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ReviewAlzheimer's research & therapy2025

Navigating the introduction of anti-amyloid therapy in Europe: a position statement by individual members of the EADC.

Kristian S Frederiksen, Mercé Boada, Bruno Dubois, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Giovanni B Frisoni, Jean Georges, Jakub Hort, Linus Jönsson, Milica G Kramberger, Pierre-Jean Ousset and 8 more

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Review in Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Editorial: Real-World Outcomes of Disease-Modifying Therapies Highlight the Need for Diagnostic Biomarkers in Early Alzheimer's Disease.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 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

18 authors.

Kristian S FrederiksenDanish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Kristian.steen.frederiksen@regionh.dk.
Mercé BoadaAce Alzheimer Center Barcelona - Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Bruno DuboisInstitute of Memory and Alzheimer's Disease (IM2 A), Department of Neurology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
Sebastiaan EngelborghsDepartment of Neurology and Bru-BRAIN, NEUR Research Group, Center for Neurosciences (C4 N), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brusseland, VrijeUniversiteit Brussel (VUB) , Brussels, Belgium.
Giovanni B FrisoniLANVIE - Laboratory of Neuroimaging of Aging, Memory Centerand, University Hospitals and University of Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland.
Jean GeorgesAlzheimer Europe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Jakub HortDepartment of Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Memory Clinic, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Linus JönssonDivision of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Milica G KrambergerDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Pierre-Jean OussetToulouse Clinical Research Center, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Nikolaos Scarmeas1, Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School GR, Athens, Greece.
Reinhold SchmidtClinical Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Jonathan M SchottDementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UK.
Luiza SpiroCarol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy (www.umfcd.ro), Bucharest, Romania.
Gunhild WaldemarDanish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bengt WinbladAging and Inflammation Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Frank JessenDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Lutz FrölichDepartment of Geriatric Psychiatry, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAnti-amyloid antibodies for the treatment of Alzheimer´s disease (AD) are currently being evaluated for approval and reimbursement in Europe. An approval brings opportunities, but also challenges to health care systems across Europe. The objective of this position paper is to provide guidance from experts in the field in terms of navigating implementation.

methodsMembers of the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium and a representative of Alzheimer Europe convened to formulate recommendations covering key areas related to the possible implementation of anti-amyloid antibodies in AD through online discussions and 2 rounds of online voting with an 80% threshold for a position to be accepted.

resultsIn total, 24 recommendations were developed covering the research landscape and priorities within research in AD following a possible approval, potential impact on health care systems and diagnostic pathways, and communication to patients about anti-amyloid antibodies. Anti-amyloid antibodies are regarded as a substantial innovation with an important clinical impact. In addition, however, new compounds with other mechanisms of action and/or route of administration are also needed. Approval of new treatments will require changes to existing patient pathways and real-world data needs to be generated.

conclusionComprehensive guidance is provided on the potential implementation of anti-amyloid antibody therapies in Europe following possible approval. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of regularly updating recommendations as new evidence emerges in the coming years.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesEuropeHumansAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer´s diseaseAnti-amyloid antibodiesMild cognitive impairmentRecommendations

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PMID40413561
PMCPMC12102950

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