A phase 1b randomized clinical trial of CT1812 to measure Aβ oligomer displacement in Alzheimer’s disease using an indwelling CSF catheter

NCT03522129 https:// clini caltr ials.gov/ ct2/ show/ NCT03 522129.Investigational therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) target a wide range of mechanisms, yet promising disease-modifying therapies remain a huge unmet need.Much evidence indicates that the oligomeric form of amyloid-beta (Aβ) is a toxic species contributing to AD through synaptic damage and neuronal toxicity [1].In support of this, Aβ oligomer reduction in an AD mouse model leads to memory preservation [2, 3], and clinical benefit was observed in trials of lecanemab, which targets Aβ oligomers and protofibrils [4], in AD patients, encouraging the continued development of Aβ oligomertargeting therapies.CT1812 is a novel, small-molecule, brain-penetrant sigma-2 receptor (S2R) modulator that selectively prevents and displaces Aβ oligomers from binding to neuronal synapses, thereby mitigating downstream toxicity.This is thought to occur through allosteric modulation

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