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ReviewAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2019

The Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative Generation Program: Study design of two randomized controlled trials for individuals at risk for clinical onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Cristina Lopez Lopez, Pierre N Tariot, Angelika Caputo, Jessica B Langbaum, Fonda Liu, Marie-Emmanuelle Riviere, Carolyn Langlois, Marie-Laure Rouzade-Dominguez, Martin Zalesak, Suzanne Hendrix and 6 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
66citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Cristina Lopez LopezNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Pierre N TariotBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Angelika CaputoNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Jessica B LangbaumBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Fonda LiuNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Marie-Emmanuelle RiviereNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Carolyn LangloisBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Marie-Laure Rouzade-DominguezNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Martin ZalesakNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Suzanne HendrixPentara Corporation, Millcreek, UT, USA.
Ronald G ThomasUniversity of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Vissia VigliettaAmgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
Rob LenzAmgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
J Michael RyanRodin Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ana GrafNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Eric M ReimanBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Novartis (Switzerland) · CHBanner Alzheimer’s InstituteAmgen (United States) · USNovartis (United States) · USRodin Therapeutics (United States) · USTetraLogic Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

TRIAL OF VALPROATE TO ATTENUATE THE PROGRESSION OF ADU01AG010483 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI AISEN, PAUL S. · 1991 to 2012
$116.2M
Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative APOE4 TrialUF1AG046150 · NIA · BANNER ALZHEIMER'S INSTITUTE · PI REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL, TARIOT, PIERRE N. · 2013 to 2013
$33.3M
Research Education ComponentP30AG019610 · NIA · SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2001 to 2020
$32.5M
API A4 Alzheimer's Prevention TrialR01AG058468 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI AISEN, PAUL S., ALEXANDER, ROBERT C · 2018 to 2025
$31.9M
PET, APOE & the Preclinical Course of Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG031581 · NIA · BANNER ALZHEIMER'S INSTITUTE · PI CASELLI, RICHARD J., REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2008 to 2018
$16.6M
Alzheimer's Prevention InitiativeRF1AG041705 · NIA · BANNER ALZHEIMER'S INSTITUTE · PI LOPERA, FRANCISCO, REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2012 to 2012
$15.3M
Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative ADAD Colombia TrialR01AG055444 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI LOPERA, FRANCISCO, REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2017 to 2022
$14.9M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG019610NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031581NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055444NIA NIH HHS R01 AG058468NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG041705NIA NIH HHS U01 AG010483NIA NIH HHS UF1 AG046150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlzheimer's disease (AD) pathology, including the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) species and tau pathology, begins decades before the onset of cognitive impairment. This long preclinical period provides an opportunity for clinical trials designed to prevent or delay the onset of cognitive impairment due to AD. Under the umbrella of the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative Generation Program, therapies targeting Aβ, including CNP520 (umibecestat), a β-site-amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme-1 (BACE-1) inhibitor, and CAD106, an active Aβ immunotherapy, are in clinical development in preclinical AD.

methodsThe Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative Generation Program comprises two pivotal (phase 2/3) studies that assess the efficacy and safety of umibecestat and CAD106 in cognitively unimpaired individuals with high risk for developing symptoms of AD based on their age (60-75 years), DISCUSSION: The Generation Program is designed to assess the efficacy, safety, and biomarker effects of the two treatments in individuals at high risk for AD. It may also provide a plausible test of the amyloid hypothesis and further accelerate the evaluation of AD prevention therapies.

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Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's prevention initiativeBACE-1 inhibitorCAD106CNP520Generation ProgramMild cognitive impairmentPreclinical Alzheimer's diseaseUmibecestat

Identifiers

PMID31211217
PMCPMC6562315
OpenAlexW2950058512

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