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CTAD: SYMPOSIA, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, POSTERS
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J Prev Alz Dis 2015;2(4):269-396
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J Prev Alz Dis 2016;4:262-379
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FREE ACCESSENDPOINTS FOR PRE-DEMENTIA AD TRIALS: A REPORT FROM THE EU/US/CTAD TASK FORCE
B. Vellas, R. Bateman, K. Blennow , G. Frisoni , K. Johnson, R. Katz , J. Langbaum, D. Marson , R. Sperling, A. Wessels, S. Salloway, R. Doody, P. Aisen, Task Force Members
J Prev Alz Dis 2015;2(2):128-135
Show summaryHide summaryFor Alzheimer’s disease treatment trials that focus on the pre-dementia stage of disease, outcome measures are needed that will enable assessment of disease progression in patients who are clinically normal. The EU/US CTAD Task Force, an international collaboration of investigators from industry, academia, non-profit foundations, and regulatory agencies, met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on November 19, 2014 to discuss existing and novel outcome assessments that may be useful in pre-dementia trials. Composite measures that assess changes in episodic memory, executive function, global cognition, and global function have recently been developed by a number of groups and appear to be sensitive at this stage. Functional measures that involve real-life complex tasks also appear to capture early subtle changes in pre-dementia subjects and have the advantage of representing clinically meaningful change. Patient reported outcomes and novel CSF and imaging biomarkers have also shown promise. More studies are needed to validate all of these tests in the pre-dementia population. Many of them have been incorporated as exploratory measures in ongoing or planned trials.
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B. Vellas ; R. Bateman ; K. Blennow ; G. Frisoni ; K. Johnson ; R. Katz ; J. Langbaum ; D. Marson ; R. Sperling ; A. Wessels ; S. Salloway ; R. Doody ; P. Aisen ; and Task Force Members ; (2015): Endpoints for Pre-Dementia AD Trials: A Report from the EU/US/CTAD Task Force. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2015.55
THE ALZHEIMER’S PREVENTION CLINIC AT WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE / NEW YORK - PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL: RISK STRATIFICATION AND PERSONALIZED EARLY INTERVENTION
A. Seifan, R. Isaacson
J Prev Alz Dis 2015;2(4):254-266
Show summaryHide summaryIn July 2013, Weill Cornell Medical College founded the first Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic (APC) in the United States, providing direct clinical care to family members of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as part of the Weill Cornell Memory Disorders Program. At the APC, patients seeking to lower their AD risk undergo a comprehensive assessment, receive a personalized plan based on rapidly evolving scientific evidence, and are followed over time using validated as well as emerging clinical and research technologies. The APC approach applies the principles of pharmacogenomics, nutrigenomics and clinical precision medicine, to tailor individualized therapies for patients. Longitudinal measures currently assessed in the clinic include anthropometrics, cognition, blood biomarkers (i.e., lipid, inflammatory, metabolic, nutritional) and genetics, as well as validated, self-reported measures that enable patients to track several aspects of health-related quality of life. Patients are educated on the fundamental concepts of AD prevention via an interactive online course hosted on Alzheimer’s Universe (www.AlzU.org), which also contains several activities including validated computer-based cognitive testing. The primary goal of the APC is to employ preventative measures that lower modifiable AD risk, possibly leading to a delay in onset of future symptoms. Our secondary goal is to establish a cohort of at-risk individuals who will be primed to participate in future AD prevention trials as disease-modifying agents emerge for testing at earlier stages of the AD process. The clinical services are intended to lower concern for future disease by giving patients a greater sense of control over their brain health.
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A. Seifan ; R. Isaacson (2015): The Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College / New York - Presbyterian Hospital: Risk Stratification and Personalized Early Intervention. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2015.81
VITAMIN D AND DEMENTIA
T.J. Littlejohns, K. Kos, W.E. Henley, E. Ku?ma, D.J. Llewellyn
J Prev Alz Dis 2016;3(1):43-52
Show summaryHide summaryEmerging evidence suggests that low vitamin D concentrations are potentially involved in the pathogenesis of dementia. This is of particular interest when considering the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in elderly adults and the urgent need to identify modifiable risk factors for dementia. Studies have found that vitamin D is implicated in procognitive and neuroprotective functions, including the reduction of Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks such as amyloid beta and phosphorylated tau. Cross-sectional studies have consistently found that vitamin D concentrations are significantly lower in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment compared to healthy controls. Longitudinal studies support an association between low vitamin D concentrations and an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline. Neuroimaging studies are beginning to uncover the potential neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular mechanisms that underlie these associations such as white matter hyperintensities and enlarged ventricular volume, although there is currently a lack of longitudinal studies. In contrast to observational studies, findings from interventional studies have produced mixed results on the benefits of vitamin D supplementation on dementia and cognitive outcomes. Interpretation of the findings from these studies is hampered by several major methodological limitations, such as small sample sizes, inadequate doses and inclusion of participants unlikely to benefit from vitamin D supplementation. There is a need for large double-blind randomised-control trials investigating whether vitamin D supplementation can halt or delay the risk of dementia-related outcomes in individuals with low vitamin D concentrations.
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T.J. Littlejohns ; K. Kos ; W.E. Henley ; E. Kuźma ; D.J. Llewellyn (2015): Vitamin D and Dementia. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2015.68