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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Effectiveness and safety of monoclonal antibodies against amyloid-beta

Ying Hao, Mingrui Dong, Yingtong Sun, Xiaohui Duan, Wenquan Niu

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Alzheimer disease: Amyloid peptide controversies and challenges of anti-Aβ immunotherapy.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2025
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  3. Plasma membrane repair defect in Alzheimer's disease neurons is driven by the reduced dysferlin expression.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024
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  6. Alzheimer's Disease: A Suitable Case for Treatment with Precision Medicine?Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2024
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  7. Amyloid-Directed Antibodies: Past, Present, and Future.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ying HaoInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mingrui DongDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yingtong SunInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiaohui DuanDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Wenquan NiuInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
China-Japan Friendship Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Backgrounds and objectives: Currently, no consensus has been reached on the therapeutic implications of monoclonal antibodies against amyloid-beta (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and safety of monoclonal antibodies against Aβ as a whole and also to determine the superiority of individual antibodies Methods: Literature retrieval, article selection, and data abstraction were performed independently and in duplicate. Cognition and function were appraised by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD), and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB). Effect sizes are expressed as standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Twenty-nine articles involving 108 drug-specific trials and 21,383 participants were eligible for synthesis. Of the four assessment scales, only CDR-SB was significantly reduced after using monoclonal antibodies against Aβ relative to placebo (SMD: -0.12; 95% CI: -0.2 to -0.03; Conclusion: Our findings indicate that monoclonal antibodies against Aβ can effectively improve instrumental activities of daily life in mild or moderate AD. In particular, bapineuzumab can improve cognition and function, as well as activities of daily life, and meanwhile, it triggers serious adverse events.

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ADAS-Cogadverse eventsAlzheimer's diseaseeffectivenessmeta-analysisMMSEmonoclonal antibodies against amyloid-beta

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PMID37006475
PMCPMC10050585
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