traumatic stress disorder: role of oxidative stress, BDNF and histones. Behav Brain Res. 2019; 369:111930. 31047921
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“Aβ42 is the most aggregation-prone form and has the tendency to cluster into oligomers.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Etazolate (EHT0202) stimulates the nonamyloidogenic α-secretase pathway acting as a selective modulator of GABA receptors.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [48] Vellas B Sol O Snyder PJ, et al EHT0202 in Alzheimer’s disease: a 3-month, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2011; 8: 203- 212. 21222604 source
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“The KLVFF compound that mainly prevents the aggregation of Aβ42 and can also dissolve the oligomerics to a limited extend is the final compound 18, which is resilient in proteolytic decomposition.51”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [51] Stark T Lieblein T Pohland M, et al Peptidomimetics that inhibit and partially reverse the aggregation of Aβ1-42. Biochemistry. 2017; 56: 4840- 4849. 28841311 source
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“A phase 2 clinical trial in patients with AD did not provide evidence to support a clinical benefit of ELND005 while severe toxicity issues (infections) forced the cessation of the study.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [50] Salloway S Sperling R Keren R, et al; ELND005-AD201 Investigators. A phase 2 randomized trial of ELND005, scyllo-inositol, in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2011; 77: 1253- 1262. 21917766 PMC3179648 source
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In the paper
“Aβ38 is soluble, present in the vasculature of patients with sporadic and familial AD.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“This fact is probably responsible for recent failures in clinical trials with γ-secretase inhibitors: semagacestat29 was associated with worsening of activities in daily leaving and increased rates of infections and skin cancer, avagacestat41 was associated with higher rate of cognitive decline and adverse dose-limiting effects (skin cancer) and tarenflurbil which showed low brain penetration.42”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [29] Doody RS Raman R Farlow M, et al A phase 3 trial of semagacestat for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2013; 369: 341- 350. 23883379 source
- Not checked yetcites [41] Coric V Salloway S van Dyck CH, et al Targeting prodromal Alzheimer disease with avagacestat: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Neurol. 2015; 72: 1324- 1333. 26414022 source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Muntimadugu E Dhommati R Jain A Challa VG Shaheen M Khan W Intranasal delivery of nanoparticle encapsulated tarenflurbil: a potential brain targeting strategy for Alzheimer’s disease. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2016; 92: 224- 234. 27185298
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“KLVFF is a peptide sequence that resembles the hydrophobic central part of the Aβ and gradually replaces natural polypeptides.”
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- Not checked yetcites [51] Stark T Lieblein T Pohland M, et al Peptidomimetics that inhibit and partially reverse the aggregation of Aβ1-42. Biochemistry. 2017; 56: 4840- 4849. 28841311 source
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“Major sites of γ-secretase cleavage usually occur in positions 40 and 42 of Aβ, thus Aβ40 and Aβ42 oligomers are the main products of the sequential APP cleavage, as the amyloidogenic pathway is favored in neurons because of the greater plentifulness of BACE1.”
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Aβ40 usually constitutes more than 50% of total detected Aβ.”
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“Restricted, nowadays, knowledge assumes that α-secretase activation is promoted through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway and may be through γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor signaling; thus, agents that activate the PI3K/Akt pathway or act as selective GABA receptor modulators are suggested as potential therapeutic drugs for AD.47,48”
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- Not checked yetcites [47] Cho WH Park JC Kim DH, et al ID1201, the ethanolic extract of the fruit of Melia toosendan ameliorates impairments in spatial learning and reduces levels of amyloid beta in 5XFAD mice. Neurosci Lett. 2014; 583: 170- 175. 25281546 source
- Not checked yetcites [48] Vellas B Sol O Snyder PJ, et al EHT0202 in Alzheimer’s disease: a 3-month, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2011; 8: 203- 212. 21222604 source
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“Aβ40 is somewhat aggregation-prone and it is mostly found in the cerebral vasculature as a main component of “cerebral amyloid angiopathy.””
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“All agents showed significant and dose-dependent result of reducing CSF Aβ42, but without cognitive or functional benefit while many of them were poorly tolerated and some of them failed in subjects with prodromal AD.”
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- Not checked yetcites [46] Panza F Lozupone M Solfrizzi V, et al BACE inhibitors in clinical development for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Expert Rev Neurother. 2018; 18: 847- 857. 30277096
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“Unluckily, concerning γ-secretase, in addition to APP, this particular enzyme acts on many other substances and cleaves different transmembrane proteins. Notch receptor 1, which is essential for control of normal cell differentiation and communication, is among them.5”
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Yiannopoulou KG Papageorgiou SG Current and future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2013; 6: 19- 33. 23277790 PMC3526946 source
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“ID1201 is a fruit extract of melia toosendan and also induces α-secretase activation. It is evaluated in mild AD.47”
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- Not checked yetcites [47] Cho WH Park JC Kim DH, et al ID1201, the ethanolic extract of the fruit of Melia toosendan ameliorates impairments in spatial learning and reduces levels of amyloid beta in 5XFAD mice. Neurosci Lett. 2014; 583: 170- 175. 25281546 source
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“Consequently, it is possible that effective AD immunotherapies must be able to simultaneously target both ptau and Aβ pathologies.56”
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“Overall, Aβ-targeted strategies seem promising if used very early in the progression of the disease, before the presence of any symptoms; thus, they are developed in current trials in preclinical AD.”
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“CAD106 is an active Aβ immunotherapeutic agent, is studied in preclinical AD under the umbrella of the Alzheimer prevention initiative generation program, which comprises 2 phase 3 studies that evaluate simultaneously the safety and efficacy of CAD106 and umibecestat in asymptomatic individuals at risk of developing AD (60-75 years of age, APOE4 homozygotes, or APOE4 heterozygotes with elevated Am”
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- Not checked yetcites [45] Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement; 5: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217 source
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“A metal protein–attenuating compound, PBT2, has recently progressed in phase 2 AD treatment trials, as it demonstrated promising efficacy data in preclinical studies.54”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [54] Krishnan HS Bernard-Gauthier V Placzek MS Metal protein-attenuating compound for PET neuroimaging: synthesis and preclinical evaluation of [11C]PBT2. Mol Pharm. 2018; 15: 695- 702. 29298483
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“Antigen-presenting cells present the immunogens to B cells. Use of Ab or ptau peptides will produce antibodies to Ab or ptau epitopes, respectively. Use of pBri will produce antibodies to both Aβ and ptau epitopes.56”
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“ABvac40 is evaluated in a phase 2 study, as the first active vaccine against the C-terminal end of Aβ40.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [59] Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 12: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217 source
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“ABri is a rare hereditary amyloidosis associated with a mutation that results in the production of a highly amyloidogenic protein with a unique carboxyl terminus that has no homology to any other human protein.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Goñi F Herline K Peyser D, et al Immunomodulation targeting of both Aβ and tau pathological conformers ameliorates Alzheimer’s disease pathology in TgSwDI and 3xTg mouse models. J Neuroinflammation. 2013; 10: 150. 24330773 PMC3878790
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“In a 3-month phase 2 study, PBT2 succeeded in a 13% reduction of CSF Aβ and an executive function improvement in a dose-related pattern in patients with early AD.55”
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- Not checked yetcites [55] Villemagne VL Rowe CC Barnham KJ, et al A randomized, exploratory molecular imaging study targeting amyloid β with a novel 8-OH quinoline in Alzheimer’s disease: the PBT2-204 IMAGINE study. Alzheimers Dement. 2017; 3: 622- 635. PMC5702880 29201996
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“GV1001 peptide (tertomotide) was previously studied as a vaccine against various cancers, whereas now it is evaluated in a phase 2 study for AD.60”
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- Not checked yetcites [60] Lacosta AM Pascual-Lucas M Pesini P, et al Safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an active anti-Aβ40 vaccine (ABvac40) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebocontrolled, phase I trial. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018; 10: 12. 29378651 PMC5789644 source
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“Immunotherapeutic approaches have dominated in the past 15 years with negative results until now.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“UB-311, a synthetic peptide used as Aβ vaccine, has been advanced into an ongoing phase 2 study in patients with mild and moderate AD. In phase 1, it induced a 100% responder rate in patients with AD. The usual adverse effects were swelling in the injection site and agitation. A slower cognitive decline rate was observed in patients with mild AD.62”
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- Not checked yetcites [62] Hull M Sadowsky C Arai H, et al Long-term extensions of randomized vaccination trials of ACC-001 and QS-21 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2017; 14: 696- 708. 28124589 PMC5543567 source
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“Monoclonal Abs to Ab, ptau, or b sheet epitopes are systemically and adequately for BBB penetration infused. As antibodies cross the BBB, they act to clear, degrade, or alternatively disaggregate or neutralize their targets.56”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Wisniewski T Goñi F Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. Neuron. 2015; 85: 1162- 1176. 25789753 PMC4366618 source
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“Furthermore, the design of the studies became more specific and targeted: the characteristics of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities were associated with the dose of antibodies and APOε4 genotyping, higher dosing necessity was recognized, and accurate measures for specific targets, such as reduction of Aβ plaque burden on amyloid PET, were required.10”
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Atri A Current and future treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Semin Neurol. 2019; 39: 227- 240. 30925615 source
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“The pBri peptide corresponds to this terminus and induces an immune response that recognizes Aβ and ptau.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Goñi F Herline K Peyser D, et al Immunomodulation targeting of both Aβ and tau pathological conformers ameliorates Alzheimer’s disease pathology in TgSwDI and 3xTg mouse models. J Neuroinflammation. 2013; 10: 150. 24330773 PMC3878790
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“ACC-001 (vanutide cridificar), an Aβ vaccine, was studied in phase 2a extension studies in subjects with mild to moderate AD. It was administered with QS-21 adjuvant. Long-term therapy with this combination was very well tolerated and produced the highest anti-Aβ IgG titers compared with other regimens.61”
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- Not checked yetcites [61] Kim H Seo EH Lee SH Kim BJ The telomerase-derived anticancer peptide vaccine GV1001 as an extracellular heat shock protein-mediated cell-penetrating peptide. Int J Mol Sci. 2016; 17: E2054. PMC5187854 27941629
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“Strict inclusion criteria were applied, such as biomarker proof of “amyloid positivity” and enrollment of individuals with preclinical stages of the disease.”
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“A phase 1 study was conducted with patients with mild to moderate AD aged 50 to 85 years. Neither incident vasogenic edema nor microhemorrhages were identified. Specific anti-Aβ40 antibodies were developed in the 92% of the individuals receiving injections of ABvac40.59”
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- Not checked yetcites [59] Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 12: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217 source
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“and crenezumab,70 gantenerumab, and solanezumab71 in studies for preclinical or at-risk populations”
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- Not checked yetcites [70] Logovinsky V Satlin A Lai R, et al Safety and tolerability of BAN2401–a clinical study in Alzheimer’s disease with a protofibril selective Aβ antibody. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2016; 8: 14. 27048170 PMC4822297
- Not checked yetcites [68] Sevigny J Chiao P Bussière T, et al The antibody aducanumab reduces Aβ plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 2016; 537: 50- 56. 27582220 source
- Not checked yetcites [71] Yang T Dang Y Ostaszewski B, et al Target engagement in an Alzheimer trial: crenezumab lowers amyloid β oligomers in cerebrospinal fluid. Ann Neurol. 2019; 86: 215- 224. 31168802 PMC6771589 source
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“Eleven of them are studied in phase 3: 3 cognitive intensifiers and 8 acting on BPSD.”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Twenty symptomatic agents are in phase 2: 14 cognitive intensifiers and 6 acting on BPSD.”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Only 1 agent with tau-related mechanism is evaluated in phase 2/3, whereas 10 agents that target tau as one of their mechanisms are evaluated in phase 2, and 5 more agents with tau-related mechanism are assessed in phase 1 studies.4”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“NPT088 reduced Aβ and ptau aggregates and improved cognition in aged Tg2576 mice.”
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- Not checked yetcites [77] Levenson JM Schroeter S Carroll JC, et al NPT088 reduces both amyloid-β and tau pathologies in transgenic mice. Alzheimers Dement. 2016; 2: 141- 155. PMC5651359 29067301
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“patients treated with ANAVEX 2-73 had high levels of 2 gut microbiota families, Ruminococcaceae and Porphyromonadaceae, which were associated with improved activities of daily living.”
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- Not checked yetcites [81] Parmentier F Etcheto A Missling CU, et al Exploring Gut Microbiota as a Source of Potential Biomarkers: Initial Results from the ANAVEX®2-73 Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Study [O4-02-04]. AAIC; 2019 http://www.arianapharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Anavex-Microbiota-Presentation-AAIC-July-2019-FINAL-1.pdf.
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“There are also 2 cognitive intensifiers being studied in phase 1.4”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“A monotherapy trial with MB on mild and moderate AD (NCT00515333) has demonstrated some clinical benefit in moderate, but not mild AD.82”
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- Not checked yetcites [82] Wischik CM Staff RT Wischik DJ, et al Tau aggregation inhibitor therapy: an exploratory phase 2 study in mild or moderate Alzheimer’s disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2015; 44: 705- 720. 25550228 source
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“the first completed phase 3 trial of IVIg as a treatment for AD demonstrated good tolerability but lack of efficacy of the agent on clinical stability or delay of cognitive or functional decline of participants with mild and moderate AD.74”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [74] Schwarz AJ Sundell KL Charil A, et al Magnetic resonance imaging measures of brain atrophy from the EXPEDITION3 trial in mild Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 328- 337. PMC6675941 31388559
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“TNF-α signaling has been proved to exacerbate both Aβ aggregation and tau phosphorylation in vivo,90”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
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- Not checked yetcites [90] Alam Q Alam MZ Mushtaq G, et al Inflammatory process in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases: central role of cytokines. Curr Pharm Des. 2016; 22: 541- 548. 26601965
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“AGB101 (low-dose extended-release levetiracetam) is an SV2A modulator that is assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial as a repurposed agent (approved for use in another indication, not epilepsy but MCI due to AD).”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Overall, there are 33 symptomatic agents in current trials: 19 agents aim to improve cognition and 14 target BPSD.”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“COR388 targets a periodontal pathogen acting as bacterial protease inhibitor that reduces neuroinflammation and consequently hippocampal degeneration and is currently assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03823404).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“NDX-1017 is an hepatocyte growth factor with the role to regenerate neurons, which is studied in a phase 1 clinical trial (NCT03298672).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“BHV4157 (troriluzole) is a glutamate modulator that reduces synaptic levels of glutamate and is assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03605667).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“Losartan plus amlodipine plus atorvastatin plus exercise is a combination repurposed agent suggested to succeed significant reduction of the vascular risk capable of preserving cognitive function. It is assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial (NCT02913664).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Masitinib acts on mast cells as a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a modulator of neuroinflammation. It is assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial (NCT01872598).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“AstroStem is currently assessed in a phase 2 study (NCT03117738), whereas hMSCs (human mesenchymal stem cells) treatment is assessed in a phase 1 study (NCT02600130).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“Candesartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker; formoterol, a β2 adrenergic receptor agonist; and intranasal insulin glulisine, which rises brain insulin signaling, are currently studied in phase 2 clinical trials (NCT02646982, NCT02500784, NCT02503501, respectively), whereas intranasal insulin aspart is assessed in a phase 1 clinical study.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“Icosapent ethyl is the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega-3 fatty acid in a purified form. It is supposed to protect neurons from disease pathology and is assessed in a phase 3 clinical trial (NCT02719327).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“There are also 2 biologics and 24 small molecules with neuroprotection as one of their mechanisms4 assessed in phase 2 clinical studies and 8 small molecules in phase 1 clinical trials.4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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In the paper
“Elderberry Juice improves the mitochondrial function acting as powerful antioxidant rich in anthocyanins (NCT02414607) and GRF6019, a human plasma protein fraction administered with infusions, based on the hypothesis that brain neuroinflammation can be counteracted by young blood parabiosis (NCT03520998, NCT03765762).4”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > Current Landscape in Treatment Research for AD > Currently studied DMTs for AD
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Cummings J Lee G Ritter A Sabbagh M Zhong K Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2019. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 5: 272- 293. PMC6617248 31334330 source
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“Donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine are the cholinesterase inhibitors that are most frequently prescribed [102,103,104,105,106].”
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“Monotherapy has shown beneficial effects in the short and long term in patients with moderate to severe AD, improving their quality of life, cognition, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases [33,34]”
From Multi-Target Mechanisms of Phytochemicals in Alzheimer’s Disease: Effects on Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation and Protein Aggregation (2022) · cites this paper as [34]
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“In fact, in preclinical models, decreasing tau protein levels via ASO strategies185,186 and recently by engineered zinc-finger transcription factors187 was shown to be durable and to reverse tau pathology.”
From PROTAC targeted protein degraders: the past is prologue (2022) · cites this paper as [186]
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§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > References
“45. Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement; 5: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217”
§ Current and Future Treatments in Alzheimer Disease: An Update > References
“59. Lopez Lopez C Tariot PN Caputo A, et al The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program: study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2019; 12: 216- 227. PMC6562315 31211217”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Yiannopoulou, K. G., & Papageorgiou, S. G.
- Affiliations
- Henry Dunant Hospital (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Yiannopoulou, Konstantina G
- Venue
- Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-01
- Volume
- 12
- Pages
- 117957352090739
- ISSN
- 1179-5735 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7050025
- OpenAlex
- W3007853567
- Semantic Scholar
- 35a37a9e5cb7e502b1d43a326dbbe0efe4d86057
- Cited by
- 966
- References
- 96
- Citations by year
- 2026: 122 · 2025: 171 · 2024: 214 · 2023: 204 · 2022: 136 · 2021: 93 · 2020: 26
- FWCI
- 14.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Central Nervous System Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, disease-modifying therapy, cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, neuroprotection, anti-inflammatory therapy, growth factor therapy, stem cell therapy, biomarkers, precision medicine, clinical trial design
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