Aducanumab, gantenerumab, BAN2401, and ALZ-801—the first wave of amyloid-targeting drugs for Alzheimer's disease with potential for near term approval

M Tolar, S Abushakra, JA Hey, A Porsteinsson… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
The body of evidence suggesting a causative, initiating role of beta amyloid (Aβ) in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is substantial. Yet, only a few anti-amyloid agents …

Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in neurological disorders

L Gaetani, K Blennow, P Calabresi… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
In the management of neurological diseases, the identification and quantification of axonal
damage could allow for the improvement of diagnostic accuracy and prognostic assessment …

A multicentre validation study of the diagnostic value of plasma neurofilament light

NJ Ashton, S Janelidze, A Al Khleifat, A Leuzy… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Increased cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light (NfL) is a recognized biomarker for
neurodegeneration that can also be assessed in blood. Here, we investigate plasma NfL as …

Plasma tau, neurofilament light chain and amyloid-β levels and risk of dementia; a population-based cohort study

F de Wolf, M Ghanbari, S Licher, K McRae-McKee… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
CSF biomarkers, including total-tau, neurofilament light chain (NfL) and amyloid-β, are
increasingly being used to define and stage Alzheimer's disease. These biomarkers can be …

Fluid biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review

KE Irwin, U Sheth, PC Wong, TF Gendron - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2024 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Presently, three FDA-approved drugs are …

Frontotemporal dementia, where do we stand? A narrative review

A Antonioni, EM Raho, P Lopriore, AP Pace… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative disease of growing interest, since it
accounts for up to 10% of middle-age-onset dementias and entails a social, economic, and …

[HTML][HTML] Guidance for use of neurofilament light chain as a cerebrospinal fluid and blood biomarker in multiple sclerosis management

MS Freedman, S Gnanapavan, RA Booth… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a long-awaited blood biomarker that can provide clinically
useful information about prognosis and therapeutic efficacy in multiple sclerosis (MS). There …

Downstream biomarker effects of gantenerumab or solanezumab in dominantly inherited alzheimer disease: the DIAN-TU-001 randomized clinical trial

O Wagemann, H Liu, G Wang, X Shi, T Bittner… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Effects of antiamyloid agents, targeting either fibrillar or soluble monomeric
amyloid peptides, on downstream biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma are …

Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker for cognitive decline in Parkinson disease

WW Aamodt, T Waligorska, J Shen… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Neurofilament light chain protein (NfL) is a promising biomarker of
neurodegeneration. Objectives To determine whether plasma and CSF NfL (1) associate …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of aging in frailty and age-associated disorders: State of the art and future perspective

S Salvioli, MS Basile, L Bencivenga, S Carrino… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
According to the Geroscience concept that organismal aging and age-associated diseases
share the same basic molecular mechanisms, the identification of biomarkers of age that can …