• Heather Guthrie, Lawrence S Honig, Helen Lin, Kaycee M Sink, Kathleen Blondeau, Angelica Quartino, Michael Dolton, Montserrat Carrasco-Triguero, Qinshu Lian, Tobias Bittner, David Clayton, Jillian Smith, and Susanne Ostrowitzki.
• Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
• J. Alzheimers Dis. 2020 Jan 1; 76 (3): 967-979.

BackgroundCrenezumab is a fully humanized, monoclonal anti-amyloid-β immunoglobulin G4 antibody.ObjectiveThis Phase Ib study (NCT02353598) evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of crenezumabat doses of ≤120 mg/kg administered intravenously every 4 weeks (q4w). Immunogenicity and exploratory biomarkers were also evaluated.MethodsIn this multicenter, double-blind study, participants (aged 50-90 years) with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and amyloid-positive positron emission tomography (PET) scan were randomized to receive crenezumab 30 or 45 mg/kg (Cohort 1, n = 21), 60 mg/kg (Cohort 2, n = 21), or 120 mg/kg (Cohort 3, n = 19) or corresponding placebo (n = 14) intravenously q4w for 13 weeks. Seventy-one participants were subsequently enrolled in an optional open-label extension (OLE) and received crenezumab at the originally assigned dose level, except for Cohort 3 (crenezumab 60 mg/kg during OLE). Participants received regular brain MRIs to assess amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA). Results up to Week 133 are reported.ResultsApproximately 94% of participants experienced ≥1 adverse event (AE). Most AEs were mild or moderate; 15.5% experienced a Grade ≥3 AE. No ARIA-edema/effusion (ARIA-E) events were observed. New ARIA-micro hemorrhages and hemosiderosis (ARIA-H) were reported in 4.9% (double-blind treatment period) and 9.9% (combined double-blind treatment and OLE periods) of participants. Steady-state trough concentrations of crenezumab were dose-proportional and maintained for each dose level.ConclusionCrenezumab doses of ≤120 mg/kg intravenously q4w were well tolerated. The observed safety profile for ≤133 weeks of treatment in a mild-to-moderate AD population was similar to that seen in previous trials.

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