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NCT Number: NCT05026866

A Donanemab (LY3002813) Study in Participants With Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease (TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 3)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of donanemab in participants with preclinical Alzheimer's Disease (AD) over up to 332 weeks. Approximately 800 additional participants will be enrolled in the 12-month Addendum 7 to assess safety of a different titration regimen.

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Key information

Age range

55 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyō City, Japan

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • A Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status - modified (TICS-M) score reflective of intact cognitive functioning.
  • Has a phosphorylated tau (P-tau) result consistent with the presence of amyloid pathology.
  • Has a reliable study partner and backup study partner familiar with overall function and behavior, such as day-to-day activities and cognitive abilities.
  • Have adequate literacy, vision, and hearing for neuropsychological testing at screening.
  • Contraceptive use by men or women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies
  • Female participants include those who are infertile due to surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation), congenital anomaly such as Mullerian agenesis; or post menopausal (women 55 or older not on hormone therapy and had at least 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea; or with a diagnosis of menopause prior to starting hormone replacement therapy.

Treatment Extension: (Study Period II Placebo Group Only)

  • Are actively participating in Study AACM at the conclusion of Study Period III.

Exclusion criteria

  • Mild cognitive impairment or dementia, or significant other neurodegenerative disease that can affect cognition.
  • Current serious or unstable illnesses including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, endocrinologic, neurologic, psychiatric, immunologic, or hematologic disease that could interfere with the analysis of the study or a life expectancy of approximately ≤5 years.
  • History of cancer with high risk of recurrence and preventing completion of the trial.
  • History of clinically significant multiple or severe drug allergies, or severe posttreatment hypersensitivity reactions (including but not limited to erythema multiforme major, linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and/or exfoliative dermatitis).
  • Have any clinically important abnormality at screening on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or clinical laboratory test results that could be detrimental to the participant or study integrity.
  • Have any contraindications for MRI, including claustrophobia or the presence of contraindicated metal (ferromagnetic) implants/cardiac pacemaker.
  • Have a centrally read MRI demonstrating presence of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA-E), >4 cerebral microhemorrhages, more than 1 area of superficial siderosis, any macrohemorrhage or severe white matter disease at screening.
  • Have had prior treatment with a passive anti-amyloid immunotherapy <5 half-lives prior to randomization.
  • Have received active immunization against amyloid beta (Aβ) in any other study.
  • Have received active immunization against Aβ in any other study.
  • Current or previous use of prescription medications used as treatment for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or AD.

Addendum 7 Exclusion Criteria:

  • Same as the main study except contraindications for florbetapir F 18 PET are exclusionary.

Treatment and study plan

Donanemab

Drug

Administered intravenously

Other names: LY3002813

Placebo

Drug

Administered intravenously

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to Clinical Progression of Composite Endpoint as Measured by Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-Global Score [GS 0])

    Time frame: Estimated up to Week 332

    Time to clinical progression as measured by CDR. CDR is a clinician-rated scale that provides an overall assessment of the participant's stage on the spectrum of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) dementia

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Cognitive Composite in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in Cognitive Composite in the Primary Study Population (CDR-GS 0)

  2. Change from Baseline in International Shopping List Test (ISLT) in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by ISLT in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  3. Change from Baseline in Continuous Paired Associate Learning (CPAL ) in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by CPAL in the Primary Study Population (baseline CDR-GS 0)

  4. Change from Baseline in International Daily Symbol Substitution Test-Medicines (iDSSTm) in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by iDSSTm in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  5. Change from Baseline in Category Fluency in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by Category Fluency in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  6. Change from Baseline in CDR-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) n the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by CDR-SB in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  7. Change from Baseline in Cognitive Function Index (CFI) in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by CFI in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  8. Change from Baseline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Score in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in clinical progression as measured by MoCA score in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  9. Change from Baseline in Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI-C) in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in MBI-C in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  10. Time to Clinical Progression of Composite Endpoint as Measured by CDR in the Overall Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0 or 0.5)

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Time to clinical progression as measured by CDR in the Overall Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0 or 0.5)

  11. Time to Clinical Progression as Measured by CDR Memory Box in Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Estimated up to Week 332

    Time to clinical progression as measured by CDR Memory Box in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  12. Time to Clinical Progression as Measured by CDR Judgment and Problem Solving Box in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Estimated up to Week 332

    Time to clinical progression as measured by CDR Judgment and Problem Solving Box in the Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  13. Time to Clinical Progression as Measured by At Least 0.5 Change on CDR-SB in Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

    Time frame: Estimated up to Week 332

    Time to clinical progression as measured by at least 0.5 change on CDR-SB in Primary Study Population (Baseline CDR-GS 0)

  14. Time to Clinical Progression of Composite Endpoint as Measured by CDR in Subpopulation Positive Based on Secondary Diagnostic Test

    Time frame: Estimated up to Week 332

    Time to clinical progression as measured by CDR in subpopulation positive based on secondary diagnostic test

  15. Change from Baseline in Plasma P-tau217

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to Week 332

    Change from baseline in Plasma P-tau217

  16. Pharmacokinetics (PK): Average Serum Donanemab Concentration at Steady State

    Time frame: Baseline through Week 76

    PK: Average serum donanemab concentration at steady state

  17. Percentage of Participants with Treatment-emergent Anti-Drug Antibody (ADAs)

    Time frame: Baseline through Week 16

    Percentage of participants with treatment-emergent anti-drug antibody (ADAs)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Study of Donanemab Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for Cognitive and Functional Decline of Alzheimer's Disease

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 30, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2026

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