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-001 Open Label Extension and DIAN-TU-002 Primary Prevention Trials with Gantenerumab (Roche/Genentech)

The statement below is in response to the 14 November 2022 announcement regarding the results from the GRADUATE I and II AD studies found on Roche’s website. Roche, known as Genentech in the United States, and the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU) at Washington University in St. Louis have been evaluating gantenerumab in […]

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 […]

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 […]