The amyloid hypothesis in Alzheimer disease: new insights from new therapeutics

E Karran, B De Strooper - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Many drugs that target amyloid-β (Aβ) in Alzheimer disease (AD) have failed to demonstrate
clinical efficacy. However, four anti-Aβ antibodies have been shown to mediate the removal …

The probabilistic model of Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis revised

GB Frisoni, D Altomare, DR Thal, F Ribaldi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The current conceptualization of Alzheimer disease (AD) is driven by the amyloid
hypothesis, in which a deterministic chain of events leads from amyloid deposition and then …

[HTML][HTML] Lecanemab in early Alzheimer's disease

CH Van Dyck, CJ Swanson, P Aisen… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The accumulation of soluble and insoluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) may
initiate or potentiate pathologic processes in Alzheimer's disease. Lecanemab, a humanized …

Donanemab in early symptomatic Alzheimer disease: the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 randomized clinical trial

JR Sims, JA Zimmer, CD Evans, M Lu, P Ardayfio… - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are limited efficacious treatments for Alzheimer disease. Objective To
assess efficacy and adverse events of donanemab, an antibody designed to clear brain …

[HTML][HTML] Two randomized phase 3 studies of aducanumab in early Alzheimer's disease

S Budd Haeberlein, PS Aisen, F Barkhof… - The journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible, and fatal disease for which
accumulation of amyloid beta is thought to play a key role in pathogenesis. Aducanumab is …

[HTML][HTML] Trial of solanezumab in preclinical Alzheimer's disease

RA Sperling, MC Donohue, R Raman… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Trials of monoclonal antibodies that target various forms of amyloid at different
stages of Alzheimer's disease have had mixed results. Methods We tested solanezumab …

[HTML][HTML] Lecanemab, aducanumab, and gantenerumab—binding profiles to different forms of amyloid-beta might explain efficacy and side effects in clinical trials for …

L Söderberg, M Johannesson, P Nygren, H Laudon… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy against amyloid-beta (Aβ) is a promising option for the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ exists as various species, including monomers, oligomers …

Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases

O Hansson - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases are needed to improve the diagnostic workup in
the clinic but also to facilitate the development and monitoring of effective disease-modifying …

[HTML][HTML] Lecanemab in patients with early Alzheimer's disease: detailed results on biomarker, cognitive, and clinical effects from the randomized and open-label …

E McDade, JL Cummings, S Dhadda… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Lecanemab, a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that targets
soluble aggregated Aβ species (protofibrils), has demonstrated robust brain fibrillar amyloid …

Tau biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease: towards implementation in clinical practice and trials

R Ossenkoppele, R van der Kant… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Deposition of tau aggregates is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
that is closely linked both spatially and temporally to emergence of neurodegeneration and …