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Crenezumab

Mechanism of action: - blocks formation of amyloid-beta oligomers amyloid plaques [3] Clinical trials: - to be used in a 5 year clinical trial on ~300 family members that carry an autosomal dominant allele of presenilin-1 - Crenezumab did not reduce clinical decline in a phase 3 clinical trial of participants with early Alzheimer's disease [4] Notes: - Crenezumab was developed by the Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company AC Immune SA, which licensed the drug in 2006 to Genentech [2]

Interactions

drug adverse effects of anti-Alzheimer monoclonal antibody

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investigational therapies for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

General

anti-Alzheimer monoclonal antibody

References

  1. Belluck P New Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts New York Times< May 15, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/health/research/prevention-is-goal-of-alzheimers-drug-trial.html
  2. Wikipedia: Crenezumab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crenezumab
  3. Yang T, Dang Y, Ostaszewski B, Mengel D et al Target engagement in an alzheimer trial: Crenezumab lowers amyloid beta oligomers in cerebrospinal fluid Ann Neurol. 2019 Aug;86(2):215-224 PMID: 31168802 Free PMC article Clinical Trial.
  4. Ostrowitzki S, Bittner T, Sink KM et al Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Crenezumab vs Placebo in Adults With Early Alzheimer DiseaseTwo Phase 3 Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials. JAMA Neurol. 2022;79(11):1113-1121. PMID: 36121669 PMCID: PMC9486635 Free PMC article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2796551