Sabirnetug failed to meet its primary endpoint in Acumen Pharmaceuticals' phase 2 ALTITUDE-AD trial for early Alzheimer disease, prompting the company to end development.
The phase 3 TRONTIER 1 and 2 trials will test whether trontinemab's faster brain entry and rapid amyloid clearance translate into slower clinical decline in early Alzheimer disease.
Joanna Wardlaw, MD, Professor of Applied Neuroimaging at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the evolving understanding of cerebral small vessel disease, emerging therapeutic approaches, and the makings behind a successful trial.
Fast track status covers AV-1959R, an investigational amyloid-beta vaccine, for preventing Alzheimer disease in cognitively unimpaired adults with amyloid pathology.