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Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Abeta42 (AN1792) in patients with AD

Bayer, Anthony, Bullock, Roger A., Jones, Roy W., Wilkinson, D., Donaghue, S. (2005) Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Abeta42 (AN1792) in patients with AD. Neurology, 64 (1). pp. 94-101. ISSN 0340-5354. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:12021)

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Abstract

Background: Abeta42-immunization reduces plaque burden and improves cognition in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer disease (AD). This phase 1 study evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of AN1792 (human aggregated Abeta42) in patients with mild to moderate AD. Methods: Twenty patients were enrolled into each of four dose groups and randomly assigned to receive IM AN1792 (50 or 225 mug) with QS-21 adjuvant (50 or 100 mug) or QS-21 only ( control) in a 4:1 active: control ratio on day 0 and at weeks 4, 12, and 24. Patients could receive up to four additional injections of a polysorbate 80 modified formulation at weeks 36, 48, 60, and 72. Safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and exploratory evidence of efficacy were evaluated. Results: Treatment-related adverse events were reported in 19 (23.8%) patients, but no relationship was observed between AN1792 dose and incidence. One patient developed meningoencephalitis that was diagnosed after death ( not directly related to study treatment) and 219 days after discontinuing from the study. Five deaths occurred during the study follow-up, but none was considered to be directly related to study treatment. During the period of the first four injections, 23.4% of AN1792-treated patients had a positive anti-AN1792 antibody titer (an anti-AN1792 antibody titer of greater than or equal to1:1,000). This increased to 58.8% after additional injections with the modified formulation. Disability Assessment for Dementia scores showed less decline among active compared with control patients at week 84 (p = 0.002). No treatment differences were observed in three other efficacy measures. Conclusions: AN1792 + QS-21 elicited a positive antibody response to Abeta42 in more than half of this elderly study population.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: M.P. Stone
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2008 13:59 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:50 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/12021 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Bullock, Roger A..

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