Study Investigating the Effects of JNJ-54861911 on Amyloid-beta Processing in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and Plasma in Japanese Participants Asymptomatic at Risk for Alzheimer Dementia

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability and effect of JNJ-54861911 on level of amyloid-beta in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and plasma following 4 weeks of treatment in Japanese participants asymptomatic at risk for Alzheimer Dementia (ARAD) at the intended target dose range.

Timeline

Start

2015-02-16

Primary completion

2015-09-08

Completion

2015-09-08

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Atabecestat significantly reduced CSF Aβ1-40 levels from baseline at day 28 in both the 10-mg (67-68%) and 50-mg (87-90%) dose groups compared with placebo. PMID 30134967 ↗

Publications

• Timmers M, Streffer JR, Russu A, Tominaga Y, Shimizu H, Shiraishi A, Tatikola K, Smekens P, Borjesson-Hanson A, Andreasen N, Matias-Guiu J, Baquero M, Boada M, Tesseur I, Tritsmans L, Van Nueten L, Engelborghs S. Pharmacodynamics of atabecestat (JNJ-54861911), an oral BACE1 inhibitor in patients with early Alzheimer's disease: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018 Aug 23;10(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s13195-018-0415-6.

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