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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Zhou, Bin; * | Teramukai, Satoshi | Yoshimura, Kenichi | Fukushima, Masanori
Affiliations: Department of Clinical Trial Design and Management, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Bin Zhou, MD, Department of Clinical Trial Design and Management, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Shogoin Kawaracho, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Tel.: +81 75 751 3398; Fax: +81 75 751 3399; E-mail: zhoubbin@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Abstract: A systematic literature review was performed to assess the suitability of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of protein amyloid-β42 (Aβ42) and tau as markers to detect the disease-modifying effects of drugs in clinical trials of AD treatments. All databases were searched for observational studies, single-arm clinical trials, and randomized controlled trials involving patients with AD in which CSF Aβ42 and tau were measured. A meta-analytic random-effects model was used to evaluate the mean absolute change in protein concentration over time. Spearman correlation was used to assess the association between change in CSF protein concentration and change in cognitive function. The mean changes per month in observational studies were −0.4 pg/ml/month (95% CI: −1.9 to 1.1) for 8 CSF Aβ42 and 1.5 pg/ml/month (95% CI: 0.1 to 3.0) for 12 CSF tau studies. The correlation coefficients for the relationship between CSF protein concentration and cognition were 0.43 (p = 0.068) for all 18 Aβ42 studies and −0.05 (p = 0.857) for all 18 tau studies. A trend in which CSF Aβ42 decreases and tau protein increases over time was identified in AD patients. CSF Aβ42 and tau concentrations should be used with caution as surrogate endpoints in early-phase clinical trials for AD.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β42, biomarker, cerebrospinal fluid, tau
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2009-1124
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 89-102, 2009
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