Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that mainly affects the elderly population. The prevalence of AD is predicted to increase to 115.4 million by 2050(1). Despite having the first drug, Tacrine, approved by the FDA in 1993, there has been little progress made in the development of pharmacotherapy for AD treatment.
Currently there is no cure for AD, and treatments are symptomatic only. Even with the investment of more than a billion dollars by pharmaceutical companies, there have been no reliable disease-modifying therapies discovered that have received FDA approval(2). It is imperative to find better treatments for AD to alleviate patients’ and their families’ suffering, and to prevent a potential AD-associated global economic crisis.
Recently, major changes were made in the diagnostic criteria for AD and encompass the latest findings in the field, which is helping to facilitate more clinical research. Already, the usual clinical interview can be coupled with brain imaging testing approved by the FDA for the diagnosis of AD in live patients. Several disease-modifying or disease-preventing therapies are also appearing in clinical trials. Central laboratories can play a key role in clinical trials for AD drug development by assisting with patient population identification and by detecting, at an early stage, drugs that are likely to fail, leading to important time and costs savings.
This webinar will discuss the latest advances in AD research and explain how central laboratories can contribute to the progress in the battle against this disease by supporting clinical trials through quality testing.
(1) Alzheimer’s Disease International. World Alzheimer’s Report 2009: 25-46
(2) Tayeb HO, Yang HD, Price BH, Tarazi FI. Pharmacotherapies for Alzheimer’s disease: beyond cholinesterase inhibitors. Pharmacol. Ther. 2012;134(1): 8–25
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Tatiana Souslova, M.Sc., Ph.D., Principal Scientist, ACM Global Central Laboratory
Dr. Tatiana Souslova holds a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Ottawa, Canada and has 10 years of academic, industrial and diagnostic laboratory experience. At ACM Global Central Laboratory, Dr. Souslova oversees all clinical chemistry and research activities with an emphasis on providing high-quality, uniquely tailored solutions.
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