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ReviewNeurology and therapy2024

Navigating the Landscape of Plasma Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease: Focus on Past, Present, and Future Clinical Applications.

Sarrah E Ankeny, Julia R Bacci, Boris Decourt, Marwan N Sabbagh, Michelle M Mielke

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Review in Neurology and therapy, 2024. 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.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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.

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  8. Evaluation of plasma p-tau217 for detecting amyloid pathology in a heterogeneous community-based cohort.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 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

5 authors.

Sarrah E Ankeny *Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Julia R Bacci *Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Boris DecourtDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Marwan N SabbaghAlzheimer's and Memory Disorders Division, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Michelle M MielkeDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. mmielke@wakehealth.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7177-1185

Funding

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072947 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SUZANNE CRAFT · 2021 to 2026
$24.3M
Alzheimer Diagnosis in older Adults with Chronic Conditions ADACC NetworkU24AG082930 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Nicole R. Fowler, Thomas K Karikari · 2023 to 2026
$7.3M
Sex-specific risk factors and trajectories of blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and related dementiasRF1AG079397 · NIA · HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI MIELKE, MICHELLE M, MURRAY, ANNE M · 2022 to 2024
$4.5M
MCLENA-1: A Clinical Trial for the Assessment of Lenalidomide in Amnestic MCI PatientsR01AG059008 · NIA · ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER · PI DECOURT, BORIS, SABBAGH, MARWAN NOEL · 2018 to 2023
$3.6M
Stress, Weathering, and Blood-Based Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Longitudinal Study of Low Income, Aging African AmericansRF1AG077386 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MIELKE, MICHELLE M, SIMONS, RONALD L · 2022 to 2023
$3.2M
Repurposing Siponimod for Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG073212 · NIA · ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER · PI Boris Decourt, MARWAN Noel SABBAGH · 2021 to 2026
$2.8M
"What is N?" Towards operationalizing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's and related dementiasRF1AG069052 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI GRAFF-RADFORD, JONATHAN, MIELKE, MICHELLE M · 2021 to 2021
$2.4M
Neuroscience Training at Wake ForestT32NS115704 · NINDS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CZOTY, PAUL W. · 2021 to 2025
$1.4M
HITACHI SPECTROPHOTOMETERS15AG007247 · NIA · FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI JONES, RONALD H · 1987 to 1987
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its impact on healthcare systems increase, developing tools for accurate diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression is a priority. Recent technological advancements have allowed for the development of blood-based biomarkers (BBMs) to aid in the diagnosis of AD, but many questions remain regarding the clinical implementation of these BBMs. This review outlines the historical timeline of AD BBM development. It highlights key breakthroughs that have transformed the perspective of AD BBMs from theoretically ideal but unattainable markers, to clinically valid and reliable BBMs with potential for implementation in healthcare settings. Technological advancements like single-molecule detection and mass spectrometry methods have significantly improved assay sensitivity and accuracy. High-throughput, fully automated platforms have potential for clinical use. Despite these advancements, however, significant work is needed before AD BBMs can be implemented in widespread clinical practice. Cutpoints must be established, the influence of chronic conditions and medications on BBM levels must be better understood, and guidelines must be created for healthcare providers related to interpreting and communicating information obtained from AD BBMs. Additionally, the development of BBMs for synaptic dysfunction, inflammation, and cerebrovascular disease may provide better precision medicine approaches to treating AD and related dementia. Future research and collaboration between scientists and physicians are essential to addressing these challenges and further advancing AD BBMs, with the goal of integration in clinical practice.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseBiomarker assaysBlood-based biomarkersClinical implementation

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PMID39244522
PMCPMC11541985

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