PMID- 37975226 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231216 LR - 20240124 IS - 1744-8360 (Electronic) IS - 1473-7175 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 12 DP - 2023 Jul-Dec TI - Advances in amyloid-targeting monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's disease: clinical and public health issues. PG - 1113-1129 LID - 10.1080/14737175.2023.2284305 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major global public health challenge. To date, no treatments have been shown to stop the underlying pathological processes. The cerebral accumulation of amyloid-beta (Ab) is still considered as the primum movens of AD and disease-modifying treatments targeting Ab are reaching - or have already reached - clinical practice. AREAS COVERED: The authors explore the main advancements from Abeta-targeting monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for the treatment of AD. From a public health perspective, they address ethically relevant issues such as the benevolence and non-maleficence principles. They report on the potential biological and clinical benefits of these drugs, discussing minimal clinically important differences (MCID) and other relevant outcomes. They examine the short- and long-term effects of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), and explore the differences between eligibility criteria in clinical trials, appropriate use recommendations, and prescribing information content. In doing so, they contextualize the discussion on the disagreements among different regulatory authorities. EXPERT OPINION: Although anti-beta-amyloid monoclonal antibodies may be effective in selected scenarios, non-negligible knowledge gaps and implementation limits persist. Overcoming these gaps can no longer be postponed if we are to ensure the principles of Quality of Care for patients with cognitive impairment who would be eligible for this class of drugs. FAU - Salemme, Simone AU - Salemme S AD - Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. FAU - Ancidoni, Antonio AU - Ancidoni A AD - National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. AD - Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. FAU - Locuratolo, Nicoletta AU - Locuratolo N AD - National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. FAU - Piscopo, Paola AU - Piscopo P AD - Department of Neuroscience, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. FAU - Lacorte, Eleonora AU - Lacorte E AD - National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. FAU - Canevelli, Marco AU - Canevelli M AD - National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. AD - Department of Human Neuroscience, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy. FAU - Vanacore, Nicola AU - Vanacore N AD - National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20231215 PL - England TA - Expert Rev Neurother JT - Expert review of neurotherapeutics JID - 101129944 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use MH - Public Health MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - amyloid, monoclonal antibodies OT - efficacy OT - public health OT - safety EDAT- 2023/11/17 15:30 MHDA- 2023/12/17 09:44 CRDT- 2023/11/17 05:27 PHST- 2023/12/17 09:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/17 15:30 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/17 05:27 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/14737175.2023.2284305 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Rev Neurother. 2023 Jul-Dec;23(12):1113-1129. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2023.2284305. Epub 2023 Dec 15.