Abstract
Background: Combining optimized cognitive (Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale- Cognitive subscale, ADAS-Cog) and atrophy markers of Alzheimer's disease for tracking progression in clinical trials may provide greater sensitivity than currently used methods, which have yielded negative results in multiple recent trials. Furthermore, it is critical to clarify the relationship among the subcomponents yielded by cognitive and imaging testing, to address the symptomatic and anatomical variability of Alzheimer's disease.
Method: Using latent variable analysis, we thoroughly investigated the relationship between cognitive impairment, as assessed on the ADAS-Cog, and cerebral atrophy. A biomarker was developed for Alzheimer's clinical trials that combines cognitive and atrophy markers.
Results: Atrophy within specific brain regions was found to be closely related with impairment in cognitive domains of memory, language, and praxis. The proposed biomarker showed significantly better sensitivity in tracking progression of cognitive impairment than the ADAS-Cog in simulated trials and a real world problem. The biomarker also improved the selection of MCI patients (78.8±4.9% specificity at 80% sensitivity) that will evolve to Alzheimer's disease for clinical trials.
Conclusion: The proposed biomarker provides a boost to the efficacy of clinical trials focused in the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage by significantly improving the sensitivity to detect treatment effects and improving the selection of MCI patients that will evolve to Alzheimer’s disease.
Keywords: Latent variable modeling, Alzheimer's disease assessment scale, Alzheimer's clinical trial, cerebral atrophy, cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment.
Current Alzheimer Research
Title:A Biomarker Combining Imaging and Neuropsychological Assessment for Tracking Early Alzheimer's Disease in Clinical Trials
Volume: 15 Issue: 5
Author(s): Nishant Verma, S. Natasha Beretvas, Belen Pascual, Joseph C. Masdeu, Mia K. Markey* The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Affiliation:
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 107 W. Dean Keeton Street Stop C0800, Austin, TX 78712,United States
Keywords: Latent variable modeling, Alzheimer's disease assessment scale, Alzheimer's clinical trial, cerebral atrophy, cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment.
Abstract: Background: Combining optimized cognitive (Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale- Cognitive subscale, ADAS-Cog) and atrophy markers of Alzheimer's disease for tracking progression in clinical trials may provide greater sensitivity than currently used methods, which have yielded negative results in multiple recent trials. Furthermore, it is critical to clarify the relationship among the subcomponents yielded by cognitive and imaging testing, to address the symptomatic and anatomical variability of Alzheimer's disease.
Method: Using latent variable analysis, we thoroughly investigated the relationship between cognitive impairment, as assessed on the ADAS-Cog, and cerebral atrophy. A biomarker was developed for Alzheimer's clinical trials that combines cognitive and atrophy markers.
Results: Atrophy within specific brain regions was found to be closely related with impairment in cognitive domains of memory, language, and praxis. The proposed biomarker showed significantly better sensitivity in tracking progression of cognitive impairment than the ADAS-Cog in simulated trials and a real world problem. The biomarker also improved the selection of MCI patients (78.8±4.9% specificity at 80% sensitivity) that will evolve to Alzheimer's disease for clinical trials.
Conclusion: The proposed biomarker provides a boost to the efficacy of clinical trials focused in the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage by significantly improving the sensitivity to detect treatment effects and improving the selection of MCI patients that will evolve to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Verma Nishant , Beretvas Natasha S. , Pascual Belen , Masdeu C. Joseph , Markey K. Mia *, The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative , A Biomarker Combining Imaging and Neuropsychological Assessment for Tracking Early Alzheimer's Disease in Clinical Trials, Current Alzheimer Research 2018; 15 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666171106150309
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666171106150309 |
Print ISSN 1567-2050 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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