A Study to Verify the Clinical Benefit of Aducanumab in Participants With Early Alzheimer's Disease

Overview

About this study

The purpose of this study is to verify the clinical benefit of monthly doses of aducanumab in slowing cognitive and functional impairment as measured by changes in the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) score as compared with placebo in participants with early Alzheimer's disease.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

- The participant must have confirmed amyloid beta pathology by cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) or amyloid PET.

- Must have a history of subjective memory decline with gradual onset and slow
progression over the 6 months before Screening, confirmed by study partner.

- The participant must have 1 informant/care partner who, in the Investigator's opinion,
has frequent and sufficient contact with the participant (at least 10 hours/week in
person or by phone) as to be able to provide accurate information about the
participant's cognitive and functional abilities over time.

- Must meet all of the following clinical criteria for MCI due to Alzheimer's disease or
mild Alzheimer's disease according to National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's
Association (NIA-AA) criteria:

1. Have an MMSE score between 22 and 30 inclusive;

2. Have a CDR memory score > 0.5;

3. Have a Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Global Score (CDR-GS) of 0.5 or 1.0;

4. Have a Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS)
score of 85 or lower indicative of objective cognitive impairment.

- Apart from a clinical diagnosis of early Alzheimer's disease, the participant must be
in good health as determined by the Investigator based on medical history and
screening assessments.

- Must consent to apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotyping.

Note: Participants are not required to be ApoE ϵ4 carriers.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

- Any uncontrolled medical or neurological/neurodegenerative condition (other than
Alzheimer's disease) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might be a contributing
cause of the participant's cognitive impairment.

- Clinically significant and/or unstable psychiatric illness within 6 months prior to
Screening.

- Transient ischemic attack or stroke or any unexplained loss of consciousness within 1
year prior to Screening.

- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions or of hypersensitivity to any of
the inactive ingredients in the drug product.

- Participation in any study with purported disease-modifying effect in Alzheimer's
disease within 12 months prior to Screening unless documentation of receipt of placebo
is available.

- Current use or previous use of medications with a purported disease-modifying effect
in Alzheimer's disease, outside of investigational studies.

- Use of any medications that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may contribute to
cognitive impairment, put the participant at higher risk for AEs, or impair the
participant's ability to perform cognitive testing or complete study procedures.

- Use of any investigational drug.

- Prior exposure to aducanumab either commercially or by participation in a previous
study with aducanumab. (Participants are eligible if they did not receive active
aducanumab).

- A negative PET scan result with any amyloid-targeting ligand within 12 months prior to
Screening.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 7/27/22. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status

Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Meredith Wicklund, M.D.

Closed for enrollment

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