A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamics of MK-8931 in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease (MK-8931-010 AM1 [P07820 AM1])

Summary

This study will assess the safety and pharmacodynamics of three different doses of MK-8931, a ß-secretase inhibitor, in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

Timeline

Start

2011-12

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Publications

• Kennedy ME, Stamford AW, Chen X, Cox K, Cumming JN, Dockendorf MF, Egan M, Ereshefsky L, Hodgson RA, Hyde LA, Jhee S, Kleijn HJ, Kuvelkar R, Li W, Mattson BA, Mei H, Palcza J, Scott JD, Tanen M, Troyer MD, Tseng JL, Stone JA, Parker EM, Forman MS. The BACE1 inhibitor verubecestat (MK-8931) reduces CNS beta-amyloid in animal models and in Alzheimer's disease patients. Sci Transl Med. 2016 Nov 2;8(363):363ra150. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad9704.

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