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Trial reportThe journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2025

The effect of modified donanemab titration on amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with edema/effusions and amyloid reduction: 18-month results from TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6.

Hong Wang, Emel Serap Monkul Nery, Paul Ardayfio, Rashna Khanna, Diana Otero Svaldi, Sergey Shcherbinin, Wen Xu, Scott W Andersen, Paula M Hauck, Dawn A Brooks and 4 more

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In one paragraph

Trial report in The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05738486 (Investigating the Effect of Different Donanemab Dosing Regimens on ARIA-E and Amyloid Lowering in Adults With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.

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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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NCT05738486 phase3active not recruitingnot on this map

Investigating the Effect of Different Donanemab Dosing Regimens on ARIA-E and Amyloid Lowering in Adults With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorEli Lilly and CompanyRan2023 to 2027Enrolled1,175ConditionsAlzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System DiseasesArmsDonanemab, Placebo, Dexamethasone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Further data to address the Alzheimer's coverage with evidence development questions.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Hong WangEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Emel Serap Monkul NeryEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Paul ArdayfioEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Rashna KhannaEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Diana Otero SvaldiEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Sergey ShcherbininEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Wen XuEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Scott W AndersenEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Paula M HauckEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Dawn A BrooksEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Emily C CollinsEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Stephen SallowayButler Hospital, and Department of Neurology and Department of Psychiatry, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Mark A MintunEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
John R SimsEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address: sims_john_r@lilly.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6 study (NCT05738486) evaluated the effect of different donanemab dosing regimens on amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with edema/sulcal effusions (ARIA-E). The modified titration arm met the primary outcome and significantly reduced ARIA-E frequency compared with the standard dosing while maintaining a similar pharmacodynamic effect on amyloid reduction at 24 weeks. Primary outcome and 52-week data were previously published. Completed study results at 76 weeks are reported here. ARIA-E frequencies were 15.6 % and 24.2 % in the modified titration and standard arms, respectively. ARIA-E radiographic severity was significantly lower (p = 0.015) with modified titration than with standard dosing. Additionally, symptomatic ARIA-E frequency was lower with modified titration versus standard dosing (2.8 % vs 4.8 %). The frequency of serious adverse events was comparable between the modified titration and standard dosing arms. A more gradual titration of donanemab dosing significantly reduced ARIA-E risk versus standard dosing. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV: NCT05738486.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBrain EdemaEdemaAgedDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizeddonanemabAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloidamyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)DonanemabTitration

Identifiers

PMID40619285
PMCPMC12413699

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