Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases, Cognitive Impairment
Conditions
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
No intervention
Administered IV
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) Assessments | Baseline to 4 Weeks | 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). |
| Part B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) | Baseline Up To 96 Weeks | 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. |
| Part B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) | Baseline, Week 72 | Number of Participants with Suicidality Based on C-SSRS was reported. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-iADL) | Baseline, Week 72 | 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. |
| Part B: Change From Baseline on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) | Baseline, Week 72 | 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. |
| Part B: Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque Deposition as Measured by Florbetapir F18 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan | Baseline, Week 36 | 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. |
| Part B: Change From Baseline on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Score | Baseline, Week 72 | 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. |
| Part B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough) | Predose at Week 8 and Week 16 | PK: 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 Donanemab | Baseline, 4, 8, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, and 96 Weeks | 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). |
| Part B: Change From Baseline in Whole Brain Volume as Measured by Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (vMRI) | Baseline, Week 72 | 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. |
| Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog13) Score | Baseline, Week 72 | 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. |
| Part B: Change From Baseline on the Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS) | Baseline, Week 72 | 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. |
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
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total | 95 |
Withdrawals & dropouts
| Period | Reason | FG000 | FG001 | FG002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period 1 | Adverse Event | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Period 1 | Screen Failure | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Period 1 | Withdrawal by Subject | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Period 2 | Adverse Event | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Period 2 | Death | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Period 2 | Lost to Follow-up | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Period 2 | Progressive Disease | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Period 2 | Withdrawal by Subject | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Period 2 | Withdrawal Due To Caregiver Circumstances | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments |
|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 77.8 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 type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk | EG002 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 50 | 0 / 45 | 2 / 55 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 50 | 0 / 45 | 40 / 55 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 50 | 1 / 45 | 16 / 55 |
Outcome results
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.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) Assessments | ADAS-Cog13 | 0.8172 Intraclass correlation coefficient |
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) Assessments | ADCS-ADL | 0.8819 Intraclass correlation coefficient |
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) Assessments | MMSE | 0.8251 Intraclass correlation coefficient |
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part A: Intraclass Correlation Between On-Site and Video Teleconference (VTC) Assessments | CDR-SB | 0.8254 Intraclass correlation coefficient |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) | Suicidal Ideation | 3 Participants |
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Number of Participants With Suicidality Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) | Suicidal Behavior | 1 Participants |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) | TEAEs | 90.9 Percentage of participants |
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Percentage of Participants With One or More Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) | SAEs | 29.1 Percentage of participants |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque Deposition as Measured by Florbetapir F18 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan | -80.1 Centiloids | Standard Error 4.4 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part 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 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog13) Score | 4.63 Score on a scale | Standard Error 1.195 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Change From Baseline on the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-iADL) | -6.21 Score on a scale | Standard Error 1.149 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Change From Baseline on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) | 1.87 Score on a scale | Standard Error 0.364 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Change From Baseline on the Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS) | -10.14 Score on a scale | Standard Error 1.85 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Change From Baseline on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Score | -0.87 Score on a scale | Standard Error 0.557 |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Number or Participants With Treatment-Emergent Anti-Drug Antibodies (TE ADA) of Donanemab | 38 Participants |
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.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (GEOMETRIC_MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough) | Ctrough at Week 8 | 5.62 micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL) | Geometric Coefficient of Variation 165 |
| Part A: Validation of Remote Scale Assessments | Part B: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Trough Concentrations of Donanemab (Ctrough) | Ctrough at Week 16 | 6.64 micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL) | Geometric Coefficient of Variation 581 |