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Michael Ellenbogen kindly sent me a report detailing ongoing drug clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease. Here are parts of the summary:
Poor R&D Success Rates: Clinical development success for disease-modifying drug programs for Alzheimer’s has been difficult in late-stage trials, with no disease-modifying drugs moving beyond Phase III to FDA filing. Since 2008, a total of 87 clinical-stage disease-modifying programs have been suspended.
- Growing & Diverse R&D Pipeline: There are 74 clinical-stage programs with disease-modifying potential in Alzheimer’s disease. The drug candidates in these programs are attempting to stop, prevent, or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease using 10 different strategies involving 30 distinct molecular targets. Small biotech companies account for more than three-fourths of these clinical programs.
The three main targets currently are amyloid, tau, and neuroinflammation. By contrast there is only one pharmaceutical sponsored trial targeting oxidation.
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Here is a list of the ten strategies for treating Alzheimer's disease and the number of clinical trials for each:
Targeting the Amyloid Pathway (33)
Targeting the Tau Pathway (12)
Regeneration of Neurons (12)
Reversing Neuroinflammation (7)
Targeting Epigenetic Modification (3)
Targeting Metabolic Pathways (2)
Targeting Glucocorticoids (2)
Targeting Oxidative Stress (1)
Targeting Infectious Agents (1)
Targeting the Epichaperon (1)
Here is some information on preclinical trials:
Preclinical Pipeline
To predict what may enter the clinical pipeline soon, we examined novel preclinical disease-modifying Alzheimer’s disease
programs in the Biomedtracker databases and recently published literature. We found that 23 of the 102 preclinical programs
listed had unique targets not currently in the clinic, indicating further advances may be on the horizon. The mechanistic strategies
are quite varied within the 23 new targets, including caspases, different growth receptors, inflammation factors, kinases, and
modified blood proteins that may restore or protect neuronal function. Sixteen of the preclinical programs had unknown mechanisms
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You may want to have a look at non-drug therapies.
Montpelier France, and YANKEE EYE CLINIC, EAGAN, MINNESOTA
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REGEnLIFE RGn530 - Feasibility Pilot
- Device: Photobiomodulation REGEnLIFE RGn530 device
- Device: SHAM REGEnLIFE RGn530 device
- Montpellier University Hospital, Gui de Chauliac
Montpellier, France
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Photobiomodulation & Ketogenic Diet for Treatment of Mid-periphery Retinal Disorders for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention
- Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)
- Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- Mid-peripheral Drusen Formation
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
- Behavioral: Photobiomodulation
- Behavioral: Ketogenic diet
- Yankee Eye Clinic
Eagan, Minnesota, United States

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Vie Light announced a clinical trial on June 6, 2019
here are the results from the first trial, which had five people:

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Another source of information on clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease in 2019.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352873719300290
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There are 2150 clinical trials worldwide for Alzheimers. Use www.clinicaltrials.gov
Check here for Clinical trials in your area
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=Alzheimer+Disease&term=&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV


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23 light therapy studies for Alzheimers are currently recruiting

64 (SIXTY-FOUR) Studies for LIGHT THERAPY ALZHEIMER DISEASE
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=Alzheimer+Disease&term=light+therapy&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=&Search=Search
64 Studies found for: light therapy | Alzheimer Disease
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Age : yearsORAge Group : Child (birth–17) Adult (18–64) Older Adult (65+)
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Effects of Light-therapy in Alzheimer's Disease
- Hôpital Charles Foix
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
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High Intensity Light Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia
- Device: high-intensity light therapy
- John Umstead Hospital
Butner, North Carolina, United States
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Effect of Therapeutic Light on Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Global Function in Women With Alzheimer's
- Device: Morning Simulated Sunlight
- Device: Non-therapeutic Red Light
- Botsford Continuing Care
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
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Light and the Effect on Metabolic Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Device: Tailored Lighting Intervention
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, United States
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Nucleus Basalis Meynert (NBM) to Treat Cognitive Deficits in Light to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
- Other: Deep brain stimulation
- Uni-Klinik Köln AöR
Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
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Alzheimer's Disease Treatment With Combination of 40Hz Light and Cognitive Therapy
- Alzheimer Disease
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Dementia
- (and 3 more...)
- Device: Combination of 40Hz light and cognitive therapy (ALZLIFE)
- Andrey Vyshedskiy
Miami, Florida, United States
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Light, Metabolic Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Alzheimer Disease
- Type2 Diabetes
- Device: Tailored Lighting Intervention
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States
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An Evaluation of Low Level Laser Light Therapy on Improving the Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
- Device: Erchonia ALS Laser
- Device: Placebo Laser
- Pruebas Clinicas
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
- Neocemod
La Plazuela, Pocitos AGS, Mexico
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Light Treatment for Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease
- Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
- Device: Bright light
- Device: Control
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Impact of Photobiomodulation (PBM) on Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease
- Device: Vielight Neuro Gamma
- Other: Sham Vielight Neuro Gamma
- VA Health Care System
San Francisco, California, United States
- UCSF Memory and Aging Center
San Francisco, California, United States
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Nice! Thank-you. I love the graphs.
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postmortum Question 1: A diagnosis of AD during life could only be “probable”, whereas a “definite” diagnosis required post-mortem histopathological confirmation.
Question: Is this not confusing for the patient and his/her caregiver? Them why continue using The Diagnosis Alzheimer''s Disease???
Question 2: The terminologies Dementia and Alzheimer''s used interchangeable also by doctors? Is this not Confusing??? Confusing for the patients, readers of research articles???
Question 3: from Latin term DEMENTIA means: ‘out of one''s mind’, Crazy, "madness, distraction, folly," . Why is this term still used to label people with memory disorders/problems??? Since Major neurocognitive disorder of the DSM-5 replaces the DSM-IV''s term ''DEMENTIA" or other debilitating Cognitive conditions'' Why not stick to The DSM-5 distinctions between ''mild'' and ''major'' neurocognitive disorders? and in doing so to eliminate all the confusions especially for the patients and their caregivers? For Research Purpose this will be beneficial for the uniformity...Standardization???? Alzheimer''s is not the sole Neurocognitive Disorder....Food for thought! Or am I wrong???
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Specialists from Temple University discovered that there is a connection between the movement of Alzheimer's and some useless changes in calcium transport by the cell's mitochondria, which contains chemicals in charge of creating vitality.
Now researcher are working on remodeling of calcium transport by mitochondria
https://www.myhealthyclick.com/temple-university-researchers-discover-new-cellular-target-to-treat-alzheimers/
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Thank you Bob. Its about time the media started to publish information about this juggernaut of a breakthrough.
When Alois Alzheimer defined the disease, he warned the medical community, do not be tempted to think that amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary (tau) tangles are the cause of this disease, they are but symptoms.
Since its discovery in1906, it only took us 113 years to find out he was right.
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