Effect of IVIG on Cerebral and Retinal Amyloid in Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer Disease

Summary

This is a proof of concept study to determine if changes in brain amyloid levels are evident three months after infusion of 0.4 g/kg of IVIG every 14 days x 5 infusions. Amyloid levels will be measured by Florbetapir PET and retinal scan.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-04

Primary completion

2018-07-19

Completion

2018-07-19

Publications

• Background Kile S, Au W, Parise C, Rose K, Donnel T, Hankins A, Chan M, Ghassemi A. IVIG treatment of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: a randomised double-blinded exploratory study of the effect on brain atrophy, cognition and conversion to dementia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2017 Feb;88(2):106-112. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2015-311486. Epub 2015 Sep 29.

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