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    Plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease improve prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired elderly populations
    (Springer Nature, 2021-06-11) Cullen, Nicholas C.; Leuzy, Antoine; Janelidze, Shorena; Palmqvist, Sebastian; Svenningsson, Anna L.; Stomrud, Erik; Dage, Jeffrey L.; Mattsson-Carlgren, Niklas; Hansson, Oskar; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Plasma biomarkers of amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration (ATN) need to be characterized in cognitively unimpaired (CU) elderly individuals. We therefore tested if plasma measurements of amyloid-β (Aβ)42/40, phospho-tau217 (P-tau217), and neurofilament light (NfL) together predict clinical deterioration in 435 CU individuals followed for an average of 4.8 ± 1.7 years in the BioFINDER study. A combination of all three plasma biomarkers and basic demographics best predicted change in cognition (Pre-Alzheimer's Clinical Composite; R2 = 0.14, 95% CI [0.12-0.17]; P < 0.0001) and subsequent AD dementia (AUC = 0.82, 95% CI [0.77-0.91], P < 0.0001). In a simulated clinical trial, a screening algorithm combining all three plasma biomarkers would reduce the required sample size by 70% (95% CI [54-81]; P < 0.001) with cognition as trial endpoint, and by 63% (95% CI [53-70], P < 0.001) with subsequent AD dementia as trial endpoint. Plasma ATN biomarkers show usefulness in cognitively unimpaired populations and could make large clinical trials more feasible and cost-effective.