Aducanumab, gantenerumab, BAN2401, and ALZ-801—the first wave of amyloid-targeting drugs for Alzheimer's disease with potential for near term approval

M Tolar, S Abushakra, JA Hey, A Porsteinsson… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
The body of evidence suggesting a causative, initiating role of beta amyloid (Aβ) in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is substantial. Yet, only a few anti-amyloid agents …

Aducanumab for Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis moves from bench to bedside

ES Musiek, T Gomez-Isla… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alzheimer disease (AD) research community. On one side, adherents to the amyloid
hypothesis, an evolving body of evidence that abnormal accumulation and aggregation of β …

The path forward in Alzheimer's disease therapeutics: reevaluating the amyloid cascade hypothesis

M Tolar, S Abushakra, M Sabbagh - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of disease‐modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has
been challenging, with no drugs approved to date. The failures of several amyloid‐targeted …

Alzheimer disease and aducanumab: adjusting our approach

DJ Selkoe - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
In the march towards disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer disease, immunotherapy
with antibodies against amyloid-β protein is furthest along in human trials. The news that …

Aducanumab therapy to treat Alzheimer's disease: a narrative review

SA Beshir, AM Aadithsoorya, A Parveen… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Aducanumab, a new monoclonal antibody that targets β‐amyloid aggregates,
has been granted conditional approval by the US FDA for treatment of mild Alzheimer's …

Aducanumab produced a clinically meaningful benefit in association with amyloid lowering

J Cummings, P Aisen, C Lemere, A Atri… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Aducanumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting amyloid beta protein (Aß), a defining
feature of the biology of Alzheimer's disease (AD)[1]. Laboratory studies showed high affinity …

[HTML][HTML] First-in-human, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose escalation study of aducanumab (BIIB037) in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease

J Ferrero, L Williams, H Stella, K Leitermann… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Aducanumab (BIIB037), a human monoclonal antibody selective for
aggregated forms of amyloid beta, is being investigated as a disease-modifying treatment for …

Lessons Learned from Approval of Aducanumab for Alzheimer's Disease

JL Heidebrink, HL Paulson - Annual Review of Medicine, 2024 - annualreviews.org
When the US Food and Drug Administration used the accelerated approval process to
authorize the use of the antiamyloid drug aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Emerge and engage topline results: phase 3 studies of aducanumab in early Alzheimer's disease: developments in clinical trials and cognitive assessment

SB Haeberlein, C von Hehn, Y Tian… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Aducanumab is a human monoclonal antibody that selectively targets
aggregated forms of Aβ, including soluble oligomers and insoluble fibrils. EMERGE and …

Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer disease: a 2020–2023 update

LK Huang, YC Kuan, HW Lin, CJ Hu - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, presenting a significant unmet
medical need worldwide. The pathogenesis of AD involves various pathophysiological …