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Recruiting NCT06957418

Alzheimer's Tau Platform: Master Protocol

Conditions: Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease

Sex: All
Ages: 50 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: PHASE2
Enrollment: 900
Sponsor: Paul S. Aisen

Location: University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California

Summary

The goal of the Alzheimer's Tau Platform (ATP) is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of tau-directed therapies, alone or in combination with the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, donanemab, in adults aged 50-80 with late preclinical or early prodromal Alzheimer's disease. This platform trial allows for the simultaneous testing of multiple tau therapies under a shared master protocol. This means that multiple investigational products will be tested simultaneously or sequentially. Each investigational product will be tested in a regimen. The main questions the platform trial aims to answer are: * Does a tau-directed therapy, alone or in combination with donanemab, reduce tau buildup in the brain compared to donanemab alone? * Does a tau-directed therapy, alone or in combination with donanemab, slow disease progression based on brain imaging, fluid biomarkers, and measures of memory and thinking? Participants will: * Be randomized to a treatment regimens, each containing different tau therapies. The exact number of treatment regimens that will active at the time of screening will change over time. * Receive donanemab or placebo for 6 months, followed by 24 months of tau therapy alone or in combination with donanemab. * Undergo regular cognitive testing, brain scans (MRI/PET), and biomarker assessments over 30 months Participants will have an equal chance to be randomized to all regimens that are active at the time of screening. Once randomized to a regimen, participants will be randomized to one of three arms: (1) tau therapy alone, (2) a combination of donanemab and tau therapy, or (3) donanemab alone. New regimens will be continuously added as new investigational products become available. The Alzheimer's Tau Platform Trial will enroll additional participants as each new regimen becomes available. ATP will launch with one regimen: Regimen A: AADvac1. In the future, Regimen B ("Tau2") will launch with a second tau directed therapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Documentation of the participant's informed consent to study procedures (including APOE genotyping). 2. Ages 50-80 years (inclusive). Participants between the ages of 50 and 60 (inclusive) must be mildly impaired at screening (global CDR=0.5 and maximum CDR-SB \16 years of education, MMSE required to be \>24. 5. Plasma biomarker result at screening that demonstrate the presence of amyloid pathology, consistent with preclinical-prodromal AD. 6. Elevated brain tau on PET (MTL or NEO tau SUVr \>1.2) at screening. 7. Elevated brain amyloid on PET (centiloids \> 40) at screening. 8. Stable doses of permitted medications as described per protocol for a minimum of 30 days prior to screening. 9. Resides at home or in the community (assisted living acceptable). 10. In the opinion of the site PI, has a study partner able and willing to provide accurate information (including clinical symptoms and medical history) about the participant and participate in study visits and informant-based assessments (usually requires at least 5 hours of contact per week) for the duration of the study. 11. As assessed by the site PI, participant is likely to be able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study, and has adequate vision, hearing (hearing aid permitted), and literacy (English or Spanish) sufficient for compliance with the required testing procedures. 12. Must complete all screening evaluations as outlined per protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Females who are lactating or pregnant (as documented by a urine pregnancy test) during screening, or plan to become pregnant during the study. 2. Females of childbearing potential who did not use a highly effective method of contraception within 28 days of screening and/or are not willing to use highly effective method of contraception for the duration of their participation in the study. Males who are sexually active with a female of childbearing potential and do not agree to use barrier methods of contraception (condoms with spermicide) during the trial and for 6 months after the last dose of study drug unless the female is using a highly effective method of contraception. 3. Lacks good venous access such that multiple blood draws would be precluded. 4. Weighs less than 40kg, or more than 136kg at screening. 5. Suspected or known allergic reactions, adverse reactions, or hypersensitivity to any components of the study intervention for any of the available regimen. 6. Previous treatment with the study intervention from any available regimen unless it can be confirmed the participant received placebo in the previous study. 7. Prior or current treatment with a prohibited medication as described per protocol. 8. Enrollment in another investigational study as described per protocol. Participants enrolled in an observational study may be permitted with Medical Monitor review and approval. 9. Contraindications to MRI studies, including metal (ferromagnetic) implants, a cardiac pacemaker that is not compatible with MRI, and/or severe claustrophobia. 10. MRI scan at screening showing a single area of cerebral vasogenic edema, superficial siderosis, or showing more than four (4) cerebral microhemorrhages (defined as 10 mm or less at the greatest diameter); evidence of a prior or current macrohemorrhage (greater than 10 mm at greatest diameter, also referred to as intracerebral hemorrhage \>1 cm within this protocol); cerebral contusion; encephalomalacia; aneurysms greater than 6 mm, or any aneurysms that have not been stable in size for the past 2 years; vascular malformations that are at high risk for hemorrhage; infectious lesions; evidence of multiple lacunar infarcts (that in the opinion of the investigator, may impact cognition); stroke involving a major vascular territory; severe small vessel disease; severe diffuse white matter disease; space occupying lesions; or brain tumors (however, lesions diagnosed as meningiomas or arachnoid cysts and less than 1 cm at their greatest diameter need not be exclusionary). 11. Contraindications to tau and/or amyloid PET scan imaging and/or use of MK6240 and/or 18F-NAV-4694 (flutafuranol). 12. For participants undergoing an LP as part of the optional longitudinal CSF biomarker sub-study, contraindication to undergoing an LP including, but not limited to: inability to tolerate an appropriately flexed position for the time necessary to perform an LP; international normalized ratio (INR) \>1.4 or other coagulopathy; platelet count of \160/90 mm Hg. 29. Participants with diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels of \>7.5%. 30. In the opinion of the site PI, clinically significant deviations from normal values for hematologic parameters, liver function tests, and other biochemical measures, including, but not limited to: 1. hematocrit less than 35% for those with male biological sex and less than 32% for those with female biological sex. 2. absolute neutrophil cell count \

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