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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 1, 2024.

Ahead of International LGS Awareness Day, Melanie Huntley, PhD, a data scientist for Roche and mother of child with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, shed light on the realities of living with LGS, emphasizing the need for greater awareness of the condition’s impact.

A subgroup analysis of the phase 3 Clarity AD open-label extension study showed a 14% increased amyloid plaque removal with subcutaneous lecanemab vs intravenous administration, the administration for which it was FDA-approved for.

The senior clinical research scientist at Acumen Pharmaceuticals talked about the company's approach to refining Alzheimer screening by implementing plasma p-tau 217 biomarkers. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Lawrence Robinson, MD. [LISTEN TIME: 15 minutes]

LX1001, an AAV gene therapy, was considered safe and well tolerated, with no events of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) observed.

The head of dementia research at Austin Health and the chief medical officer at Cognition Therapeutics talked about recently presented phase 2 findings on CT1812, an investigational medicine for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease, at CTAD 2024. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

In total, more than half of the screened population failed by not meeting plasma p-tau217 criteria and of the remaining, most participants were not in the intermediate tau PET range.

The cofounder and chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation talked about how Alzheimer disease treatment may evolve through combination therapies, adding potential anti-tau and anti-inflammatory agents to improve patient outcomes. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The indication lead of neurology at Roche Diagnostics International talked about the latest Alzheimer biomarkers that are aimed to transform diagnostic accuracy and accessibility as well as enhance early detection and treatment. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The rare disease population health strategy lead at UCB provided clinical insight on some of the unique challenges of diagnosing myasthenia gravis, and some of the early signs clinicians and non-specialists should look out for. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, event-driven trial will use time to clinical progression, defined as an increase in Clinical Dementia Rating score, as the primary end point.

A trio of experts talked about Lexeo Therapeutics’ LX1001 gene therapy trial that demonstrated promising safety and biomarker effects in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The chief medical officer at Cognito Therapeutics talked about a medical device designed to slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease through gamma frequency brain stimulation. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Compared with the standard dosing arm, those on an enhanced titration dosing of donanemab demonstrated a 41% reduction in the relative risk of ARIA-E.

The director of Child Neurology and Pediatric Sleep Medicine at Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital talked about how the recent approval of once-nightly sodium oxybate for pediatric narcolepsy enables more effective and manageable treatment options for children and families.

Despite a small cohort sample size, treated patients with E2814 demonstrated significant reductions in p-tau217 after 12 weeks of treatment, sustained through the 108-week time point.

In the study, both migraine and gestational diabetes mellitus independently increase the risk of premature major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, with the highest risk observed among those with both conditions.

The professor of neurology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine discussed the importance of expanding the diversity of clinical trial populations, considering the impact of social determinants of health, and ensuring accessibility for high-risk underserved groups. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Semaglutide was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer diagnosis compared to other diabetes medications, especially in older adults and women.

Without a specific tailored Long COVID therapy, individualized treatment based on patient phenotypes, along with extensive evaluations, is essential for effective symptom management.

A clinician’s guide to using a personalized medicine approach to monitor cognition in MS.

Melissa Spencer, PhD, gave commentary on her presentation from AANEM 2024, highlighting the emerging role of adeno-associated virus as a delivery system for gene therapies targeting muscular dystrophies.

The professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine discussed the results of a phase 2b study on XEN1101, an investigational drug in development for focal epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted movement disorder expert Sana Aslam, DO, an assistant professor of neurology at University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Prior to the 2025 MDA Conference, the vice president of Public Policy & Advocacy at the Muscular Dystrophy Association talked about the increasing interest in gene therapy in the field of neuromuscular diseases.

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

CAP-003, a non-invasive gene therapy, exceeded the 30% efficacy threshold for normalizing GCase activity in patients across all doses observed.