A Study of Gantenerumab in Participants With Mild Alzheimer Disease

Phase 3CompletedNCT02051608

Hoffmann-La Roche389 enrolled

Overview

Part 1 is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of gantenerumab in participants with mild Alzheimer disease. Participants will be randomized to receive either gantenerumab subcutaneously every 4 weeks or placebo subcutaneously every 4 weeks. Approved Alzheimer medication is allowed if on stable dose for 3 months prior to screening. Part 2 is an open-label extension (OLE). A positron emission tomography (PET) imaging substudy will be conducted within the main study. Eligible participants who provide separate informed consent will undergo PET imaging scans using the radioligand florbetapir as a pharmacodynamic measure of changes in brain amyloid load over time.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

389

Conditions

Alzheimer's Disease

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of probable mild Alzheimer disease (AD) based on National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA) criteria or major NCD based whether or not receiving AD approved medication * Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) result consistent with the presence of amyloid pathology * Availability of a person ('caregiver') who in the investigator's judgment has frequent and sufficient contact with the participant, and is able to provide accurate information regarding the participant's cognitive and functional abilities * Fluency in the language of the tests used at the study site * Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the study * Adequate visual and auditory acuity, in the investigator's judgment, sufficient to perform the neuropsychological testing (eye glasses and hearing aids are permitted) * If currently receiving approved medications for AD, the dosing regimen must have been stable for 3 months prior to screening * Agreement not to participate in other research studies for the duration of this trial and its associated substudies PART 2 - All participants who have been randomized and are actively participating in the study are eligible for Part 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia or neurocognitive disorder (NCD) due to a condition other than AD, including, but not limited to, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Huntington disease, or vascular dementia * History or presence of clinically evident vascular disease potentially affecting the brain that in the opinion of the investigator has the potential to affect cognitive function * History or presence of stroke within the past 2 years or documented history of transient ischemic attack within the last 12 months * History or presence of systemic autoimmune disorders potentially causing progressive neurologic disease with associated cognitive deficits * History of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder * Alcohol and/or substance use disorder (according to the DSM-5) within the past 2 years (nicotine use is allowed) * History or presence of atrial fibrillation * Within the last 2 years, unstable or clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiac failure New York Heart Association Class II or higher) * Uncontrolled hypertension * Chronic kidney disease * Impaired hepatic function PET imaging substudy, in addition to above: \- Prior participation in other research study or clinical care within the last year such that the total radiation exposure would exceed the local or national annual limits Part 2 Participants who have been discontinued from the study

Locations (131)

Banner Sun Health Research Insitute

Sun City, Arizona, United States

Territory Neurology and Research Institute

Tucson, Arizona, United States

ATP Clinical Research, Inc

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Pacific Research Network - PRN

San Diego, California, United States

California Neuroscience Research Medical Group, Inc

Sherman Oaks, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) or Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. SAE is any adverse event that is fatal or which requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization or results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity or causes congenital anomaly/birth defect or results in a significant medical event in the investigator's judgment.

Time frame: First dose up to 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug (up to 249 weeks)

Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Treatment Emergent Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADAs)

Participants were considered positive or negative for ADA based on their baseline and post-baseline sample results. The number and percentage of participants with confirmed positive ADA levels were determined for participants previously (in part 1) on Gantenerumab and Placebo. The prevalence of ADA at baseline was calculated as the percentage of participants with confirmed positive ADA levels at baseline relative to the total number of participants with a sample available at baseline. The incidence of treatment-emergent ADAs was determined as the percentage of participants with confirmed post-baseline positive ADAs relative to the total number of participants that had at least one post-baseline sample available for ADA analysis.

Time frame: First dose up to last dose (Baseline up to until maximum 5 years)

Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation of Treatment

Percentage of participants with adverse events leading to discontinuation from treatment were reported.

Time frame: First dose up to 4 weeks after the last dose in OLE (Up to approximately 249 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes

Part 1: Percentage of Participants With AEs, SAEs

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. A serious adverse event is any adverse event that is fatal or which requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization or results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity or causes congenital anomaly/birth defect or results in a significant medical event in the investigator's judgment.

Time frame: First dose up to last dose (Up to approximately 152 weeks)

Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Treatment Emergent ADAs

Time frame: First dose up to last dose (Up to approximately 152 weeks)

Part 1: Gantenerumab Plasma Concentration at Multiple Timepoints

Time frame: Pre-dose: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72 and Post dose: Day 4

Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation of Treatment

Percentage of participants with adverse events leading to discontinuation from treatment were reported.

Time frame: First dose up to last dose (Up to approximately 152 weeks)

Part 2: Percent Change From Baseline in Hippocampal Volume at Week 104

Change from baseline in hippocampal right volume (HRV) and hippocampal left volume (HLV) were analyzed at Week 104 using magnetic resonance imaging.

Time frame: Baseline (Part 1 screening), Week 104

Part 2: Percent Change From Baseline in Whole Brain Volume at Week 104

Change from baseline brain volume were analyzed at Week 104 using magnetic resonance imaging.

Time frame: Baseline (Part 1 screening), Week 104

Part 2: Percent Change From Baseline in Cortical Thickness at Week 104

Change from baseline in cortical thickness were analyzed at Week 104 using magnetic resonance imaging.

Time frame: Baseline (Part 1 screening), Week 104

Part 2: Ventricular Volume as Measured by MRI at Week 104

Ventricular volume were analyzed at Week 104 using magnetic resonance imaging.

Time frame: Part 2: Week 104

Part 2: Gantenerumab Plasma Concentration at Multiple Timepoints

Time frame: Pre-dose: Weeks 104, 116, 156, 208; Post-dose: Weeks 53, 101

Part 2: Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Load at Week 156 in a Subset of Participants

Brain amyloid load over time was assessed using a Florbetapir \[F18\] injection, a positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand selective to amyloid. Analysis was conducted in a subset of participants who signed consent to participate in the PET substudy. Amyloid PET burden was measured in a composite region of interest (ROI) by using standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) mapped to the centiloid scale. The composite region was composed of the following six bilateral regions: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, posterior cingulate cortex, anterior cingulate cortex. The reference region used to normalize the composite region was the cerebellar cortex. SUVR is ratio of tracer uptake in each of cingulate, frontal, parietal and temporal cortexes relative to cerebellum. The centiloid scale anchor points are 0 and 100, where 0 represents a high-certainty amyloid negative scan and 100 represents the amount of global amyloid deposition found in a typical AD scans.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 156