A Study to Confirm Safety and Efficacy of Lecanemab in Participants With Early Alzheimer's Disease
ID: NCT03887455
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This study will be conducted to evaluate the efficacy of lecanemab in participants with early Alzheimer's disease (EAD) by determining the superiority of lecanemab compared with placebo on the change from baseline in the Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) at 18 months of treatment in the Core Study. This study will also evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of lecanemab in participants with EAD in the Extension Phase and whether the long-term effects of lecanemab as measured by the CDR-SB at the end of the Core Study is maintained over time in the Extension Phase. Extension Phase Part B will continue dosing with lecanemab in countries where lecanemab may not be commercially available.
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All administrations of study drug will be administered in the clinic or in the home; However, home administrations of intravenous (IV) study drug will be allowed per sponsor approval according to country and local guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic and following its resolution, where permitted.
Administered as IV infusion.
Biweekly (once every 2 weeks) administered as IVinfusion.
Administered weekly as a SC injection.
Treatment Arms Description
This will include approximately 40 de novo participants (those that did not participate in the core study) with EAD.
Participants will receive Lecanemab 10 mg/kg IV infusion Q2W, or Q4W, or Dose 3, or Dose 4, SC injection, weekly.
- Diagnosis: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease - intermediate likelihood:
- Meet the National Institute of Aging - Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) core clinical criteria for MCI due to Alzheimer's disease - intermediate likelihood
- Have a global Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score of 0.5 and CDR Memory Box score of 0.5 or greater at Screening and Baseline
- Report a history of subjective memory decline with gradual onset and slow progression over the last 1 year before Screening; must be corroborated by an informant
- Mild Alzheimer's disease dementia:
- Meet the NIA-AA core clinical criteria for probable Alzheimer's disease dementia
- Have a global CDR score of 0.5 to 1.0 and a CDR Memory Box score of 0.5 or greater at Screening and Baseline
- Objective impairment in episodic memory as indicated by at least 1 standard deviation below age-adjusted mean in the Wechsler Memory Scale IV-Logical Memory (subscale) II (WMS-IV LMII)
- Positive biomarker for brain amyloid pathology
- Male or female participants aged greater than or equal to (\>=) 50 and less than or equal to (\<=) 90 years, at the time of informed consent
- Mini mental state examination (MMSE) score \>=22 at Screening and Baseline and \<=30 at Screening and Baseline
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than (\>)17 and less than (\<) 35 at Screening
- If receiving an approved Alzheimer's disease treatment such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEIs) or memantine or both for Alzheimer's disease, must be on a stable dose for at least 12 weeks prior to Baseline. Treatment-naive participants for Alzheimer's disease can be entered into the study. Unless otherwise stated, participants must have been on stable doses of all other (that is, non-Alzheimer's disease-related) permitted concomitant medications for at least 4 weeks prior to Baseline. Use of memantine will not be allowed for participants in Japan
- Have an identified study partner (defined as a person able to support the participant for the duration of the study and who spends at least 8 hours per week with the participant)
- Provide written informed consent. If a participant lacks capacity to consent in the investigator's opinion, the participant's assent should be obtained, if required in accordance with local laws, regulations and customs, plus the written informed consent of a legal representative should be obtained (capacity to consent and definition of legal representative should be determined in accordance with applicable local laws and regulations). In countries where local laws, regulations, and customs do not permit participants who lack capacity to consent to participate in this study (example, Germany and Spain), they will not be enrolled
- Participants who have completed the Core Study (except de novo participants)
- Must continue to have a study partner who is willing and able to provide follow-up information on the participant throughout the course of the Extension Phase
- Provide written informed consent for the Extension Phase. If a participant lacks capacity to consent in the investigator's opinion, the participant's assent should be obtained, if required and in accordance with local laws, regulations and customs, plus the written informed consent of a legal representative should be obtained (capacity to consent and definition of legal representative should be determined in accordance with applicable local laws and regulations). In countries where local laws, regulations, and customs do not permit participants who lack capacity to consent to participate in this study (example, Germany and Spain), they will not be enrolled
- Participants entering the SC (vial) substudy at Extension Phase Week 1, must be willing to participate, or continue participating in the amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) substudy. All participants must have an amyloid PET scan within 4 weeks before starting SC BAN2401
- Participants enrolling into the SC autoinjector substudy must have had at least 6 months exposure to BAN2401 10 mg/kg IV biweekly or at least 12 months exposure of BAN2401 Dose 1 subcutaneously weekly.
- Participants enrolling into the SC Dose 3 autoinjector substudy must have previously received BAN2401 by either IV administration and/or SC autoinjector administration and must have completed Visit 82 (Extension Week 79) at a minimum, regardless of previous route of administration
- Must have completed Week 207 in the Extension Phase
- Any neurological condition that may be contributing to cognitive impairment above and beyond that caused by the participant's Alzheimer's disease
- History of transient ischemic attacks (TIA), stroke, or seizures within 12 months of Screening
- Any psychiatric diagnosis or symptoms (example, hallucinations, major depression, or delusions) that could interfere with study procedures in the participant
- Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score \>=8 at Screening
- Contraindications to MRI scanning, including cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator, ferromagnetic metal implants (example in skull and cardiac devices other than those approved as safe for use in MRI scanners)
- Evidence of other clinically significant lesions on brain MRI at Screening that could indicate a dementia diagnosis other than Alzheimer's disease
- Any immunological disease which is not adequately controlled, or which requires treatment with immunoglobulins, systemic monoclonal antibodies (or derivatives of monoclonal antibodies), systemic immunosuppressants, or plasmapheresis during the study
- Participants with a bleeding disorder that is not under adequate control (including a platelet count \<50,000 or international normalized ratio \[INR\] \>1.5 for participants who are not on anticoagulant treatment, example, warfarin). Participants who are on anticoagulant therapy should have their anticoagulant status optimized and be on a stable dose for 4 weeks before Screening. Participants who are on anticoagulant therapy are not permitted to participate in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) assessments
- Any other medical conditions (example, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal disease) which are not stably and adequately controlled, or which in the opinion of the investigator(s) could affect the participant's safety or interfere with the study assessments
- Participation in a clinical study involving any therapeutic monoclonal antibody, protein derived from a monoclonal antibody, immunoglobulin therapy, or vaccine within 6 months before screening unless it can be documented that the participant was randomized to placebo
- Participation in a clinical study involving any anti-amyloid therapies (including any monoclonal antibody therapies and any β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme \[BACE\] inhibitor therapies) unless it can be documented that the participant only received placebo
- Participants who have any known prior exposure to lecanemab
- Participants who were dosed in a clinical study involving any new chemical entities for AD within 6 months prior to screening unless it can be documented that the participant was in a placebo treatment arm
- Participants who discontinued early from the Core Study
- Participants who develop the following conditions from the time of Screening for the Core Study to the start of the Extension Phase
- Any neurological condition that may be contributing to cognitive impairment above and beyond that caused by the participant's AD
- Any psychiatric diagnosis or symptoms, (example, hallucinations, major depression, or delusions) that could interfere with study procedures in the participant
- Contraindications to MRI scanning, including cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator, ferromagnetic metal implants (example, in skull and cardiac devices other than those approved as safe for use in MRI scanners)
- Hypersensitivity to BAN2401 or any of the excipients, or to any monoclonal antibody treatment
- Any immunological disease which is not adequately controlled, or which requires chronic treatment with immunoglobulins, systemic monoclonal antibodies (or derivatives of monoclonal antibodies), systemic immunosuppressants, or plasmapheresis during the study
- Any other clinically significant abnormalities in physical examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, or ECG, which in the opinion of the investigator require further investigation or treatment or which may interfere with study procedures or safety
- Malignant neoplasms (except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the skin, or localized prostate cancer in male participants) that are not stably and adequately controlled or which, based on the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the participant's safety or participation in the study
- Any other medical conditions (example, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal disease) which are not stably and adequately controlled, or which in the opinion of the investigator(s) could affect the participant's safety or interfere with the study assessments
- Severe visual or hearing impairment that would prevent the participant from performing psychometric tests accurately
- In countries where lecanemab is authorized for use in APOE4 noncarriers and heterozygous carriers only, APOE4 homozygous carriers will not be eligible for participation in Extension Phase Part B. Any APOE4 homozygous carriers that are already participating in Extension Phase Part B in such countries will be discontinued from the study.
Primary Outcome Measures
- Core Study: Change from Baseline in the CDR-SB at 18 Months — Time Frame: Baseline, 18 months
- Extension Phase: Number of Participants Reporting One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) — Time Frame: From first dose of study drug up to approximately 51 months (including 3 months follow up) for the extension phase
A TEAE is defined as an adverse event (AE) that emerges during treatment or within 30 days of the last dose of study drug, having been absent at pretreatment (Baseline) or reemerges during treatment, having been present at pretreatment (Baseline) but stopped before treatment, or worsens in severity during treatment relative to the pretreatment state, when the adverse event was continuous. Number of participants with TEAEs (serious and non-serious adverse events) will be reported based on their regular measurement of vital signs, safety assessments of laboratory tests, antidrug antibody assessments, suicidality assessments, magnetic resonance imaging and electrocardiogram parameter values.
- Extension Phase: Change from Core Study Baseline in CDR-SB — Time Frame: Baseline up to Month 66
- Extension Phase Part B: Number of Participants Exposed to Lecanemab — Time Frame: From 48th month in extension phase part A to the end of extension phase part B (up to 24 months)
View Secondary Outcome Measures (8)
- Core Study: Change From Baseline in Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Using Centiloids at 18 Months — Time Frame: Baseline, 18 months
- Core Study: Change from Baseline in Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale 14 (ADAS-cog14) at 18 Months — Time Frame: Baseline, 18 months
- Core Study: Change From Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Composite Score (ADCOMS) at 18 Months — Time Frame: Baseline, 18 months
- Core Study: Change From Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living Scale for Mild Cognitive Impairment (ADCS MCI-ADL) at 18 Months — Time Frame: Baseline, 18 months
- Core Study: Number of Participants Reporting One or More TEAEs — Time Frame: From first dose of study drug up to approximately 21 months (including 3 months follow-up)
A TEAE is defined as an AE that emerges during treatment or within 30 days of the last dose of study drug, having been absent at pretreatment (Baseline) or reemerges during treatment, having been present at pretreatment (Baseline) but stopped before treatment, or worsens in severity during treatment relative to the pretreatment state, when the adverse event was continuous. Number of participants with TEAEs (serious and non-serious adverse events) will be reported based on their regular measurement of vital signs, safety assessments of laboratory tests, suicidality assessments, magnetic resonance imaging and electrocardiogram parameter values.
- Core Study: Area Under the Curve of Lecanemab in Serum — Time Frame: Up to 21 months
- Core Study: Average Concentration (Cav) of Lecanemab in Serum — Time Frame: Up to 21 months
- Extension Phase Part B: Number of Participants Reporting AEs — Time Frame: From 48th month in extension phase part A to the end of extension phase part B (up to 24 months)
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View Official Medical/Scientific Title
A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, 18-Month Study With an Open-Label Extension Phase to Confirm Safety and Efficacy of BAN2401 in Subjects With Early Alzheimer's Disease