The Clinical Study of Synaptic Plasticity-based Lencanumab for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer's Disease

Summary

Alzheimer's disease (AD) manifests itself in cognitive decline, impaired ability to perform daily life, and a variety of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, seriously endangering the health of the elderly. The prevalence and disability rates of AD in China remain high, and the lack of effective treatment options has brought a heavy burden to patients and their families. Early intervention is regarded as an effective strategy to improve clinical symptoms, delay disease progression and maintain current quality of life. The humanized monoclonal antibody lencanemab (Lecanemab) was approved by the U.S. FDA in July 2023 for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia caused by AD, and was officially approved in January 2024 in China. Lencanemab highly targets soluble and insoluble neurotoxic β-amyloid (Aβ) proteins, reducing pathogenic Aβ plaque deposition and preventing its formation in the brains of AD patients, thus reducing neurotoxicity and improving patients' cognitive functions. In addition, lencanumab may also play a neuroprotective role by modulating synaptic plasticity and regulating neural network activity in brain neurons. However, there is a lack of clinical studies to prove this mechanism. In this study, we will enroll consecutive patients with early AD treated with lencanemab infusion as well as those receiving conventional anti-dementia therapy, and comprehensively assess the effects and intrinsic molecular mechanisms of lencanemab on synaptic function and neural networks using magnetic resonance imaging, molecular imaging positron emission tomography (PET), neuropsychological assessment, and analysis of blood cerebrospinal fluid samples.

Conditions

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Lecanemab
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Interventions

DRUG

Lecanemab treatment group

Lecanemab treatment group: Lecanemab Injection Concentrate Solution (active ingredient at 100 mg/mL) is provided as a sterile aqueous solution containing 100 mg/mL of Lecanemab, 50 mmol/L citric acid, 350 mmol/L arginine/arginine hydrochloride, and 0.05% (w/v) polysorbate 80, with a pH of 5.0, and each vial is capable of being drawn into a volume of 5 mL. Lecanemab is to be administered via intravenous infusion over 60 minutes in saline solution. Lecanemab must be administered using an infusion system that includes a terminal 0.22 μM inline filter. The dosage of Lecanemab is 10 mg/kg. All subjects in the Lecanemab treatment group receive Lecanemab infusion therapy at a frequency of once every two weeks for a continuous period of 12 months.

DRUG

Conventional anti-dementia treatment group

Conventional anti-dementia treatment: Early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients routinely take cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil for treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eisai (China) Pharmaceutical Co.

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Jinan Hospital, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• RenJi Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• First Hospital of China Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• Nanjing Brain Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Zhejiang University

  collaborator OTHER

• The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China

  collaborator OTHER

• The First Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  collaborator OTHER

• West China Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• The First Hospital of Jilin University

  collaborator OTHER

• Cuibai Wei，Clinical Professor

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Cui bai Wei · Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Max Age

90 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-03-10

Primary Completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

FDA Drug

Yes

Countries

• China

Study Locations