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| Exposure | Question | Direction | Outcome measured | Design | People | Effect size, as the source reported it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-tau therapy Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyCo-primary endpoints were not met at 52 weeks. The comparator was a low dose of the same drug rather than placebo, which the authors say masked any separation; they report separation in the MCI subgroup only at 78 and 104 weeks. |
ADAS-cog11 and ADCS-ADL23 at 52 weeks (co-primary) | phase 3 trial | 598 | "It was not possible to demonstrate significant differences on the co-primary clinical endpoints (ADAS-cog11 and ADCS-ADL23) at 52 weeks due to symptomatic activity in the control arm." In MCI, ADAS-cog13 differences between early- and delayed-start HMTM 16 mg/day reached p=0.0291 at 78 weeks and p=0.0308 at 104 weeks; NfL progression fell (p=0.0291) and tau pathology (p-tau217) fell (p=0.0165) in MCI |
The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
2026 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 41570392 |
| Anti-tau therapy Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyThe primary endpoint was not met: the low dose showed no clinically meaningful benefit and the 3 mg dose showed 32% greater progression than placebo, with more serious adverse events. Less whole-brain volume loss on MRI is a surrogate finding. |
iADRS disease-progression ratio at 100 weeks (primary); tau PET, brain volume, adverse events | phase 2 trial | 327 | The disease progression ratio relative to placebo was 0.84 (95% credible interval [CrI], 0.66-1.04) for the ceperognastat 0.75 mg group and 1.32 (CrI, 1.10-1.58) for the ceperognastat 3 mg group, corresponding to 16% less and 32% greater progression, respectively. No benefits were demonstrated for secondary clinical end points |
JAMA
2026 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 42441396 |
| Anti-tau therapy Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyThe primary clinical endpoint (CDR-SB) was not met in the overall population. The tau figures are a biomarker outcome, not a clinical one. |
CDR-SB (primary); tau PET accumulation | phase 2 trial | 466 | "Slowed the rate of tau accumulation versus placebo in key brain regions by 33%-58%" overall and "by 63%-67%" in the low-tau or APOE4 non-carrier subgroup; "In the overall study population, no beneficial effect of low- or high-dose bepranemab compared with placebo was observed on the primary endpoint"; ADAS-Cog14 decline slowed 21-25% |
UCB press release (data presented at CTAD 2024)
2024 ⚠ Press release — not a study no DOI or PMID exists |
| Anti-tau therapy Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyADAS-Cog11 showed slower decline, but the co-primary functional endpoint (ADCS-ADL) did not differ and the authors classify the study as negative. |
ADCS-ADL and ADAS-Cog11 (co-primary) at week 49 | phase 2 trial | 272 | "At week 49, the semorinemab arm demonstrated a 42.2% reduction (-2.89 points, 95% CI -4.56 to -1.21, p = 0.0008) in decline on the ADAS-Cog11 (coprimary endpoint) relative to the placebo arm"; ADCS-ADL difference -0.83 points (95% CI -3.39 to 1.72, p = 0.52), with no difference on MMSE or CDR-SB |
Neurology
2023 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 37643887 |
| Cannabinoid (THC/CBD) for agitation in severe dementia Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyNo difference from placebo on the primary agitation outcome or other main behavioural outcomes. As-needed psychotropic use was lower during the active period, and no serious drug-related adverse events occurred. |
Agitation on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (primary); as-needed psychotropic use; safety | randomised trial | 25 | not established — pubmed abstract results: "no significant difference was observed between active treatment and placebo for the cmai and other main behavioural… |
Age and ageing
2026 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 42613673 |
| GLP-1 receptor agonist Medicines | Treatment | No effect | CDR-SB | phase 3 trial | 3,808 | EVOKE difference -0.08 (95% CI -0.35 to 0.20); EVOKE+ difference 0.10 (95% CI -0.17 to 0.38) |
The Lancet
2026 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 41865758 |
| GLP-1 receptor agonist Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyPrimary outcome null. One secondary cognitive measure (ADAS-Exec) favoured liraglutide on an unadjusted test; ADCS-ADL and CDR-SB did not. |
Cerebral glucose metabolic rate at 52 weeks (primary) | phase 2 trial | 204 | Cerebral glucose metabolism difference -0.17 (95% CI -0.39 to 0.06, p=0.14); CDR-SB -0.06 (95% CI -0.57 to 0.44) |
Nature Medicine
2026 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 41326666 |
| Other investigational drug Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyThe trial did not meet its primary endpoint at any of three doses despite sustained target engagement (lower CSF soluble TREM2, higher osteopontin); the most frequent adverse events were MRI changes resembling ARIA. |
Change from baseline in CDR-SB at week 96 versus placebo (primary endpoint) with the TREM2 agonist antibody AL002 | phase 2 trial | 381 | least squares mean difference versus placebo (95% confidence interval) at week 96: 15 mg kg-1 -0.31 (-1.61 to 0.98), 40 mg kg-1 0.13 (-1.18 to 1.43) and 60 mg kg-1 -0.17 (-1.49 to 1.15); P > 0.05 from mixed-effects model for repeated measures |
Nature Medicine
2026 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 41787076 |
| Other investigational drug Medicines | Treatment | No effect | ADAS-Cog12 and ADCS-ADL (co-primary) at week 52 | phase 3 trial | 804 | ADAS-COG12 change from baseline to week 52: 2.8 (SE 0.36) simufilam vs 3.2 (0.36) placebo, difference -0.39 (0.50), P=0.43. ADCS-ADL: -3.3 (0.44) vs -3.8 (0.44), difference 0.51 (0.61), P=0.40 |
GlobeNewswire (company press release); trial registered as NCT04994483
2024 ⚠ Press release — not a study no DOI or PMID exists |
| Psychotropics for agitation / psychosis Medicines | Treatment |
No effect
whyNot effective, and drug-related QT prolongation was observed. The randomised sample was smaller than planned. |
Clinically significant improvement in agitation at 12 weeks | phase 3 trial | 173 | Risk difference for clinically significant improvement 0.08 (95% CI -0.21 to 0.06) |
Nature Medicine
2025 ✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 40133524 |