The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, biomarker and cognitive efficacy of investigational products in subjects who are known to have an Alzheimer's disease-causing mutation by determining if treatment with the study drug slows the rate of progression of cognitive impairment and improves disease-related biomarkers. This is an analysis study for an MPRP: DIAN-TU-001 Master NCT01760005
The mutations in presenilin 1 (PSEN1), presenilin 2 (PSEN2) and amyloid precursor protein (APP) that are associated with dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease have very high penetrance (near 100%). This study will target individuals who are either known to have a disease-causing mutation or who are at risk for such a mutation (the child or sibling of a proband with a known mutation) and unaware of their genetic status. Because the age at onset of cognitive changes is relatively consistent within each family and with each mutation, an age at onset is determined for each affected parent or mutation. This study will enroll subjects who are either asymptomatic and are within a specific window of time of expected age at onset for their family and/or mutation or who have symptoms of mild Alzheimer's disease. The ability to identify individuals destined to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) within the next 10-15 years with a high degree of confidence provides a unique opportunity to assess the efficacy of therapies while individuals are asymptomatic and/or very early stages of dementia. Families with known disease-causing mutations are extremely rare and are geographically dispersed throughout the world. These constraints necessitate a specialized study design. Many of the subjects in this study will not yet have any cognitive symptoms of AD; they will be "asymptomatic" carriers of mutations that cause dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease and would be expected to perform normally on standard cognitive and functional testing. Imaging and fluid biomarkers will be used to demonstrate that the treatment compounds have engaged their therapeutic targets. A set of cognitive measures designed to assess the very earliest and most subtle cognitive changes will be collected. Additionally, because many at-risk individuals decide not to know whether they have the disease-associated mutation or not, some of the at-risk individuals enrolled in this study will not have the disease causing mutations; they will be "mutation negative". It is important to enroll non-carrier subjects to avoid coercion (e.g., potential subjects may be pressured into genetic testing to learn their genetic status in order to be eligible for the trial). These mutation negative individuals will be assigned to the placebo group; and will not be included in the primary efficacy or futility analyses. Subjects and site study staff will remain blinded as to these individuals' active or placebo group assignment and mutation status. Thus, the study will be double blinded for placebo and for mutation status, except for mutation positive subjects who are aware of their genetic status. There may be exceptional circumstances when required by local regulation or health authorities where enrollment may be restricted to mutation carriers only but such mandates will be thoroughly documented and agreed upon by the governing regulatory agency and sponsor. Several different therapies (each referred to as a study drug arm) will be tested in order to increase the likelihood that an effective treatment will be discovered. The compounds are selected for this trial based on mechanism of action and available data on efficacy and safety profile. The study design includes a pooled placebo group shared by all study drug arms. Mutation positive subjects will be assigned to a study drug arm and subsequently randomized within that arm in an overall 3:1 ratio to active drug:placebo. Mutation negative subjects will all receive placebo treatment. Importantly, subjects and study staff will not be blinded as to which study drug arm (gantenerumab or solanezumab) each subject has been assigned; they will be blinded as to whether subjects have been randomized to active drug or placebo. Biomarker data will be analyzed for pre-specified endpoints consistent with the drug's mechanism of action and known effects on the tested biomarkers. The primary cognitive endpoint will be the same for all study drug arms. This study is an adaptive platform based study. Interim analyses of the imaging or fluid biomarker endpoint will assess safety and whether each study drug engages its biological targets. This biomarker approach is particularly important in this study as most study subjects will be cognitively normal at baseline and most will remain cognitively normal during the first 2 years of the study. The cognitive composite is designed to assess subtle cognitive changes that may be detectable before the onset of dementia. The cognitive multivariate disease progression model (MDPM) endpoint design will allow for detection of these subtle cognitive changes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
194
Subcutaneously every 4 weeks at escalating doses
Intravenous infusion every 4 weeks at escalating doses
Subcutaneous injection of placebo every 4 weeks
Intravenous infusion of placebo every 4 weeks
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
University of California San Diego Medical Center
La Jolla, California, United States
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
...and 15 more locations
Assess Cognitive Efficacy in Individuals With Mutations Causing Dominantly Inherited AD as Measured by the DIAN-Multivariate Cognitive Endpoint (DIAN-MCE);
Multivariate Disease Progression Model adjusted for Estimated Years to Onset (EYO)and includes all timepoints up to treatment discontinuation. The treatment effect is reported relative to the mutation positive placebo arm. Multivariate Cognitive Endpoint comprising: (i) Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised Logical Memory Delayed Recall Test (MEMUNITS), (ii) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Digit Symbol Substitution Test (WAIS), (iii) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and (iv) International Shopping List Task (ISLT). Measurements for each test were normalized using the mean (SD) at DIAN-TU-001 baseline for mutation negative subjects. Higher scores indicate more favourable cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline through Week 260
Gantenerumab: Rate of Change Over Time- Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB)
CDR-SB score is considered a more detailed quantitative general index of cognition and function, and provides more information than the global CDR score in patients with mild dementia Scores range from 0-18 with lower scores showing more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Gantenerumab: Rate of Change Over Time- Functional Assessment Scale (FAS)
The Functional Assessment Scale is to be administered and completed by the study partner about subjects for whom they care. This scale measures instrumental activities of daily living such as preparing balanced meals and managing personal finances. The intent of the FAS is to assess change in an individual's functional activities, relative to previously attained abilities, that are caused by cognitive dysfunction. If the study partner indicates that the subject no longer performs a particular task, it is reasonable to probe further and ask if they think the subject could still do the task. This will help tease out the relevant cognitive impairment
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Gantenerumab: Imaging Measures Composite [11C] PiB Partial Volume Corrected Regional Spread Function Standardized Uptake Value Ratio - Composite
In vivo quantification of β-amyloid deposition using positron emission tomography. This measure is a composite of brain regions. Higher scores indicate worse disease stage.
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Clinical Measures- Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)
Clinical Dementia Rating - Global Score - Number of Subjects with an Increase from Baseline by Visit
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, and 208
Solanezumab: Clinical Measures- CDR Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB)
CDR-SB score is considered a more detailed quantitative general index and provides more information than the global CDR score in patients with mild dementia Scores range from 0-18 with lower scores showing more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, and 208
Solanezumab: Clinical Measures- Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a self-report measure of depression in older adults. Users respond in a "Yes/No" format. Of the 15 items, 10 indicate the presence of depression when answered positively while the other 5 are indicative of depression when answered negatively. Scores range from 0-15 for completed questionnaires. A score of 88 is recorded for participants unable to complete the test. Lower scores show more favorable outcome.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Clinical Measures- Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q)
The questionnaire is to be administered and completed by the study partner about patients for whom they care. Each of the 12 NPI-Q domains contains a survey question that reflects cardinal symptoms of that domain. Initial responses to each domain question are "Yes"(present) or "No" (absent). If the response to the domain question is "No", the study partner goes to the next question. If "Yes", the study partner then rates both the Severity of the symptoms present within the last month on a 3-point scale and the associated impact of the symptom manifestations on them (i.e. Caregiver Distress) using a 5-point scale. The NPI-Q provides symptom 'Severity' and 'Distress' ratings for each symptom reported, and total 'Severity' and 'Distress' scores reflecting the sum of individual domain scores. Scores range from 0-36 with lower scores indicating more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Clinical Measures- Functional Assessment Scale (FAS)
The Functional Assessment Scale is to be administered and completed by the study partner about subjects for whom they care. This scale measures instrumental activities of daily living such as preparing balanced meals and managing personal finances. The intent of the FAS is to assess change in an individual's functional activities, relative to previously attained abilities, that are caused by cognitive dysfunction. If the study partner indicates that the subject no longer performs a particular task, it is reasonable to probe further and ask if they think the subject could still do the task. This will help tease out the relevant cognitive impairment Scores range from 0-30 with lower scores indicate more favorable cognitive performance
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Clinical Measures- Mini-Mental Status State Examination (MMSE)
MMSE is a brief, quantitative measure of cognitive status in adults used to screen for cognitive impairment, to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment at a given point in time, to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time, and to document an individual's response to treatment. Scores range from 0-30 and higher scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- International Shopping List Task 30-Minute Delayed Recall
Classic list-learning test that measures verbal learning \& memory. Scores range from 0-12 with higher scores indicating more favorable cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Groton Maze Learning Test 30 Minute Delayed Recall
The Groton Maze Learning Test 30 minute delayed recall measures episodic memory. The primary outcome is the number of errors made during recall of the previously memorized pathway from the Groton Maze Learning Test. The minimum score is 0 errors and the max is 999. Lower scores indicate better cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Groton Maze Learning Test Delayed Reversed Recall
The Groton Maze Learning Test measures executive function using a maze learning paradigm. A 10 x 10 grid of tiles is presented to the participant on the screen. A 28-step pathway is hidden among these tiles. A blue tile indicates the start and a tile with red circles indicates the finish. The participant must move one step at a time from the start toward the end by touching a tile next to their current location. If the correct move is made a green checkmark appears and if the move is incorrect a red cross is revealed. Once completed, they are returned to the start location to repeat the test and must try to remember the pathway they have just completed. "Delayed Reverse Recall" measures spatial working memory. The outcome is the number of errors made with the range of 0-999. Lower scores indicate better cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Trailmaking Test Part A
Trail Making test taps attention, processing speed, and executive function. Part A consists of 25 circles numbered 1 through 25 distributed over a white sheet of standard document-sized paper. The subject is instructed to connect the circles with a drawn line as quickly as possible in ascending numerical order without lifting their pen. The subject's performance is judged in terms of the time, in seconds, required to complete each trail (Max time 150 seconds). Lower scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Trailmaking Test Part B
This test taps attention, processing speed, and executive function and depends on visuo-motor and perceptual-scanning skills and also requires considerable cognitive flexibility in shifting from number to letter sets under time pressure. Part B consists of 25 circles, but these circles contain either numbers (1 through 13) or letters (A through L). The subject must connect the circles while alternating between numbers and letters in an ascending order (e.g., A to 1; 1 to B; B to 2; 2 to C). The subject's performance is judged in terms of the time, in seconds, required to complete each Trail (Max of 300 seconds). Lower scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- WAIS-R Digit-Symbol Substitution Test
This test engages multiple cognitive abilities, including attention, psychomotor speed, complex scanning, visual tracking, and immediate memory. Scores range from 0-93 with higher scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- WMS-R Digit Span Backward
Widely used measure of working memory (or attention) in which the subject is read number sequences of increasing length and then asked to repeat each sequence backward. The primary measure of performance is the number of digit sequences correctly reversed. The unit of measure is number of digit sequences correctly recalled and ranges from 0-12. Higher scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- WMS-R Digit Span Forward
This is a widely-used test of working memory in which the subject is read number sequences of increasing length and asked to repeat them. The total score is the number of sequences correctly repeated. The unit of measure is number of digit sequences correctly recalled and ranges from 0-12. Higher scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Raven's Progressive Matrices (Set A)
This is a measure of fluid intelligence. This test is used to get an estimate of the subjects IQ at baseline. Subjects are asked to complete a visual pattern by circling one of six response choices. Scores range from 0-12 with higher scores indicating more favorable cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Category Fluency (Animals)
Category Fluency is a widely used measure of semantic memory (verbal fluency, language). The subject is asked to name different exemplars of a given semantic category (animals), and the number of unique exemplars named is scored. Higher scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Category Fluency (Vegetables)
Category Fluency is a widely used measure of semantic memory (verbal fluency, language). The subject is asked to name different exemplars of a given semantic category (vegetables), and the number of unique exemplars named is scored. Higher scores indicate more favorable cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- WMS-R Logical Memory Delayed Recall Test
Measure of delayed recall (episodic memory) of a story read to the subject at the beginning of the testing session and subject is asked to relay the story 20 minutes later. Scores range from 0-25 with higher scores indicating more favorable cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- WMS-R Logical Memory Immediate Recall Test
This test assesses the ability to recall a short story. The subject is read a short story and immediately after hearing the story, the subject is asked to retell the story from memory. Scores range from 0-25 with higher scores indicating more favorable cognitive performance.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Cognitive Measures- Composite Including: Alternative Multivariate Composite: (1) Digit Span Backwards; (2) Logical Memory (Immediate); (3) Trailmaking B; (4) Category Fluency (Animals)
Multivariate Disease Progression Model adjusted for estimated years from symptom onset (EYO) and includes all time points up to treatment discontinuation. The treatment effect for Solanezumab is reported relative to the mutation positive placebo arm. This alternative multivariate endpoint includes four tests: Logical Memory Immediate Recall, Digit Span Backward Recall, Category Fluency (Animals), Trailmaking Test Part B. Measurements for each test will be normalized using the mean (SD) at DIAN-TU-001 baseline among mutation negative subjects before being analyzed. For the Trailmaking Test B, the scores will be multiplied by -1 as higher scores indicate worse performance; whereas for the other three, lower scores indicate worse performance. Therefore, on the standardized endpoints, lower scores indicate worse performance.
Time frame: Baseline through Week 260
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Amyloid Load as Measured by [11C]PiB-PET Non-partial Volume Corrected
PiB Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (\[11C\]PiB SUVR) is the most common quantitative method used to make regional comparisons within a subject as well as between subjects and computed as the degree of radiotracer uptake in a target region of interest (regions dervived via automated segmentation using FreeSurfer) with respect to a reference region. In amyloid and tau imaging, SUVR is typically generated using some portion or the entire cerebellum as a reference because cerebellum is not affected until late in the progression of AD.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Amyloid Load as Measured by Florbetapir PET
Florbetapir Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (\[18F\]AV-45 SUVR) is the most common quantitative method used to make regional comparisons within a subject as well as between subjects and computed as the degree of radiotracer uptake in a target region of interest (regions derivved via automated segmentation using FreeSurfer) with respect to a reference region. In amyloid and tau imaging, SUVR is typically generated using some portion or the entire cerebellum as a reference because cerebellum is not affected until late in the progression of AD.
Time frame: Weeks104 and 208
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Glucose Metabolism as Measured by Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET Non-partial Volume Corrected
FDG Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (\[18F\]FDG SUVR) is the most common quantitative method used to make regional comparisons within a subject as well as between subjects and computed as the degree of radiotracer uptake in a target region of interest (regions derivved via automated segmentation using FreeSurfer) with respect to a reference region. In amyloid and tau imaging, SUVR is typically generated using some portion or the entire cerebellum as a reference because cerebellum is not affected until late in the progression of AD.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Atrophy as Measured by Cortical Thickness of Regions of Interest - Precuneus Region
Brain atrophy was defined by structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) A Magnetization Prepared - RApid Gradient Echo) (MPRAGE) sequence was processed using the Freesurfer software suite. This package provides volumes and thickness values for cortical regions and volumes for subcortical regions. For the clinical trial we examined cortical thickness values in prespecified regions of interest known to show atrophy in autosomal dominant Alzheimer Disease. Higher measurements are more favorable.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156 and 208
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Volumetric MRI Combined Total Volume Corrected for Head Size - Hippocampus Volume
Brain atrophy was defined by structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) A Magnetization Prepared - RApid Gradient Echo) (MPRAGE) sequence was processed using the Freesurfer software suite. This package provides volumes and thickness values for cortical regions and volumes for subcortical regions. For the clinical trial we examined volume values in prespecified regions of interest known to show atrophy in autosomal dominant Alzheimer Disease.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Tau Load as Measured by Flortaucipir PET Non-partial Volume Corrected
This variable represents how much neurofibrillary tau pathology is present in brain as assessed using positron emission tomography (PET). Scans were conducted using \[F18\] Flortaucipir, a commonly used tracer in the field.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Atrophy as Measured by Whole Brain Volume Corrected for Head Size
Brain atrophy was defined by structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) A Magnetization Prepared - RApid Gradient Echo) (MPRAGE) sequence was processed using the Freesurfer software suite. This package provides volumes and thickness values for cortical regions and volumes for subcortical regions. A whole brain volume measure was generated to represent global atrophy across the cortical and subcortical regions.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Imaging Measures- Brain Atrophy as Measured by Ventricular Volume (Volumetric MRI) Corrected for Head Size
Rather than looking at how tissue in the brain changes, it is also possible to quantify how the ventricles, fluid filled spaces in the brain, change. Increasing ventricular volume represents greater amounts of cerebral spinal fluid which suggests atrophy of the brain. Magnetization Prepared - RApid Gradient Echo) (MPRAGE) sequences were processed using the Freesurfer software suite. Total ventricular volume was calculated from the ventricular volumes generated by this program.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104, 156, 208 and 260
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF Aβ 40 Free Change From Baseline
Measured concentration of the drug bound and free soluble Aβ1-40 peptide in cerebrospinal fluid using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF Aβ 42 Free
Measured concentration of the total soluble Aβ 1-42 peptide in cerebrospinal fluid using ELISA
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF Tau
Measured concentration of the soluble Tau peptide in cerebrospinal fluid
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF pTau 181
Measured concentration of phosphorylated tau at threonine-181 in cerebrospinal fluid
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Change From Baseline Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL)
Measured concentration of neurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid using SIMO
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL)
Measured concentration of neurofilamnet light chain in plasma using Single Molecule Array (SIMOA)
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- Plasma Anti-drug Antibodies (ADA)
Measurement of the presence or absence of anti-drug antibodies in serum Note: Mutation Negative Placebo subjects are not displayed as anti-drug antibody testing was not to be evaluated for these subjects. Note: Treatment Emergent Anti-Drug Antibody Positive subjects are defined as those with either (a) a baseline status of ADA Not Present and at least one post-baseline ADA present with a titer \>= 1:20 or (b) both a baseline and post-baseline status of ADA Present with the post-baseline titer being 2 dilutions (4-fold) greater than the baseline titer. Note: Treatment Emergent Anti-Drug Antibody Inconclusive subjects are defined as those for whom \>=20% of the subject's post-baseline ADA results are ADA Inconclusive and all remaining post-baseline samples are ADA Not Present. Note: Treatment Emergent Anti-Drug Antibody Negative subjects are defined as those who are evaluable for TE ADA but are neither TE ADA Positive nor TE ADA Inconclusive.
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- Total Plasma Aβ 1-40
Measured concentration of the total soluble Aβ 1-40 peptide in cerebrospinal fluid using ELISA
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- Total Plasma Aβ 42
Measured concentration of the total soluble Aβ 1-42 peptide in cerebrospinal fluid using ELISA
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF Aβ 42 Total
Measured concentration of the total soluble Aβ1-42 peptide in cerebrospinal fluid using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
Solanezumab: Fluid Biomarker Measures- CSF Aβ 40 Total
Measured concentration of the total soluble Aβ1-40 peptide in cerebrospinal fluid using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 52, 104 and 208
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