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Observational studyAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

APOE-guided lecanemab dosing dissociates ARIA-E from ARIA-H: The K-ROAD study.

Heekyoung Kang, Hyemin Jang, Jehyun Ahn, Duk L Na, Jae-Hong Lee, Eun-Joo Kim, Min Young Chun, Soo Hyun Cho, Byeong C Kim, Si Eun Kim and 13 more

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Observational study in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Diagnostic accuracy of plasma p-tau217 against amyloid PET: A meta-analysis of technical platform variability and ratio versus single marker comparisons.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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23 authors.

Heekyoung Kang *Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyemin Jang *Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jehyun Ahn *Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Duk L NaDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Hong LeeDepartment of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun-Joo KimDepartment of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Min Young ChunDepartment of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Soo Hyun ChoDepartment of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Byeong C KimDepartment of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Si Eun KimDepartment of Neurology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Gyeongmo SohnDepartment of Neurology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Jihwan YunDepartment of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jin San LeeDepartment of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Key-Chung ParkDepartment of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hee Kyung ParkDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Young Ju KimAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyungbok LeeAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sohyun YimDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seonghyeon KimDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jun Pyo KimDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hee Jin KimDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Sung LimDepartment of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sang Won SeoDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8747-0122

Funding

Future Medicine 20×30 Project of Samsung Medical Center SMX1250081Korea Dementia Research Project through the Korea Dementia Research Center, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea RS-2020-KH106434Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea RS-2025-02223212Korea National Institute of Health 2024-ER1003-02National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT RS-2019-NR040057Technology Development Program funded by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Republic of Korea RS-2025-25466827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWe evaluated whether apolipoprotein E (APOE εε4) genotype-guided lecanemab escalation mitigates the APOE εε4-driven amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) with edema (ARIA-E) gradient and whether ARIA-E and ARIA with hemosiderin deposition (ARIA-H) are mechanistically distinct.

methodsFive hundred eight patients with early Alzheimer's disease received APOE genotype-guided lecanemab escalation (target maximum plasma concentration [Cmax] thresholds: 118, 308, and 404 µg/mL for εε4/εε4, heterozygote, and non-carrier) across eight Korean centers, with magnetic resonance imaging-based ARIA surveillance.

resultsARIA-E incidence was 2.0% in non-carriers and 6.2% in εε4/εε4 homozygotes (εε4/εε4-versus-non-carrier OR 3.25, versus 8.49 in Clarity AD and 8.32 in Japan post-marketing surveillance). Any ARIA-H was independently predicted by baseline cerebral microbleeds, white matter hyperintensity (WMH), age, and APOE εε4 allele dose (aORs 1.23, 1.50, 1.04, 1.75). DISCUSSION: Under genotype-guided escalation, observations are compatible with - but do not establish - attenuation of the APOE εε4-driven ARIA-E gradient, whereas ARIA-H risk reflected baseline cerebrovascular burden. These findings raise the hypothesis of a dual-axis safety framework requiring randomized confirmation.

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Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E4Apolipoproteins EAgedBrainFemaleGenotypeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleApolipoprotein E4Apolipoproteins EAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid‐related imaging abnormalitiesapolipoprotein Ecerebral microbleedsdose escalationgenotype‐guided dosinglecanemab

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PMID42642841
PMCPMC13507511

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