The Knight Family DIAN-TU-003 Amyloid Removal Trial

The Knight Family DIAN-TU-003 Amyloid Removal Trial

DIAN-TU is launching the DIAN-TU-003 Amyloid Removal Trial (ART) to enable continued treatment for the DIAN-TU-001 Gantenerumab Open Label Extension (OLE) participants and address questions regarding the effects of removing amyloid plaques to normal levels on cognitive symptoms, clinical progression and disease processes.

Update on the DIAN-TU-002 Primary Prevention Trial

Update to the 15 November 2022 announcement by the Knight Family Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU) regarding the DIAN-TU-002 Primary Prevention Trial with Gantenerumab.

New eligibility criteria for participation in Tau NexGen E2814: A requirement for participants to learn their genetic status prior to enrollment

The new Tau NexGen E2814 clinical trial planned for DIAN-TU will be launching at most sites in 2022. This new trial design will offer individuals who have a dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease (DIAD) mutation access to investigational drugs that target both amyloid and tau. All participants will receive the anti-amyloid drug and also be randomized […]

Gantenerumab improved markers of disease in rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease

Further analysis of data from an international trial of two investigational drugs in people in the early stages of a rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease has demonstrated that one of the drugs had a positive impact on biomarkers of the disease. The study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01760005) is a phase 2/3 trial led by Washington […]

2015 Update

The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU) has completed the first stage of participant enrollment in the first Alzheimer’s prevention trial for autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease (ADAD), also referred to as early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of the first stage of the study is to determine the biomarker and cognitive effects of two different […]