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

Listening session with the US Food and Drug Administration, Lewy Body Dementia Association, and an expert panel.

Marwan N Sabbagh, Angela Taylor, Douglas Galasko, James E Galvin, Jennifer G Goldman, James B Leverenz, Kathleen L Poston, Bradley F Boeve, David J Irwin, Joseph F Quinn

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Examining the lived experience of dementia with Lewy bodies through qualitative research: A systematic review.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Phase 2 study of zervimesine (CT1812) in participants with mild-to-moderate dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
    Trial
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  4. Implications and opportunities regarding biological frameworks in overt and prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
    Review
  5. [PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025
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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

10 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Marwan N SabbaghDepartment of Neurology Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Division Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix Arizona USA.
Angela TaylorLewy Body Dementia Association Lilburn Georgia USA.
Douglas GalaskoUniversity of California San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Department of Neurosciences University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA.
James E GalvinComprehensive Center for Brain Health Department of Neurology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA.
Jennifer G GoldmanParkinson's and Movement Disorders Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.
James B LeverenzCleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Cleveland Clinic Center for Brain Health Cleveland Ohio USA.
Kathleen L PostonDepartment of Neurology Stanford University Palo Alto California USA.
Bradley F BoeveMayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA.
David J IrwinDepartment of Neurology University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Joseph F QuinnDepartment of Neurology Oregon Health Sciences University Portland Oregon USA.
Dementia UK · GBLou Ruvo Brain Institute · USMayo Clinic in Florida · USOregon Health & Science University · USShirley Ryan AbilityLab · USStanford University · USSt. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center · USUniversity of California, San Diego · USUniversity of Miami Health System · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center P30P30AG062429 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Mark W Bondi · 2019 to 2026
$34.9M
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CT1812 in Subjects with Dementia with Lewy BodiesR01AG071643 · NIA · COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI CAGGIANO, ANTHONY O, GALVIN, JAMES E · 2021 to 2023
$29.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072980 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI Nicholas Ashton · 2021 to 2026
$24.9M
Translational and Therapeutics CoreP30AG072959 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI Mark J Lowe · 2021 to 2026
$23.9M
Project IV "Tackling Heterogeneity of Cognitive Trajectory in LBD"U19AG062418 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI TROJANOWSKI, JOHN Q. · 2019 to 2023
$18.1M
Research Methods CoreP01AG066584 · NIA · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KA'IMI ALOHILANI SINCLAIR · 2021 to 2026
$17.4M
Dementia with Lewy Bodies Consortium - Supplement for ASL sequenceU01NS100610 · NINDS · SEATTLE INST FOR BIOMEDICAL/CLINICAL RES · PI DOUGLAS R GALASKO, JAMES Bruce LEVERENZ · 2016 to 2026
$15.6M
Multicultural Community Dementia ScreeningR01AG071514 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALVIN, JAMES E · 2021 to 2025
$13.8M
Immune Mechanisms Underlying the Neuroprotective Effects of Physical Activity in Human and Mouse Models of Genetic Risk for Alzheimers DiseaseR01AG022304 · NIA · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LAMB, BRUCE T, RAO, STEPHEN MARK · 2003 to 2021
$13.0M
Reducing Disparities in Dementia and VCID Outcomes in a Multicultural Rural PopulationR01NS101483 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALVIN, JAMES E · 2019 to 2023
$8.0M
CYCLE-AD: Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Indoor Cycling in Slowing Disease Progression in Healthy Older Persons at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG070736 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI ALBERTS, JAY L., RAO, STEPHEN MARK · 2021 to 2025
$7.4M
The LUCINDA TrialR01AG057681 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI ATWOOD, CRAIG S, BUTLER, TRACY A. · 2018 to 2024
$7.2M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG066584NIA NIH HHS P20 AG068053NIA NIH HHS P30 AG059295NIA NIH HHS P30 AG062429NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072959NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072980NIA NIH HHS R01 AG022304NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057552NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057681NIA NIH HHS R01 AG059008NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069765NIA NIH HHS R01 AG070736NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071514NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071643NIA NIH HHS R01 AG073212NIA NIH HHS R56 AG074001NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG071566NIA NIH HHS U01 AG073323NIA NIH HHS U19 AG062418NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS101483NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS100610
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulatory path for drug approval is increasingly well defined. Drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD) need to show statistically significant benefit over placebo with respect to cognitive and functional measures, with the Clinical Dementia Rating scale and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale being among the most often used instruments in AD clinical trials. In contrast, there are no validated instruments for use in clinical trials of drugs for the treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies. This poses challenges for drug development because the regulatory pathway to drug approval requires demonstrable efficacy measures. In December 2021, the Lewy Body Dementia Association advisory group met with representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration to discuss the lack of approved drugs and treatments, discernment of efficacy measures, and identification of biomarkers. Highlights: The Lewy Body with Dementia Association convened a listening session with the US Food and Drug Administration on dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and clinical trial design.Gaps include DLB-specific measures, alpha synuclein biomarkers, and coexisting pathologies.DLB clinical trial design should focus on clinical value and disease specificity.

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clinical trialsdementia with Lewy bodiesdrug developmentoutcome measuresregulatory pathways

Identifiers

PMID36873923
PMCPMC9983146
OpenAlexW4319758732

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