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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Blood-based pre-screening in the SKYLINE secondary prevention Ph3 gantenerumab study.

Alina Bauer, Christina Rabe, Courtney Schiffman, Fiona Rose, Gesine Respondek, Fabiana Gullotta, Laura Schlieker, Alexander Jethwa, Isabelle Schrurs, Ekaterina Manuilova and 2 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05256134 (A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Gantenerumab in Participants at Risk for or at the Earliest Stages of Alzheimer's Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT05256134 phase3terminatednot on this map

A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Gantenerumab in Participants at Risk for or at the Earliest Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorHoffmann-La RocheRan2022 to 2023Enrolled25ConditionsAlzheimers DiseaseArmsGantenerumab, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. More efficient screening for preclinical Alzheimer's clinical trials using mixture of experts.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  2. Blood-based pre-screening in the SKYLINE secondary prevention Ph3 gantenerumab study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alina BauerRoche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Christina RabeGenentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.
Courtney SchiffmanGenentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.
Fiona RoseRoche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, UK.
Gesine RespondekF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
Fabiana GullottaF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
Laura SchliekerStaburo GmbH (on behalf of Roche Diagnostics GmbH), Munich, Germany.
Alexander JethwaRoche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Isabelle SchrursRoche Diagnostics International Ltd, Rotkreuz, Switzerland.
Ekaterina ManuilovaRoche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Susanne OstrowitzkiF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
Tobias BittnerGenentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9256-0360

Funding

F. Hoffmann-La Roche LtdRoche Diagnostics International Ltd (Rotkreuz, Switzerland)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSKYLINE was a secondary prevention study that used blood-based biomarker (BBBM) pre-screening to screen out participants with a low likelihood of amyloid positivity by positron emission tomography (PET) or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing.

methodsThis retrospective analysis used data from SKYLINE (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05256134; terminated prematurely) and the Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's (A4) study to compare predicted and actual clinical performance characteristics of various biomarker combinations using prototype Elecsys

resultsIn >3500 participants screened in SKYLINE, tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (pTau181) and apolipoprotein E4 protein (ApoE4p) was the highest-performing BBBM combination. Actual clinical performance of the BBBM pre-screening in SKYLINE was similar to predictions based on A4 in terms of screen-out rate, positive predictive value, and 1-negative predictive value. DISCUSSION: BBBM pre-screening in SKYLINE using prototype plasma pTau181 and ApoE4p immunoassays effectively alleviated participant burden by avoiding unnecessary PET or CSF testing. HIGHLIGHTS: We compared blood-based biomarker (BBBM) performance in SKYLINE and Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's (A4). Pre-screening improved amyloid positivity (defined by positron emission tomography/cerebrospinal fluid) screen failure rate. Tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (pTau181) and apolipoprotein E4 protein was the highest-performing combination among BBBMs tested. Pre-screening eased participant burden by reducing subsequent screening procedures.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedSecondary Preventiontau ProteinsAgedAmyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoprotein E4BiomarkersFemaleHumansMalePositron-Emission TomographyRetrospective StudiesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedApolipoprotein E4Biomarkerstau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid beta 40amyloid beta 42apolipoprotein E4 proteinblood‐based biomarkersgantenerumabglial fibrillary acidic proteinphosphorylated tau 181pre‐screeningsecondary prevention

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PMID41085131
PMCPMC12519518

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