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Detailed comparison of amyloid PET and CSF biomarkers for identifying early Alzheimer disease
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of CSF biomarkers and amyloid PET for diagnosing early-stage Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS: From the prospective, longitudinal BioFINDER study, we included 122 healthy elderly and 34 patients with mild cognitive impairment who developed AD dementia within 3 years (MCI-AD). β-Amyloid (Aβ) deposition in 9 brain regions was examined with [18F]-flutemetamol PET. CSF was analyzed with INNOTEST and EUROIMMUN ELISAs. The results were replicated in 146 controls and 64 patients with MCI-AD from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study. RESULTS: The best CSF measures for identifying MCI-AD were Aβ42/total tau (t-tau) and Aβ42/hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) (area under the curve [AUC] 0.93-0.94). The best PET measures performed similarly (AUC 0.92-0.93; anterior cingulate, posterior cingulate/precuneus, and global neocortical uptake). CSF Aβ42/t-tau and Aβ42/p-tau performed better than CSF Aβ42 and Aβ42/40 (AUC difference 0.03-0.12, p<0.05). Using nonoptimized cutoffs, CSF Aβ42/t-tau had the highest accuracy of all CSF/PET biomarkers (sensitivity 97%, specificity 83%). The combination of CSF and PET was not better than using either biomarker separately. CONCLUSIONS: Amyloid PET and CSF biomarkers can identify early AD with high accuracy. There were no differences between the best CSF and PET measures and no improvement when combining them. Regional PET measures were not better than assessing the global Aβ deposition. The results were replicated in an independent cohort using another CSF assay and PET tracer. The choice between CSF and amyloid PET biomarkers for identifying early AD can be based on availability, costs, and doctor/patient preferences since both have equally high diagnostic accuracy. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class III evidence that amyloid PET and CSF biomarkers identify early-stage AD equally accurately.
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- Palmqvist, S., Zetterberg, H., Mattsson, N., Johansson, P., Initiative, F. T. A. D. N., Minthon, L., Blennow, K., Olsson, M., For the Swedish BioFINDER study group, Hansson, O., Hansson, O., Minthon, L., Toresson, H., Nägga, K., Palmqvist, S., Stomrud, E., Johansson, P., Nilsson, C., Nilsson, M., Mattsson, N., Lindqvist, D., Vestberg, S., Janelidze, S., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Andreasson, U., van Westen, D., Lätt, J., Mannfolk, P., Nilsson, M., Strandberg, O., Sundgren, P., Ståhlberg, F., Lindberg, O., Westman, E., Wahlund, L.-O., Wollmer, P., Smith, R., Olsson, T., Weiner, M., Aisen, P., Weiner, M., Aisen, P., Petersen, R., Jack, C. R., Jagust, W., Trojanowki, J. Q., Toga, A. W., Beckett, L., Green, R. C., Gamst, A., Saykin, A. J., Morris, J., Potter, W. Z., Green, R. C., Montine, T., Petersen, R., Aisen, P., Gamst, A., Thomas, R. G., Donohue, M., Walter, S., Jack, C. R., Dale, A., Bernstein, M., Felmlee, J., Fox, N., Thompson, P., Schuff, N., Alexander, G., DeCarli, C., Jagust, W., Bandy, D., Koeppe, R. A., Foster, N., Reiman, E. M., Chen, K., Mathis, C., Morris, J., Cairns, N. J., Taylor-Reinwald, L., Trojanowki, J. Q., Shaw, L., Lee, V. M.-Y., Korecka, M., Toga, A. W., Crawford, K., Neu, S., Beckett, L., Harvey, D., Gamst, A., Kornak, J., Saykin, A. J., Foroud, T. M., Potkin, S., Shen, L., Kachaturian, Z., Frank, R., Snyder, P. J., Molchan, S., Kaye, J., Dolen, S., Quinn, J., Schneider, L., Pawluczyk, S., Spann, B. M., Brewer, J., Vanderswag, H., Heidebrink, J. L., Lord, J. L., Petersen, R., Johnson, K., Doody, R. S., Villanueva-Meyer, J., Chowdhury, M., Stern, Y., Honig, L. S., Bell, K. L., Morris, J. C., Mintun, M. A., Schneider, S., Marson, D., Griffith, R., Clark, D., Grossman, H., Tang, C., Marzloff, G., deToledo-Morrell, L., Shah, R. C., Duara, R., Varon, D., Roberts CAN, P., Albert, M. S., Kozauer, N., Zerrate, M., Rusinek, H., de Leon, M. J., De Santi, S. M., Doraiswamy, P. M., Petrella, J. R., Aiello, M., Arnold, S., Karlawish, J. H., Wolk, D., Smith, C. D., Given, C. A., Hardy, P., Lopez, O. L., Oakley, M., Simpson, D. M., Ismail, M. S., Brand, C., Richard, J., Mulnard, R. A., Thai, G., Mc-Adams-Ortiz, C., Diaz-Arrastia, R., Martin-Cook, K., DeVous, M., Levey, A. I., Lah, J. J., Cellar, J. S., Burns, J. M., Anderson, H. S., Laubinger, M. M., Apostolova, L., Silverman, D. H. S., Lu, P. H., Graff-Radford, N. R., Parfitt, F., Johnson, H., Farlow, M., Herring, S., Hake, A. M., van Dyck, C. H., MacAvoy, M. G., Benincasa, A. L., Chertkow, H., Bergman, H., Hosein, C., Black, S., Stefanovic, B., Caldwell, C., Robin Hsiung, G.-Y., Feldman, H., Assaly, M., Kertesz, A., Rogers, J., Trost, D., Bernick, C., Munic, D., Wu, C.-K., Johnson, N., Mesulam, M., Sadowsky, C., Martinez, W., Villena, T., Turner, R. S., Johnson, K., Reynolds, B., Sperling, R. A., Rentz, D. M., Johnson, K. A., Rosen, A., Tinklenberg, J., Ashford, W., Sabbagh, M., Connor, D., Jacobson, S., Killiany, R., Norbash, A., Nair, A., Obisesan, T. O., Jayam-Trouth, A., Wang, P., Lerner, A., Hudson, L., Ogrocki, P., DeCarli, C., Fletcher, E., Carmichael, O., Kittur, S., Borrie, M., Lee, T.-Y., Bartha, R., Johnson, S., Asthana, S., Carlsson, C. M., Potkin, S. G., Preda, A., Nguyen, D., Tariot, P., Fleisher, A., Reeder, S., Bates, V., Capote, H., Rainka, M., Hendin, B. A., Scharre, D. W., Kataki, M., Zimmerman, E. A., Celmins, D., Brown, A. D., Pearlson, G., Blank, K., Anderson, K., Saykin, A. J., Santulli, R. B., Englert, J., Williamson, J. D., Sink, K. M., Watkins, F., Ott, B. R., Stopa, E., Tremont, G., Salloway, S., Malloy, P., Correia, S., Rosen, H. J., Mintzer, J., Longmire, C. F., & Spicer, K.
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- Nägga, Katarina
- Stomrud, Erik
- Nilsson, Christer
- Lindqvist, Daniel
- Vestberg, Susanna
- Janelidze, Shorena
- van Westen, Danielle
- Lätt, Jimmy
- Nilsson, Markus
- Sundgren, Pia
- Lindberg, Olof
- Westman, Eric
- Wahlund, Lars-Olof
- Wollmer, Per
- Smith, Ruben
- Thomas, Ronald G.
- Donohue, Michael
- Walter, Sarah
- Dale, Anders
- Felmlee, Joel
- Fox, Nick
- Thompson, Paul
- Alexander, Gene
- Koeppe, Robert A.
- Reiman, Eric M.
- Chen, Kewei
- Lee, Virginia M.-Y.
- Korecka, Magdalena
- Crawford, Karen
- Harvey, Danielle
- Kornak, John
- Foroud, Tatiana M.
- Shen, Li
- Frank, Richard
- Snyder, Peter J.
- Kaye, Jeffrey
- Schneider, Lon
- Heidebrink, Judith L.
- Lord, Joanne L.
- Johnson, Kris
- Stern, Yaakov
- Honig, Lawrence S.
- Bell, Karen L.
- Marson, Daniel
- Clark, David
- Tang, Cheuk
- Marzloff, George
- Shah, Raj C.
- Duara, Ranjan
- Albert, Marilyn S.
- Rusinek, Henry
- de Leon, Mony J
- Doraiswamy, P. Murali
- Petrella, Jeffrey R.
- Karlawish, Jason H.
- Wolk, David
- Smith, Charles D.
- Hardy, Peter
- Ismail, M. Saleem
- Thai, Gaby
- Diaz-Arrastia, Ramon
- DeVous, Michael
- Levey, Allan I.
- Lah, James J.
- Burns, Jeffrey M.
- Apostolova, Liana
- Silverman, Daniel H.S.
- Lu, Po H.
- Johnson, Heather
- Farlow, Martin
- Hake, Ann M.
- van Dyck, Christopher H.
- Chertkow, Howard
- Bergman, Howard
- Black, Sandra
- Stefanovic, Bojana
- Feldman, Howard
- Bernick, Charles
- Johnson, Nancy
- Mesulam, Marsel
- Turner, Raymond Scott
- Sperling, Reisa A.
- Rentz, Dorene M.
- Johnson, Keith A.
- Rosen, Allyson
- Jacobson, Sandra
- Killiany, Ronald
- Norbash, Alexander
- Nair, Anil
- Obisesan, Thomas O.
- Wang, Paul
- Lerner, Alan
- Carmichael, Owen
- Johnson, Sterling
- Asthana, Sanjay
- Carlsson, Cynthia M.
- Preda, Adrian
- Nguyen, Dana
- Tariot, Pierre
- Fleisher, Adam
- Hendin, Barry A.
- Scharre, Douglas W.
- Kataki, Maria
- Pearlson, Godfrey
- Santulli, Robert B.
- Williamson, Jeff D.
- Sink, Kaycee M.
- Ott, Brian R.
- Tremont, Geoffrey
- Salloway, Stephen
- Correia, Stephen
- Rosen, Howard J.
- Mintzer, Jacobo
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- Neurology
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- 2015-10-06
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- 85
- Issue
- 14
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- 1240-1249
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- 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-632X
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- PMC4607601
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- W2173601762
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5u01ag024904-10)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- National Institute on Aging (U01-AG-024904, P50AG005134)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, early diagnosis, amyloid PET, cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, amyloid-beta, tau protein, mild cognitive impairment, 18F-flutemetamol, diagnostic accuracy
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Brain, Dementia, Female, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Radionuclide Imaging, Biomarkers, Amyloid beta-Peptides, tau Proteins, Cognitive Dysfunction
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