Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Neurology

SABIRNETUG for Alzheimer's disease | Mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease

Phase II/III trial of SABIRNETUG for Alzheimer's disease | Mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology
Trial Disease
Alzheimer's disease | Mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease
Trial Stage
Phase II/III
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody | Radiopharmaceutical

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
17-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, matching placebo (acu193 matching placebo) administered once every four weeks (q4w) via intravenous (iv) infusion; comparator arm: matching placebo q4w iv.-controlled Phase II/III trial in France, Spain, Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Matching placebo (ACU193 matching Placebo) administered once every four weeks (Q4W) via intravenous (IV) infusion; comparator arm: Matching Placebo Q4W IV.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
540
Trial Duration For Participant
560

Stratification factors

  • Geographical region

Eligibility

Recruits 540 Vulnerable population not selected. Participants must be able to give written informed consent. A reliable informant/study partner is required and a separate Study Partner ICF is used; optional separate ICFs exist for Amyloid PET and CSF procedures and for the OLE. Consent materials (including main ICF and study partner ICF) are provided in participant languages (e.g., Spanish) and translations/synopses are available..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected. Participants must be able to give written informed consent. A reliable informant/study partner is required and a separate Study Partner ICF is used; optional separate ICFs exist for Amyloid PET and CSF procedures and for the OLE. Consent materials (including main ICF and study partner ICF) are provided in participant languages (e.g., Spanish) and translations/synopses are available.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Age 50 to 90 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF).\n- 4. Consent to APOE4 genotype status assessment.\n- 5. Meet all the following criteria: a. NIA-AA criteria for MCI or mild dementia due to AD. b. Screening and Baseline score between 22 and 30 (inclusive) on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). c. Screening and Baseline score of 0.5 or 1.0 on the CDR-GS and Screening and Baseline score ≥0.5 on the CDR Memory Box score. d. Evidence of cerebral amyloid accumulation by either PET scan or CSF. (CSF should not be collected from participants on anticoagulation treatment.) Participants will have only one assessment to determine evidence of cerebral amyloid accumulation – CSF or amyloid PET.\n- 12. OLE: Participants who complete treatment in the double-blind treatment period will be eligible for the OLE after signing consent.\n- 6. If using cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine to treat symptoms related to AD, doses must be stable for at least three months (12 weeks) prior to Baseline (Week 0) and every attempt should be made to keep them at stable doses throughout the study.\n- 7. If on anticoagulants, must have their anticoagulation status optimized and stable for at least one month (four weeks) before Screening, and are not permitted to participate in CSF assessments due to bleeding risk.\n- 8. Have a reliable informant or study partner who is willing and able to perform the roles specified in the study partner ICF, including providing support and accompanying the participant to study visits or be available by telephone at designated times.\n- 9. Individuals with prior childbearing potential who are: a. Infertile due to surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) or b. Post-menopausal – defined as 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause.\n- 10. Sperm-producing individuals in a sexual relationship with individuals of childbearing potential must use adequate contraception (e.g., condom) and must not donate sperm during the study and for 180 days after the last dose of the study drug.\n- 11. Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.\n- 2. Able to give written informed consent.\n- 3. Body weight of at least 30 kg (66 lbs) and no more than 160 kg (352 lbs) at Screening"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, including claustrophobia, the presence of metal (ferromagnetic) implants, or a cardiac pacemaker and/or defibrillator that is not compatible with MRI.\n- 18. Known hypersensitivity to any component of sabirnetug, including excipients.\n- 19. A result below the cut-off value in an amyloid screening blood test at Screening 1. This test is being used as an enrichment strategy. In all regions except the EU (European Union) and UK (United Kingdom), this test is a mandatory part of the screening process. Exceptions apply for participants with prior PET or CSF evidence of amyloid positivity; these cases should be discussed with a medical monitor to determine if they can proceed to Screening 2 without the amyloid screening blood test.\n- 10. Ongoing or new clinically significant laboratory abnormality, as determined by the site investigator.\n- 11. Within one year before Screening, any of the following: myocardial infarction; moderate or severe congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association class III or IV; hospitalization for, or symptom of, unstable angina; syncope due to orthostatic hypotension or unexplained syncope; known significant structural heart disease (e.g., significant valvular disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), hospitalization for arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension or clinically significant abnormalities in ECG, or history or presence of clinically significant QTc interval prolongation or family history of long QTc.\n- 2. MRI of brain that is inconsistent with MCI or AD or results showing greater than four amyloid-related imaging abnormalities hemorrhage/hemosiderin deposition (ARIA-H), presence of any amyloid-related imaging abnormalities edema/effusions (ARIA-E), or superficial siderosis.\n- 3. History of significant or unstable neurological disease, other than AD, which may affect cognition or ability to complete the study, such as other dementias, serious infection of the brain, significant head trauma, uncontrolled seizures, stroke, or Parkinson´s disease, or any other neurological condition that may be contributing to cognitive impairment beyond that caused by the participant’s AD in the judgement of the investigator.\n- 4. Received any investigational product within six months (24 weeks) prior to Baseline (Week 0).\n- 5. Received any monoclonal antibody within six months (24 weeks) prior to Baseline (Week 0) that reduces amyloid plaques or tau load in the brain, including sabirnetug\n- 6. Known allergy to biological products.\n- 7. Immunologic disease requiring treatment with plasmapheresis. If a participant is on immunosuppressive drugs, the investigator should discuss the case with the medical monitor.\n- 8. Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale score >4.\n- 20. OLE:They were discontinued from study treatment during the double-blind treatment period.\n- 21. OLE:Their participation in the OLE is deemed inappropriate by the investigator (e.g., any serious medical condition or concerns that preclude the participant’s safe participation in the OLE or ability to comply with the required procedures.\n- 22. OLE:They have unresolved ARIA findings at the end of the double-blind treatment period scan that have required suspension or discontinuation of dosing (see Section 7.1.1).\n- 9. Current serious or unstable clinically important illness that, in the judgment of the site investigator, is likely to affect cognitive assessment including visual and hearing impairment or affect the participant's safety or ability to complete the study, including psychiatric, hepatic, renal, gastroenterological, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinological, immunologic, or hematologic disorders\n- 12. Malignant disease in the last five years except for resected cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, or in situ prostate cancer with a normal posttreatment prostate-specific antibody (PSA).\n- 13. Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) score >10 or current symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), criteria for major depressive disorder or any current primary psychiatric diagnosis other than AD if, in the judgment of the site investigator, the psychiatric disorder or symptom is likely to confound interpretation of drug effect, affect cognitive assessments, or affect the participant´s ability to complete the study.\n- 14. Suicide risk, as determined by meeting any of the following criteria: a.\tAny suicide attempt or preparatory acts/behavior on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Baseline/Screening in the last six months. b.\tSuicidal ideation in the last six months as defined by a positive response to Question 5 (Suicidal Ideation) on the C-SSRS Baseline/Screening. c.\tSignificant risk of suicide, as judged by the site investigator.\n- 15. Alcohol use disorder and/or substance use disorder within the last five years.\n- 16. Conditions that may affect cognitive assessments during the study (e.g., planned surgery requiring general anesthesia).\n- 17. Known genetic mutation that causes autosomal dominant AD."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline to Week 80 in the iADRS score.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline to Week 80 in the Integrated Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (iADRS) score; primary objective compares sabirnetug Q4W infusions vs placebo based on change from Baseline to Week 80 in iADRS."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Change from Baseline to Week 80 in the ADCS-iADL, ADAS-Cog13, CDR-SB, and MMSE.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline to Week 80 in listed cognitive and functional scale scores (ADCS-iADL, ADAS-Cog13, CDR-SB, MMSE)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Change from Baseline to Week 80 in QoL-AD","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline to Week 80 in the QoL-AD (Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease) score."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Further Secondary, Clinical, Safety, Pharmacodynamic, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenomic, Blood and CSF Biomarker and Exploratory Endpoints are visible in the study protocol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"See study protocol for detailed definitions; includes safety, PD, PK, pharmacogenomic, blood and CSF biomarker and exploratory endpoints."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4. OLE: Changes from Baseline to Week 104 and Week 132 for iADRS, CDR-SB, ADCS-iADL, ADAS-Cog13, and MMSE as measured by delayed-start analysis.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OLE (open-label extension) outcomes: changes from Baseline to Week 104 and Week 132 for listed scales assessed by delayed-start analysis."}

Other endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Further Secondary, Clinical, Safety, Pharmacodynamic, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenomic, Blood and CSF Biomarker and Exploratory Endpoints are visible in the study protocol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Detailed exploratory and biomarker endpoint definitions are provided in the study protocol (includes blood and CSF biomarkers, imaging, PK/PD, pharmacogenomics and other exploratory assessments)."}

Recruitment

Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
True, Fundacio Ace Institut Catala De Neurociencies Aplicades
Digital Remote Recruitment
True, recruitment via study website, social media ads, online print ads and translated web content; materials include study website screenshots and annotated website files to support remote inquiries and contacts.
Planned Sample Size
540
Recruitment Window Months
38
Consent Approach
Participants must give written informed consent prior to participation. A separate Study Partner ICF is required for the reliable informant/study partner. Optional separate ICFs are used for Amyloid PET and CSF procedures and a Pregnant Partner ICF is available. There are dedicated ICF and information sheets for the OLE. Consent documents and participant-facing materials are provided in local languages (e.g., Spanish) and translations/synopses are available.

Methods

  • Posters (print) — recruitment posters listed in recruitment materials (target: patients/caregivers), available in Spanish versions.
  • Social media advertisements — social media ad materials (target: patients/caregivers/general public), Spanish versions provided.
  • Print adverts — print ads / tearpads for patient recruitment (target: patients/caregivers), Spanish versions.
  • Study website — multilingual study website (annotated and translations) to provide study information and contact details; screenshots provided in materials.
  • Patient brochure — study brochure for potential participants (Spanish version available).
  • Tearpad / tear-off materials — printed recruitment material for distribution in clinics.
  • Study website translations and localized materials (e.g., Spanish translations) to support country-specific recruitment.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
23
Total Number Of Participants
175

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-05-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-07-2024
Processing Time Days
55
Number Of Sites
11
Number Of Participants
90

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche (CMRR)
Contact Person Name
Vincent PLANCHE
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Centre de Recherche Clinique du Gérontopôle
Contact Person Name
Pierre-Jean OUSSET
Contact Person Email
ousset.pj@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Service de Neurologie et de Neuropsychologie
Contact Person Name
Mathieu CECCALDI
Contact Person Email
mathieu.ceccaldi@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Department Name
CMRR - Service de Neurologie
Contact Person Name
Olivier GODEFROY
Contact Person Email
godefroy.olivier@chu-amiens.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche (CMRR)
Contact Person Name
Serge BELLIARD
Contact Person Email
serge.belliard@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Centre de Neurologie Cognitive
Contact Person Name
Claire PAQUET
Contact Person Email
claire.paquet@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer - IM2A
Contact Person Name
Stéphanie BOMBOIS
Contact Person Email
stephanie.bombois@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Unité 502
Contact Person Name
Hélène MOLLION
Contact Person Email
helene.mollion@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Service de neurologie – Centre Mémoire Ressources Recherche
Contact Person Name
Karim BENNYS
Contact Person Email
k-bennys@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Service de Gériatrie-CMRR
Contact Person Name
Frédéric BLANC
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Centre d’Investigation Clinique de Neurologie
Contact Person Name
Claire BOUTOLEAU-BRETONNIERE

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
21-01-2026
Processing Time Days
586
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
50

Sites

Site Name
Clinica Montecanal S.L.
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Antonio OLIVEROS-CID
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
Department Name
Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Miguel Baquero Toledo
Principal Investigator Email
miquelbaquero@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Miguel Baquero Toledo
Contact Person Email
miquelbaquero@gmail.com
Site Name
Fundacio Ace Institut Catala De Neurociencies Aplicades
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Mercè Boada Rovira
Contact Person Email
mboada@fundacioace.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitari General De Catalunya
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Ernest Balaguer Martínez
Contact Person Email
ebalaguer@quironsalud.es
Site Name
Oroitu S.L.
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Manuel Fernández Martínez
Contact Person Email
mfernandezm@oroitu.com
Site Name
Hospital Victoria Eugenia De La Cruz Roja Espanola
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Félix Viñuela Fernández
Site Name
Policlinica Gipuzkoa S.A.
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Gurutz Linazasoro Cristobal
Contact Person Email
glinazasoro@vivebiotech.com
Site Name
Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Juan José López Lozano
Contact Person Email
Jjlopezlozano@gmail.com

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-05-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-01-2026
Processing Time Days
616
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
35

Sites

Site Name
Zentralinstitut Fuer Seelische Gesundheit
Department Name
Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH)
Contact Person Name
Lucrezia Hausner
Site Name
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Zentrum für kognitive Störungen
Contact Person Name
Timo Grimmer
Contact Person Email
t.grimmer@tum.de
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
Gedächtnissprechstunde/Zentrum für Demenzprävention
Contact Person Name
Julian Hellmann-Regen
Contact Person Email
julian.hellmann@charite.de
Site Name
University Hospital Cologne AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Zentrum für Gedächtnisstörungen
Contact Person Name
Franziska Maier
Contact Person Email
franziska.maier@uk-koeln.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Worldwide Clinical Trials d.o.o.
Responsibilities
Project management and broad CRO responsibilities including TMF, monitoring and multiple operational tasks (sponsorDuties codes: [1,2,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,15 (TMF)])
Name
Signant Health Global LLC
Responsibilities
Rater / Scale Management
Name
Suvoda LLC
Responsibilities
Clinical operations / eClinical service (sponsorDuties code 3)
Name
Sitero LLC
Responsibilities
Clinical Trial Management System
Name
Bioclinica Inc.
Responsibilities
MRI & PET Analysis
Name
eResearchTechnology GmbH
Responsibilities
Cardiac Safety
Name
Iqvia Laboratories Limited
Responsibilities
Laboratory services (sponsorDuties code 4)

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Catalent Germany Schorndorf GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [14]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Meso Scale Diagnostics LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Ledger Run Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Investigator payment system (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health Global LLC","duties_or_roles":"Rater / Scale Management (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Suvoda LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [3]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Merative US LP","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [7]","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioagilytix Labs LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Voute","duties_or_roles":"Participant Reimbursement (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Croatia","full_name":"Worldwide Clinical Trials d.o.o.","duties_or_roles":"Multiple sponsor duties including project management, monitoring, TMF and operational tasks (sponsorDuties codes: [1,10,11,12,13,15 (TMF),2,5,6,8,9])","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"eResearchTechnology GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Cardiac Safety (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Sitero LLC","duties_or_roles":"Clinical Trial Management System (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioclinica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"MRI & PET Analysis (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Oracle America Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [8]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Iqvia Laboratories Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
ACU193
Active Substance
SABIRNETUG
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Investigational / Not authorised (prodAuthStatus: 1)
Starting Dose
35 mg/kg
Dose Levels
35 mg/kg; 50 mg/kg
Frequency
Once every four weeks (Q4W)
Maximum Dose
50 mg/kg (maxDailyDoseAmount: 50 mg/kg)
Dose Escalation Increase
Initial 35 mg/kg for first two doses (Week 0 and Week 4) then increased to 50 mg/kg at Week 8 for participants randomized to 50 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
ACU193 matching Placebo
Modality
Other
Frequency
Once every four weeks (Q4W) (matching placebo schedule)
Investigational Product Name
Amyvid 800 MBq/mL solution for injection
Active Substance
FLORBETAPIR (18F)
Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/12/805/001)
Maximum Dose
370 MBq daily (maxDailyDoseAmount: 370 MBq)
Investigational Product Name
Neuraceq 300 MBq/mL solution for injection
Active Substance
FLORBETABEN (18F)
Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/13/906/001)
Maximum Dose
300 MBq daily (maxDailyDoseAmount: 300 MBq)
Investigational Product Name
VIZAMYL 400 MBq/mL solution for injection
Active Substance
FLUTEMETAMOL (18F)
Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/14/941/001)
Maximum Dose
185 MBq daily (maxDailyDoseAmount: 185 MBq)

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