Keeping PACE™ in Alzheimer’s Disease: Precision Strategies to Achieve Early Diagnosis and Safely Integrate Disease-Modifying Treatment
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About This Presentation
Co-Chairs, Stephen Salloway, MD, MS, and Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS, discuss Alzheimer’s disease in this CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA activity titled “Keeping PACE™ in Alzheimer’s Disease: Precision Strategies to Achieve Early Diagnosis and Safely Integrate Disease-Modifying Treatment.” For the full prese...
Co-Chairs, Stephen Salloway, MD, MS, and Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS, discuss Alzheimer’s disease in this CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA activity titled “Keeping PACE™ in Alzheimer’s Disease: Precision Strategies to Achieve Early Diagnosis and Safely Integrate Disease-Modifying Treatment.” For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, and complete CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at https://bit.ly/4d5HXlY. CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA credit will be available until September 29, 2025.
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Keeping PACE™ in Alzheimer’s Disease
Precision Strategies to Achieve Early Diagnosis and
Safely Integrate Disease-Modifying Treatment
Stephen Salloway, MD, MS 11 Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior Clinical Professor
Professor of Neurology, Alpert Medical School of Chief, Memory Disorders Division
Brown University Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Associate Director of the Brown Center for .. Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Alzheimer’s Research Stanford Center for Memory Disorders
Providence, Rhode Island Palo Alto, California
Go online to access full CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA information, including faculty disclosures.
All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of
the activity.
Co-Chair & Presenter
Stephen Salloway, MD, MS
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor of Neurology, Alpert Medical School of
Brown University
Associate Director of the Brown Center for
Alzheimer's Research
Providence, Rhode Island
Stephen Salloway, MD, MS, has a financial
interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant and/or Advisor for Acumen Pharmaceutics,
Inc.; Biogen; Eisai Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd;
Genentech, Inc.; Lilly; Novo Nordisk; and Prothena
Grant/Research Support from Biogen; Eisai Inc.; F.
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech, Inc.; and Lilly.
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Co-Chair & Presenter
Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS
Clinical Professor
Chief, Memory Disorders Division
Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford Center for Memory Disorders
Palo Alto, California
Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS, has a financial
interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant and/or Advisor for Cognition Therapeutics and
Eisai Inc.
Grant/Research Support from ARIBIO; Biogen; Cognition
Therapeutics; Eisai Inc.; and Lilly
Introduction
Stephen Salloway, MD, MS
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor of Neurology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Director of the Brown Center for Alzheimer’s Research
Providence, Rhode Island
Enhance your understanding of the relationships between specific AD
biomarkers, the underlying neuropathological changes that define AD, and the
clinical manifestations and severity of cognitive and functional decline
Increase your ability to employ validated biomarkers to make an accurate
neuropathological diagnosis of AD in patients who present with symptoms of
cognitive impairment
Augment your capacity to select appropriate patients for treatment with ATTs
Improve your ability to educate patients regarding the risks, benefits, goals,
expectations, and delivery/monitoring aspects of treatment with ATTs based on
the principles of shared decision-making
Equip you with the skills needed to monitor and manage patients being
treated with ATTs, to optimize the safety and efficacy of these treatments
Des; significant advances in diagnostic testing and disease-modi
for AD, many healthcare/practice gaps persist, including
Underdiagnosis of early-stage AD!3
Underutilization of validated diagnostic biomarker testing*
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offers biological diagnostic testing and disease-modifying
therapies
+ CSF testing, PET scans, infusion centers for new treatments,
MRI safety monitoring
+ Multidisciplinary team may include neurologists, geriatric
psychiatrists, geriatricians, neuroradiologists, nuclear
medicine specialists, infusion therapists, neuropsychologists,
and geneticists
Increasing the Number of Clinicians Who Can Provide AD Care
Through a Training of Trainers Approach’
+ Current activity was inspired by the CDC’s Training of Trainers model
— Master Trainers coach new trainers with less experience to build a pool of
competent instructors who can then teach the material to other people
+ Aim to provide practical guidance to AD specialists on early diagnosis and treatment of
AD consistent with most recent evidence and best practice guidelines
— Hope this will motivate participants to train peers and colleagues, and serve as
mentors/champions in their local practice settings
+ A Virtual Training Center (www.PACE-ALZ.com) has also been developed to facilitate
training of additional clinicians and improve practice behaviors
- Contains other current educational activities on AD, podcasts, slide sets, and
point-of-care Practice Aid tools
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Keeping PACE™ in the Diagnosis of
Alzheimer’s Disease
Biomarker Testing in the Era of
Amyloid-Targeting Therapies
Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS
Clinical Professor
Chief, Memory Disorders Division
Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford Center for Memory Disorders
Palo Alto, California
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Patient Case: Charlotte
66-year-old woman
Initial Presentation to Primary Care
+ 66-year-old Black woman with 16 years of education
+ Reported memory complaints for past 6 months and new difficulties with multitasking
Medical and Family History
+ Hypertension, T2DM, arthritis; controlled on medication
Lab work (CBC, glucose, HbA1o, TSH, B12, hepatic and renal function, lipids) all normal
Current medications: lisinopril, metformin, aspirin
+ Family history positive for dementia (mother had dementia when she died of breast cancer at 80 y; father died of stroke at 79 y)
Cognitive, Functional, and Mood Assessments Structural MRI
PCP administered MOCA; score = 22/30 Charlotte’s MRI findings included
+ PHQ-9 indicated mild symptoms of depression and anxiety + Mild-moderate bilateral parietal atrophy, minimal bilateral
+ FAQ: 3/30 (difficulty with taxes but still does them on her own) frontal atrophy, mild bilateral hippocampal atrophy
+ Mid-moderate small vessel ischemic disease
+ Evidence of 1 lacunar infarct (<1.0 em)
PCP referred patient to memory clinic for further interpretation and assessment
Stage 1: Clinically asymptomatic, biomarker evidence only
Screening for preclinical AD is not
currently recommended outside of
clinical trials
Preclinical AD Stage 2: Normal performance in expected range on
cognitive tests, but decline from previous level of cognitive
function, without functional impairment
Mild Cognitive
Impairment
Stage
: Objective cognitive impairment without functional
impairment
Amyloid-targeting therapies are
approved for patients with MCI or
mild dementia who also have
positive AD biomarkers
Stage 4 (Mild dementia): Progressive cognitive and mild
functional impairment on instrume
independence in basic ADLs
‘Stage 5 (Moderate dementia): Progressive cognitive and
moderate functional impairment requiring assistance c
basic ADLs
Alzheimer's
Dementia
Stage 6 (Severe dementia): Progressive cognitive and
severe functional impairment causing dependence for
basic ADLs
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Updated Biomarker Categorization From the Revised
Criteria for Diagnosis and Staging of AD (2024)!
|CSF or Plasma Analyte:
marker Categı Imaging
Core 1 Biomarkers
A (AB proteinopathy) AB42 Amyloid PET
T, (phosphorylated and P-tau217, P-taut81, _
secreted AD tau) P-tau231
Core 2 Biomarkers
Ta (AD tau proteinopathy) Porro Ena, Tau PET
nP-tau fragments
Biomarkers of Nonspecific Processes Involved in AD Pathophysiology
N (injury, dysfunction, or
dagenatation of neuropil) NL Anatomic MRI, FOG PET
1 (inflammation) astrocytic activation GFAP =
Biomarkers of Non-AD Copathology
= Infarction on MRI or CT, WMH
$ (a-synuclein) aSyn-SAA
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+ Core 1 biomarkers define the
initial stage of AD that is
detectable in vivo
+ AD can be diagnosed with any
Core 1 biomarker
Hybrid ratios of AB, ABAZIABAO, P-tau217/
tau181/AB4:
Pau: tall tau/AB42 Has + Core 2 biomarkers develop
later than Core 1 biomarkers,
Core 2 Biomarkers and are closely tied to onset of
Ta (AD tau neurodegeneration and clinical
proteinopathy) SER symptoms
+ Core 2 biomarkers can be
Biomarker confirmation of AB pathology required to be eligible for treatment with an ATT combined with Core 1
Biomarkers in red boxes are FDA-approved biomarkers to stage biological
+ Amyloid PET and CSF tests are covered by Medica disease severity
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Clinical Trial Inclusion
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intermediate AD
Early pretnical AD
typically have ranged
CL >20 correlates with moderate =
neuritic plaques at autopsy o : B 50 ÿ
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Two-Cutoff Approach to Increase
Plasma-Based Biomarker Performance’?
Potential AD diagnosis
Initiate current treatments
Blood biomarker
Patients with
measurement
cognitive
impairment dE
=)
(0%-30% of patients)
Take CSF or perform
PET at specialist clinic
pathology
Pow Not AD |
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» Plasma tests should have performance equivalent to FDA-approved
CSF tests
— 290% sensitivity and 290% specificity (amyloid status)
Plasma P-tau217 tests are the only plasma assays achieving
overall accuracy that exceeds 90%
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Advantages and Limitations of
Three Modalities of AD Biomarkers
Limitat
+ Associated with changes in management of patients
+ Costly without coverage and stil difficult
with MCI and dementia
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‘Amyloid PET, tau PET + Multiple FDA-approved tracers
Limited capacity and availability
+ Reflects spatial distribution and amount of pathology Invasive (radiation)
Amyloid-Targeting Therapies Are the First FDA-Approved
Disease-Modifying Treatment Options for AD!
July 2024
Donanemab received full
for
July 2023 traditional FDA approval
Lacan De received til the treatment of early AD
traditional FDA approval for
the treatment of early AD
June 2021
Aducanumab received FDA
accelerated approval for the
treatment of eariy AD
January 2024
Manufacturer announced
discontinuation of
January 2023 aducanumab
Lecanemab received FDA
accelerated approval for the
treatment of early AD
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Practical Tips for Implementing ATTs for
Alzheimer’s ease in the Clinic
pecific protocols need to be developed to fa
+ Every clinic/institution will have unique barriers and challenges to address
Assess biomarker testing capabilities
+ Evaluate radiology/nuclear medicine capacity for performing and interpreting PET
+ Accessibility of CSF biomarker testing and interpretation
Be proactive about patient safety
+ Determine capacity for APOE genotype testing and genetic counseling
+ Identify and visit local infusion centers to meet with staff and medical directors
+ Educate emergency physicians and PCPs about signs and symptoms of ARIA
Assess financial burden of treatment
+ Determine costs/copays of each component (eg, medication copays, infusion center fees, amyloid PET
scans, APOE test, CSF tests, recurrent MRIs to monitor for ARIA)
+ Identify local processes and barriers to obtain reimbursement of expenses
Selecting Patients to Treat With Anti-AB
Monoclonal Antibodies'+
A Presci g Info for Lecanemab and Donanemab
UR for lecanemab more than the FDA prescribing information
Inclusion: Exclusions
1. Clinical diagnosis of MCI or mild dementia 1. Contraindication to MRI procedure
due to AD 2. MRI with >4 microhemorrhages, >1 area of
2. Confirmed amyloid positivity superficial siderosis or significant cerebrovascular
(PET or CSF) disease, severe white matter changes on MRI,
3. MMSE = 22-30 or other cognitive screening | ™acrohemorrhage, >2 lacunar infarcts, a single
instrument with a score compatible with Tene) emp
early AD (eg, MoCA 218) (AUR) 3. Anticoagulant use (AUR restriction)
4. Unstable medical/psychiatric conditions
APOE £4 genotype testing is recommended for all patients considering treatment
with anti-AB monoclonal antibodies to inform discussion with patients and
care partners about risks/benefits of treatment
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+ Schedule routine safety MRIs upfront at same time when booking infusions
+ Schedule MRI scan a few days before next scheduled infusion to ensure adequate time
for radiology to read and relay results to prescribing clinician
Monitoring MRIs
Donanemab
Safety MRI prior to 5th, 7th, 14th dose Safety MRI prior to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th dose
+ Add 30.60 min monitoring tm forint infusions to monitor for infusion reactions,
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Shared Decision-Making Discussion
About ATTs for AD!
Goals and Expectations
Slow disease-related cognitive and functional
decline beginning at early symptoms
Clear AB plaques from the brain
Key
education:
points
Risks
Brain swelling or bleeding (ie, ARIA)
High burden of clinic visits for infusion
and testing
Potentially costly
Infusion-related reactions
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Caveats
Not a cure for AD
Not expected to improve cognition or function
Some patients benefit more than others
Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic
minorities in clinical trials
Alternatives
Existing oral medications for symptoms
Lifestyle modification
Clinical trials and potential for future approved
interventions
+ MRI rules out other non-AD causes of cognitive impairment, including
>angiopathic changes and micro/lacunar infarcts
lesions: tumors, cysts, abscesses
= Traumatic brain injury: gliosis, hemorrhagic contusions, subdural hematomas
+ MRI identifies changes that are suggestive of AD
= Focal atrophy (ie, hippocampal atrophy, medial temporal lobe atrophy)
— Microbleeds that are suggestive of CAA
+ MRI needed to evaluate patient eligibility for ATTs
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Normal control
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Baseline MRI Findings That Make
Patients Ineligible for ATTs1-3
+ Findings suggestive of underlying cerebral amyloid angiopathy
— Any cerebral macrohemorrhage >10 mm in diameter
— >4 microhemorrhages
— Superficial siderosis?
— Vasogenic edema
+ Other lesions that increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage or serious ARIA
— Aneurysm
— Vascular malformation
— Cortical infarct
— Extensive diffuse white matter disease
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Symptoms/Signs Consistent With ARIA That Should Trigger
Out-of-Sequence MRI for Patients Receiving an ATT'5
+ ARIAis asymptomatic in approximately 75% of patients
25% of patients with ARIA experience focal neurological signs or
symptoms, including
Headache
Confusion/altered mental status/delirium/disorientation
Dizziness/vertigo
Nausea
Vomiting
Fatigue
Blurred vision
Vision disturbance/impairment
Gait disturbance
Seizures
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FLAIR hyperintensity FLAIR hyperintensity 5-10 cm, — >10 cm, often with significant
ARIA-E confined to sulcus and/or or more than one site ‘subcortical white matter
cortex/subcortical white of involvement, each and/or sulcal involvement;
matter in one location <5 cm measuring <10 cm 21 separate sites of
involvement might be noted
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ARIA symptoms and radiographic ARIA-E changes
must resolve before considering restarting ATT
Decision to resume therapy should be based on a discussion of risks and
benefits with the patient and care partners, as ARIA can reoccur
Further considerations regarding ARIA management and whether to resume
treatment include: the severity of the radiographic changes, presence and
severity of any symptoms, patient’s APOE genotype,
comorbidities, and concurrent medications
Management of Severe Neurological Symptoms
in Patients Being Treated With an ATT1-3
+ Severe focal symptoms in patients receiving ATTs should always trigger an urgent MRI
to look for ARIA
+ Decide whether symptoms can be managed in outpatient setting vs ED
- Weigh the risks and benefits of sending patient to ED
Benefits of Risks of ED
+ Could receive a CTA scan instead
+ Immediate evaluation to determine cause of an MRI
of symptoms + Could be misdiagnosed with stroke and
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that can assist in ARIA detection,
severity assessment, and
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— icobrain aria
— NeuroQuant ARIA
CPT III billing codes 0865T and
0866T for MRI brain scan
quantification have recently become
available, making it easier to get
reimbursed for these evaluations
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Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor of Neurology, Alpert Medical School of
Brown University
Associate Director of the Brown Center for
Alzheimer's Research
Providence, Rhode Island
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Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS
Clinical Professor
Chief, Memory Disorders Division
Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford Center for Memory Disorders
Palo Alto, California
86-year-old male patient with early dementia due to AD, APOE e3/e3
Weigh the risks and benefits of treatment for this patient
+ His AD was caught early, with mild symptoms; treatment may be more effective when it's
taken at this early stage in the disease course
Although the patients APOE genotype puts him at lower risk for ARIA and
symptomatic ARIA, there is a risk for all patients
= Will need to monitor him very closely with MRI scans
— Explain that ARIA is more likely to occur early in the course of treatment
— He will need to be vigilant about any symptoms of ARIA that may arise, and
immediately contact his physician about potential ARIA symptoms
+ Antiplatelet therapy is not a contraindication
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Unpubishod coso, courtesy of Tammie LS. Benzing, MD, PhD.
61-year-old female patient with early-onset mild AD dementia, APOE ¢4/e4
This was a relatively young patient who had witnessed several family members succumb to AD, and she
was highly motivated to start treatment that may slow the rate of cognitive and functional decline
What are the key points to discuss with this patient about ATTs?
+ Weigh the potential benefits of treatment against the risk of developing ARIA, based on the specific
circumstances of each patient
Her APOE genotype greatly increased her risk for ARIA, as well as symptomatic ARIA;
discussed the potential risks associated with severe ARIA
Explained that early detection is key to minimizing harm from ARIA; she will need to be
monitored very closely with MRI scans to detect asymptomatic ARIA.
She will also need to be vigilant about any symptoms of ARIA that may arise, and immediately
contact her physician about potential ARIA symptoms
Unpubishod caso, courtesy of Tammie LS. Benzing, MD, PhD. PeerView.com
What are the key points to discuss with this patient about ATTs? (cont'd)
+ Selecting the right ATT based on the specific circumstances of each patient
= This patient lives 2 hours away from the nearest infusion center, so the dosing schedule of the
treatment is a factor to consider
— The possibility of stopping treatment based on amyloid clearance that is verified with an amyloid
PET scan should also be discussed with the patient
+ The patient preferred the dosing schedule of donanemab (once-a-month vs twice-a-month infusions),
and she also wanted to have the option of stopping treatment if her amyloid plaques reduced to
minimal levels
An amyloid PET was ordered to have a baseline scan that could be compared to later scans while on
treatment
Unpubishod caso, courtesy of Tammie LS. Benzing, MD, PhD. PeerView.com
+ When should a patient being treated Percentage of Donanemab-Treated
with donanemab get an amyloid PET Patients That Achieved
to evaluate treatment response? Amyloid Clearance
Week 24 Week 52
If the patient achieves amyloid
clearance, how would you modify
their treatment regimen?
— Stop treatment?
— Extend the dosing interval?
— Something else?
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Professor of Neurology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Director of the Brown Center for Alzheimer’s Research
Providence, Rhode Island