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A Follow-On Study of Donanemab (LY3002813) With Video Assessments in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease (TRAILBLAZER-EXT)

Donanemab Follow-On Study: Safety, Tolerability, And Efficacy in Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease With Validation of Remote Neuropsychological Assessments

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04640077
Enrollment
95
Registered
2020-11-23
Start date
2020-11-23
Completion date
2024-02-27
Last updated
2025-06-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases, Cognitive Impairment

Brief summary

The main goals of this study are to further determine whether the study drug donanemab is safe and effective in participants with Alzheimer's disease and to validate neuropsychological assessments administered over videoconferencing

Interventions

OTHERNo Intervention

No intervention

Administered IV

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participated in a double-blind treatment period of a sponsor-approved originating donanemab trial, for example the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ study. * Have a study partner * Stable symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (AD) medications and other medication that may impact cognition for at least 30 days prior to randomization into Part A

Exclusion criteria

* Current serious or unstable illnesses including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, endocrinologic, neurologic (other than AD), psychiatric, immunologic, or hematologic disease and other conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with outcome assessments or the analyses in this study. * Have received treatment with a passive anti-amyloid immunotherapy after completion of originating donanemab study or received active immunization against Aβ in any other study. * Poor venous access * Contraindication to PET or MRI imaging

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) AssessmentsBaseline to 4 WeeksPart A didn't involve any drug and drug related efficacy analyses. Participants in Part A were divided into 2 groups, and they completed the same set of clinical assessments. Participants in Part A Group 1 completed the clinical assessments at a clinic site first (on-site) followed by at home assessments (VTC). Participants in Part A Group 2 completed the assessments at home first, followed by on-site assessment. The goal of Part A was to evaluate the comparability of remote and on-site clinical assessments. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), a measure of agreement for continuous outcome measures, was used to determine agreement between remote and onsite assessments for each outcome measure. Outcome measure tested were the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog13), Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB).
Part B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Baseline Up To 96 WeeksPercentage of participants with TEAEs and SAEs were reported here. A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs, regardless of causality is located in the Reported Adverse Events section of this record.
Part B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)Baseline, Week 72Number of Participants with Suicidality Based on C-SSRS was reported.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-iADL)Baseline, Week 72The ADCS-iADL is a 23-item inventory developed as a rater-administered questionnaire answered by the participant's caregiver. The range for the ADCS-iADL is 0-59 with higher scores reflecting better performance. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model using = Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.
Part B: Change From Baseline on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB)Baseline, Week 72The CDR-SB is a global assessment tool than can be used to effectively evaluate both cognition and function. Participant's cognitive status is rated across 6 domains or 'boxes' of functioning: Memory, Orientation, Judgment and Problem Solving, Community Affairs, Home and Hobbies, and Personal Care. The CDR-SB scores are calculated by adding the box scores and range from 0 to 18 with higher scores indicative of more impairment. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model using Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.
Part B: Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque Deposition as Measured by Florbetapir F18 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ScanBaseline, Week 36Florbetapir PET imaging was used as a quantitative amyloid biomarker. Florbetapir PET scans at baseline and at 36 weeks after the first treatment were used to quantitatively estimate change in amyloid plaques. Quantitative amyloid burden was first formalized as the average Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) in six predetermined cortical areas of the brain relative to the cerebellum as a reference region. Larger SUVR reflects the larger cortical amyloid burden relative to cerebellum. SUVR values were further calibrated to a centiloid (CL) scale. The Centiloid scale anchor points are 0 and 100, where 0 represents a high-certainty amyloid negative scan and 100 represents the amount of global amyloid deposition found in a typical AD scan. LS Mean was determined by ANCOVA model using originating study's Baseline + Age + Treatment (Type III sum of squares) as variables.
Part B: Change From Baseline on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) ScoreBaseline, Week 72The MMSE is an instrument used to assess cognitive function in participants. The instrument measures orientation, memory, and attention; the ability of the participant to name objects; follow verbal and written commands; write a sentence; and copy figures. The range for the total MMSE score is 0 to 30, with lower scores indicating greater level of impairment. LS Mean was determined by Mixed Models for Repeated Measurements (MMRM) model with Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/ Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.
Part B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough)Predose at Week 8 and Week 16PK: Trough Concentration of donanemab. Ctrough is the concentration of drug in the blood immediately before the next dose of drug was administered.
Part B: Number or Participants With Treatment-Emergent Anti-Drug Antibodies (TE ADA) of DonanemabBaseline, 4, 8, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, and 96 WeeksNumber of participants in Part B with positive Anti-drug antibodies (TE ADA+) was reported. A TE ADA evaluable participant is classified as TE ADA+ if they have at least one postbaseline titer that is 4 times or more higher than the baseline titer (treatment-boosted). If the baseline result is ADA Not Present, the subject is considered TE ADA+ if there is at least one postbaseline result showing ADA present with a titer of 1:10 or higher (treatment-induced).
Part B: Change From Baseline in Whole Brain Volume as Measured by Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (vMRI)Baseline, Week 72Change from Baseline in Whole Brain Volume as Measured by vMRI in Part B. LS mean were derived using MMRM model with fixed factors for visit, and covariates for baseline score, and age at baseline.
Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog13) ScoreBaseline, Week 72The ADAS-Cog13 (13-item version of ADAS Cog) assesses areas of cognitive function that are the most typically impaired in Alzheimer's Disease (AD): orientation, verbal memory, language, praxis, delayed free recall, digit cancellation, and maze-completion measures. The ADAS-Cog13 scale ranges from 0 to 85, with higher scores indicating greater disease severity. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model with Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.
Part B: Change From Baseline on the Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS)Baseline, Week 72The iADRS is a composite that measures both cognition and function from the ADAS-Cog and the ADCS-iADL (Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - instrumental Activities of Daily Living). The iADRS is calculated as a linear combination of the total scores of the ADAS-Cog13 (score range 0 to 85 with higher scores reflecting worse performance) and the ADCS-iADL (score range from 0-59 with higher scores reflecting better performance). The iADRS score ranges from 0 to 144 with lower scores indicating greater impairment. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model using Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.

Countries

Canada, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Study AACH was an extension of sponsor-approved originating donanemab studies AACC (NCT01837641) and AACG (NCT03367403). This was a two-part study (Parts A and B). Participants received the study drug only in Part B, whereas Part A consisted of clinical assessments.

Pre-assignment details

Participants in Part A were randomized 1:1 into two groups (Group 1 and Group 2) to have their cognitive and functional scales assessed.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments
Participants from the originating trials did not receive any drug in Part A. Participants were randomized 1:1 into two groups to have their cognitive and functional scales assessed. Group 1: Cognitive/functional scale assessment at the study site (on-site), followed by an at-home assessment (VTC; video teleconference), or Group 2: Cognitive/functional scale assessment at home (VTC), followed by assessment on-site. Total time in Part A was up to 24 weeks. After Part A, participants who had received placebo in the originating trials moved to Part B.
95
Total95

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Period 1Adverse Event110
Period 1Screen Failure200
Period 1Withdrawal by Subject450
Period 2Adverse Event006
Period 2Death002
Period 2Lost to Follow-up002
Period 2Progressive Disease001
Period 2Withdrawal by Subject0018
Period 2Withdrawal Due To Caregiver Circumstances001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPart A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments
Age, Continuous77.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.6
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
83 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
9 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
93 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
86 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
52 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
43 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 500 / 452 / 55
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 500 / 4540 / 55
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 501 / 4516 / 55

Outcome results

Primary

Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) Assessments

Part A didn't involve any drug and drug related efficacy analyses. Participants in Part A were divided into 2 groups, and they completed the same set of clinical assessments. Participants in Part A Group 1 completed the clinical assessments at a clinic site first (on-site) followed by at home assessments (VTC). Participants in Part A Group 2 completed the assessments at home first, followed by on-site assessment. The goal of Part A was to evaluate the comparability of remote and on-site clinical assessments. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), a measure of agreement for continuous outcome measures, was used to determine agreement between remote and onsite assessments for each outcome measure. Outcome measure tested were the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog13), Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB).

Time frame: Baseline to 4 Weeks

Population: All participants in Part A who had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) AssessmentsADAS-Cog130.8172 Intraclass correlation coefficient
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) AssessmentsADCS-ADL0.8819 Intraclass correlation coefficient
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) AssessmentsMMSE0.8251 Intraclass correlation coefficient
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) AssessmentsCDR-SB0.8254 Intraclass correlation coefficient
Primary

Part B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Number of Participants with Suicidality Based on C-SSRS was reported.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)Suicidal Ideation3 Participants
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)Suicidal Behavior1 Participants
Primary

Part B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

Percentage of participants with TEAEs and SAEs were reported here. A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs, regardless of causality is located in the Reported Adverse Events section of this record.

Time frame: Baseline Up To 96 Weeks

Population: All participants from Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs90.9 Percentage of participants
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs29.1 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque Deposition as Measured by Florbetapir F18 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan

Florbetapir PET imaging was used as a quantitative amyloid biomarker. Florbetapir PET scans at baseline and at 36 weeks after the first treatment were used to quantitatively estimate change in amyloid plaques. Quantitative amyloid burden was first formalized as the average Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) in six predetermined cortical areas of the brain relative to the cerebellum as a reference region. Larger SUVR reflects the larger cortical amyloid burden relative to cerebellum. SUVR values were further calibrated to a centiloid (CL) scale. The Centiloid scale anchor points are 0 and 100, where 0 represents a high-certainty amyloid negative scan and 100 represents the amount of global amyloid deposition found in a typical AD scan. LS Mean was determined by ANCOVA model using originating study's Baseline + Age + Treatment (Type III sum of squares) as variables.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 36

Population: All participants in Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque Deposition as Measured by Florbetapir F18 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan-80.1 CentiloidsStandard Error 4.4
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline in Whole Brain Volume as Measured by Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (vMRI)

Change from Baseline in Whole Brain Volume as Measured by vMRI in Part B. LS mean were derived using MMRM model with fixed factors for visit, and covariates for baseline score, and age at baseline.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline in Whole Brain Volume as Measured by Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (vMRI)-27.75 cubic centimeters (cm3)Standard Error 2.06
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog13) Score

The ADAS-Cog13 (13-item version of ADAS Cog) assesses areas of cognitive function that are the most typically impaired in Alzheimer's Disease (AD): orientation, verbal memory, language, praxis, delayed free recall, digit cancellation, and maze-completion measures. The ADAS-Cog13 scale ranges from 0 to 85, with higher scores indicating greater disease severity. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model with Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog13) Score4.63 Score on a scaleStandard Error 1.195
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-iADL)

The ADCS-iADL is a 23-item inventory developed as a rater-administered questionnaire answered by the participant's caregiver. The range for the ADCS-iADL is 0-59 with higher scores reflecting better performance. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model using = Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-iADL)-6.21 Score on a scaleStandard Error 1.149
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB)

The CDR-SB is a global assessment tool than can be used to effectively evaluate both cognition and function. Participant's cognitive status is rated across 6 domains or 'boxes' of functioning: Memory, Orientation, Judgment and Problem Solving, Community Affairs, Home and Hobbies, and Personal Care. The CDR-SB scores are calculated by adding the box scores and range from 0 to 18 with higher scores indicative of more impairment. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model using Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB)1.87 Score on a scaleStandard Error 0.364
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline on the Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS)

The iADRS is a composite that measures both cognition and function from the ADAS-Cog and the ADCS-iADL (Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - instrumental Activities of Daily Living). The iADRS is calculated as a linear combination of the total scores of the ADAS-Cog13 (score range 0 to 85 with higher scores reflecting worse performance) and the ADCS-iADL (score range from 0-59 with higher scores reflecting better performance). The iADRS score ranges from 0 to 144 with lower scores indicating greater impairment. LS Mean was determined by MMRM model using Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline on the Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS)-10.14 Score on a scaleStandard Error 1.85
Secondary

Part B: Change From Baseline on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Score

The MMSE is an instrument used to assess cognitive function in participants. The instrument measures orientation, memory, and attention; the ability of the participant to name objects; follow verbal and written commands; write a sentence; and copy figures. The range for the total MMSE score is 0 to 30, with lower scores indicating greater level of impairment. LS Mean was determined by Mixed Models for Repeated Measurements (MMRM) model with Baseline + Visit + Baseline\*Visit + Age + Years of Education + Presence/ Absence of Anti-dementia Drugs as variables.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 72

Population: All participants in Part B who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable data for this outcome.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Change From Baseline on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Score-0.87 Score on a scaleStandard Error 0.557
Secondary

Part B: Number or Participants With Treatment-Emergent Anti-Drug Antibodies (TE ADA) of Donanemab

Number of participants in Part B with positive Anti-drug antibodies (TE ADA+) was reported. A TE ADA evaluable participant is classified as TE ADA+ if they have at least one postbaseline titer that is 4 times or more higher than the baseline titer (treatment-boosted). If the baseline result is ADA Not Present, the subject is considered TE ADA+ if there is at least one postbaseline result showing ADA present with a titer of 1:10 or higher (treatment-induced).

Time frame: Baseline, 4, 8, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, and 96 Weeks

Population: All participants in Part B who received at least one dose of donanemab and had baseline and at least one post baseline ADA assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Number or Participants With Treatment-Emergent Anti-Drug Antibodies (TE ADA) of Donanemab38 Participants
Secondary

Part B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough)

PK: Trough Concentration of donanemab. Ctrough is the concentration of drug in the blood immediately before the next dose of drug was administered.

Time frame: Predose at Week 8 and Week 16

Population: All participants in Part B, who received at least one dose of donanemab and had evaluable PK data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough)Ctrough at Week 85.62 micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 165
Part A: Validation of Remote Scale AssessmentsPart B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough)Ctrough at Week 166.64 micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 581

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026