E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Disease (DIAD) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Assess cognitive efficacy of gantenerumab, solanezumab in individuals who have mutations causing dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease as measured by change in the DIAN-TU cognitive composite score between baseline and a minimum of 4 years. Comparisons will be made between each drug and placebo but not between the active drugs. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. Assess safety and tolerability of each study drug in individuals who have mutations causing dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease. 2.Biomarker Endpoints used at interim analysis: Assess target engagement of each study drug in individuals who have mutations causing dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease as measured by the change from baseline to interim analysis for the biomarker measure for each drug. The biomarker endpoints are specified for each drug based on mechanism of action. Comparisons between the active drug and pooled placebo will be made at each interim for a study drug arm, however there will be no comparisons between active drugs.
3.Comparisons between each drug and placebo for change in values between baseline and endpoint for additional clinical and cognitive measures |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
Addendum 1: Tau Imaging Version 3.0, 29 Mar 2016 |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Subjects must meet ALL inclusion criteria:
1. -15 to +10 EYO (secondary prevention population): within -15 to +10 years of the estimated age at symptom onset, or, if symptomatic, within 10 years of their age at symptom onset; CDR 0 to 1, inclusive; known
carrier or at 50% risk (affected parent or sibling); or
2. Younger than -15 EYO (primary prevention population): more than 15 years younger (<-15) than estimated age at symptom onset, CDR 0, known carrier or mutation in their family pedigree; if the at-risk parent
is deemed a non-carrier at any point, subject will be withdrawn from tudy. Subjects meeting inclusion #2 (primary prevention) are only eligible for the cognitive run-in (CRI) period of this protocol.
3. Are able and willing to complete all study-related testing, evaluations and procedures.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Subjects will be excluded if they have a major or unstable illness or are unable to complete all study related testing. Exclusions include implanted metal that cannot be removed for MR scanning, required anticoagulation and pregnancy. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary efficacy endpoint will be the relative rate of cognitive decline between active drug and pooled placebo using the DIAN-TU Cognitive Composite score after treatment for a minimum of 4 years.
The DIAN-TU composite score is calculated from four cognitive measures: 1) The Delayed Recall of the International Shopping List Test, 2) The Delayed Recall score of the Logical Memory IIa subtest from the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised, 3) The Digit Symbol Substitution Test total score from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, and 4) The Mini Mental State Examination total score. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
A minimum of 4 years (last subject enrolled) with anticipation of a maximum of 7 years (first subject enrolled). |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Assess safety and tolerability of each study drug in individuals who have mutations causing dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease.
The biomarker endpoints used for the interim biomarker analyses are specific for each drug based on mechanism of action. These are listed in the drug-specific appendices. Biomarker endpoints will assess change between baseline and endpoint for:
1) Cerebral amyloid imaging using [11C]PiB-PET. Change in the amount of fibrillar amyloid deposition as measured by [11C]PiB-PET scans is the biomarker endpoint for gantenerumab. Most mutation carriers who are in the range of -15 to + 10 years of dementia onset have increased [11C]PiB-PET signal in some brain regions (Bateman et al., 2012). The composite PiB standardized uptake value ratio (C-SUVR, the composite SUVR of precuneus, caudate, gyrus rectus, occipital cortex, parietal cortex, prefrontal cortex and temporal cortex) is used as the biomarker endpoint.
2) Change in total amyloid-beta 1-42 (Aβ42) in CSF. The concentrations of CSF total Aβ42 will be the biomarker endpoint for solanezumab, specifically different treatment effects on total CSF Aβ42. An increase in total CSF Aβ42 is consistent with target engagement in the central compartment (Siemers et al., 2010).
3)Change in CSF amyloid-beta peptide concentration as measured by Aβ40, will be the biomarker endpoint for JNJ-54861911.
Secondary study endpoints will also measure change between baseline and endpoint and will include:
Clinical measures to be obtained at baseline, and annual visits will be administered at the host DIAN-TU site include:
• Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), including CDR Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) and clinician’s diagnostic assessment
• Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
• Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q)
• Functional Assessment Scale (FAS)
• Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Cognitive measures to be obtained at baseline and annual visits will be administered at host DIAN-TU site include:
• International Shopping List Test (12-Item Word List Learning): 3 learning trials, Immediate Recall, 30-min Delayed Recall (Cogstate)
• Groton Maze Learning Test: Timed Chase Task, 5 learning Trials, Immediate Recall, 30-min Delayed/Reversed Recall (Cogstate)
• Cogstate Detection Task
• Cogstate Identification Task
• Cogstate One Card Learning Test
• Cogstate One-Back Task
• Behavioral Pattern Separation Object Task
• Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q)
• Trailsmaking Test Part A & B
• WMS-R Digit Span
• WAIS-R Digit-Symbol Substitution Test
• Raven’s Progressive Matrices (Set A)
• Category Fluency (Animals & Vegetables)
• WMS-R Logical Memory (Immediate & Delayed Recall)
A subset of these measures will be administered by the site or home health nurse at 24 week intervals when not the annual visits. This subset includes:
• International Shopping List Test (12-ltem Word List Learning): 3 learning trials, Immediate Recall,30-min Delayed Recall (Cogstate)
• Groton Maze Learning Test: Timed Chase Task, 5 learning Trials, Immediate Recall, 30 min Delayed/Reversed Recall (Cogstate)
• Cogstate Detection Task
• Cogstate Identification Task
• Cogstate One Card Learning Test
• Cogstate One-Back Task
• Trails making test parts A & B
• WMS-R Digit Span
• WAIS-R Digit-Symbol Substitution Test
• WMS-R Logical Memory (Immediate & Delayed Recall)
• For the CRI period and drug arms other than gantenerumab and
solanezumab, additional cognitive battery subset tests include:
- Category Fluency (Animals & Vegetables)
- Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
• For Solanezumab and Gantenerumab arms: a single biomarker interim analysis will be done when 100% of the active subjects have completed 2 years of randomized treatment (Visit 28)
• For JNJ-5486199 arm: An interim analysis of the cognitive composite endpoint to assess whether JNJ-54861911 has achieved significant slowing in cognitive decline, will be conducted when all the subjects complete 3-year randomized treatment.Potential biomarker interim analyses that may be performed for this drug arm: futility IA of CSF Aβ40 after 1-year treatment for 50% of randomized subjects
• Clinical and cognitive measures to be obtained at baseline and annual visits.
• A subset of cognitive measures will be administered at 24 week intervals when not the annual visits. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 13 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Argentina |
Australia |
Brazil |
Canada |
China |
Colombia |
France |
Germany |
Ireland |
Italy |
Japan |
Mexico |
Netherlands |
Spain |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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Drug arms will close when the last patient enrolled, in concurrently
enrolling drug arms ,completed 4 years of treatment.
Subjects can continue in the CRI period until a study drug arm is
opened for randomization, but no longer than approximately 2 years. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 10 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 10 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |