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ArticleBMJ open2019

Ethical and social implications of using predictive modeling for Alzheimer's disease prevention: a systematic literature review protocol.

Zuzanna Angehrn, Clementine Nordon, Andrew Turner, Dianne Gove, Helene Karcher, Alexander Keenan, Monika Neumann, Jelena Sostar, Frederic de Reydet de Vulpillieres

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Zuzanna AngehrnAnalytica Laser, a Certara Company, Loerrach, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3899-5299
Clementine NordonLA-SER Core, Paris, France.
Andrew TurnerOxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Dianne GoveAlzheimer Europe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Helene KarcherAnalytica Laser, a Certara Company, Loerrach, Germany.
Alexander KeenanJanssen Pharmaceutica NV, Titusville, NJ, USA.
Monika NeumannAnalytica Laser, a Certara Company, Loerrach, Germany.
Jelena SostarAnalytica Laser, a Certara Company, Loerrach, Germany.
Frederic de Reydet de VulpillieresNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe therapeutic paradigm in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has shifted towards secondary prevention, defined as an intervention aiming to prevent or delay disease onset in pre-symptomatic individuals at risk of developing dementia due to AD. The key feature of AD prevention is the need to treat years or even decades before the onset of cognitive, behavioural or functional decline. Prediction of AD risk and evaluation of long-term treatment outcomes in this setting requires predictive modelling and is associated with ethical concerns and social implications. The objective of this review is to identify and elucidate them, as presented in the literature. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A systematic literature review was conducted in Medline, Embase, PsycInfo and Scopus, and was complemented with a grey literature search. All searches were conducted between March and July 2018. Two reviewers independently assessed each study for inclusion and disagreements were adjudicated by a third reviewer. Data are now being extracted using an extraction sheet developed within the group of reviewers, based on an initial sample of three manuscripts, but allowing for inclusion of newly identified data items (ethical arguments). Data will be analysed qualitatively using a thematic analysis technique. Potential biases in selection and interpretation of extracted data are mitigated by the fact that reviewers come from a range of different scientific backgrounds and represent different types of stakeholders in this ethical discussion (academia, industry, patient advocacy groups). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study does not require ethical approval. The findings of the review will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at conferences. They will also be reported through the Innovative Medicine Initiative project: Real World Outcomes Across the AD Spectrum for Better Care: Multi-modal Data Access Platform (IMI: ROADMAP). TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018092205.

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Patient-Specific ModelingAlzheimer DiseaseForecastingHumansResearch DesignSecondary PreventionSystematic Reviews as Topicdementiaearly interventionelsiqualitative researchslr

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PMCPMC6443073

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