Pharmacological strategies for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease

PM Doraiswamy, GL Xiong - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This review examines key pharmacological strategies that have been clinically studied for
the primary or secondary prevention of Alzheimer's disease. Much information …

Toward the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease: rational strategies and recent progress

S Gandy, ST DeKosky - Annual review of medicine, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the major cause of late-life brain failure. In the past 25 years,
autosomal dominant forms of AD were found to be primariy attributable to mutations in one …

Prevention of Alzheimer disease

LJ Thal - Alzheimer Disease & associated disorders, 2006 - journals.lww.com
The prevention of Alzheimer disease (AD) remains an important goal because of its high
prevalence in our society and its associated costs. Two types of primary prevention trials …

Preventing Alzheimer's disease: separating fact from fiction

M Sano, H Grossman, K Van Dyk - CNS drugs, 2008 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease is an ever-increasing health concern among the aging population, and
as we research new and existing treatments for this disease we begin to uncover …

Prevention trials in Alzheimer's disease: an EU-US task force report

B Vellas, PS Aisen, C Sampaio, M Carrillo… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite enormous financial and scientific efforts, still no approved disease-modifying
therapies exist for Alzheimer's disease (AD). During the last decade all Phase III clinical …

Is pharmacological prevention of Alzheimer's a realistic goal?

JC Anthony, JCS Breitner, PP Zandi - Expert opinion on …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
A growing body of evidence suggests that several classes of drugs marketed for other
indications may be effective in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. Among the most …

Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer disease: a 2020–2023 update

LK Huang, YC Kuan, HW Lin, CJ Hu - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, presenting a significant unmet
medical need worldwide. The pathogenesis of AD involves various pathophysiological …

Update on Alzheimer's disease therapy and prevention strategies

WV Graham, A Bonito-Oliva… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the primary cause of age-related dementia. Effective strategies
to prevent and treat AD remain elusive despite major efforts to understand its basic biology …

Lessons learned from failed and discontinued clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: future directions

CM Carlsson - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2008 - content.iospress.com
While advances have been made in understanding the neurobiological processes
underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD), few treatment options currently exist. Numerous …

Pharmacotherapeutic approaches to the prevention of Alzheimer's disease

JB Standridge - The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy, 2004 - Elsevier
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of cognitive impairment in
older patients and is expected to increase greatly in prevalence. Interventions that could …