Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Crenezumab in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Treated with Escalating Doses for up to 133 Weeks.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Crenezumab is a fully humanized, monoclonal anti-amyloid-? immunoglobulin G4 antibody. OBJECTIVE:This Phase Ib study (NCT02353598) evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of crenezumabat doses of ?120?mg/kg administered intravenously every 4 weeks (q4w). Immunogenicity and exploratory biomarkers were also evaluated. METHODS:In this multicenter, double-blind study, participants (aged 50-90 years) with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and amyloid-positive positron emission tomography (PET) scan were randomized to receive crenezumab 30 or 45?mg/kg (Cohort 1, n?=?21), 60?mg/kg (Cohort 2, n?=?21), or 120?mg/kg (Cohort 3, n?=?19) or corresponding placebo (n?=?14) intravenously q4w for 13 weeks. Seventy-one participants were subsequently enrolled in an optional open-label extension (OLE) and received crenezumab at the originally assigned dose level, except for Cohort 3 (crenezumab 60?mg/kg during OLE). Participants received regular brain MRIs to assess amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA). Results up to Week 133 are reported. RESULTS:Approximately 94% of participants experienced ?1 adverse event (AE). Most AEs were mild or moderate; 15.5% experienced a Grade ?3 AE. No ARIA-edema/effusion (ARIA-E) events were observed. New ARIA-micro hemorrhages and hemosiderosis (ARIA-H) were reported in 4.9% (double-blind treatment period) and 9.9% (combined double-blind treatment and OLE periods) of participants. Steady-state trough concentrations of crenezumab were dose-proportional and maintained for each dose level. CONCLUSION:Crenezumab doses of ?120?mg/kg intravenously q4w were well tolerated. The observed safety profile for ?133 weeks of treatment in a mild-to-moderate AD population was similar to that seen in previous trials.
SUBMITTER: Guthrie H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7505005 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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