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Trial reportDrugs2024

Effects of Oral ALZ-801/Valiltramiprosate on Plasma Biomarkers, Brain Hippocampal Volume, and Cognition: Results of 2-Year Single-Arm, Open-Label, Phase 2 Trial in APOE4 Carriers with Early Alzheimer's Disease.

John A Hey, Susan Abushakra, Kaj Blennow, Eric M Reiman, Jakub Hort, Niels D Prins, Katerina Sheardova, Patrick Kesslak, Larry Shen, Xinyi Zhu and 5 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Drugs, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04693520 (A Phase 2, Single-arm Study of the Biomarker Effects of ALZ-801 in Subjects With Early Alzheimer's Disease Who Are Carriers of the ε4 Variant of the Apolipoprotein E Gene), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04693520 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 2, Single-arm Study of the Biomarker Effects of ALZ-801 in Subjects With Early Alzheimer's Disease Who Are Carriers of the ε4 Variant of the Apolipoprotein E Gene (APOE4/4 or APOE3/4)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlzheon Inc.Ran2020 to 2025Enrolled84ConditionsEarly Alzheimer's DiseaseArmsALZ-801
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. The roles of biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

John A HeyAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA. John.Hey@Alzheon.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5104-6231
Susan AbushakraAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.
Kaj BlennowNeurochemical Pathology and Diagnostics Research Group, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden.
Eric M ReimanBanner Alzheimer's Institute and University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Jakub HortMemory Clinic, Department of Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic.
Niels D PrinsBrain Research Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Katerina SheardovaInternational Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
Patrick KesslakAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.
Larry ShenPharmapace Biometrics Solutions, a Unit of Wuxi AppTec, San Diego, CA, USA.
Xinyi ZhuPharmapace Biometrics Solutions, a Unit of Wuxi AppTec, San Diego, CA, USA.
Adem AlbayrakAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.
Jijo PaulAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.
Jean F SchaeferAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.
Aidan PowerAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.
Martin TolarAlzheon, Inc., 111 Speen St., Suite 306, Framingham, MA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionALZ-801/valiltramiprosate is a small-molecule oral inhibitor of beta amyloid (Aβ) aggregation and oligomer formation being studied in a phase 2 trial in APOE4 carriers with early Alzheimer's disease (AD) to evaluate treatment effects on fluid and imaging biomarkers and cognitive assessments.

methodsThe single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial was designed to evaluate the effects of the ALZ-801 265 mg tablet taken twice daily (after 2 weeks once daily) on plasma fluid AD biomarkers, hippocampal volume (HV), and cognition over 104 weeks in APOE4 carriers. The study enrolled subjects aged 50-80 years, with early AD [Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥ 22, Clinical Dementia Rating-Global (CDR-G) 0.5 or 1], apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) genotypes including APOE4/4 and APOE3/4 genotypes, and positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) AD biomarkers or prior amyloid scans. The primary outcome was plasma p-tau

resultsThe enrolled population of 84 subjects (31 homozygotes and 53 heterozygotes) was 52% females, mean age 69 years, MMSE 25.7 [70% mild cognitive impairment (MCI), 30% mild AD] with 55% on cholinesterase inhibitors. Plasma p-tau

conclusionsThe effect of ALZ-801 on reducing plasma p-tau

trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04693520 .

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E4BiomarkersCognitionHeterozygoteHippocampusTaurineAdministration, OralAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedAmyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoprotein E4BiomarkersPeptide Fragmentstau ProteinsTaurine

Identifiers

PMID38902571
PMCPMC11289173

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