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TerminatedNCT03491150CREAD OLEUpdated Jul 13, 2020Results posted

An Open-Label Crenezumab Study in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease

A Phase 3 interventional study of Crenezumab in Alzheimer's Disease, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Terminated at 66 sites in 16 countries. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-13.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
This study was discontinued due to an interim analysis in the BN29552 study, which indicated that Crenezumab was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
149
Allocation
Not applicable
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 27 studies in Alzheimer Disease by Hoffmann-La Roche — 3 open to participants now, 8 under way, 4 of them phase 3. Alzheimer Disease · Hoffmann-La Roche.

Enrollment
18th of 27
149 · median 389
Started
2018
with 2 others
Phase 3
14 of 27
2 open now
Registered
13th of 27
by date

Among the 27 studies in Alzheimer Disease by Hoffmann-La Roche, this one is the 18th largest by enrollment, is one of 3 that started in 2018, is one of 14 in phase 3, and was the 13th registered.

Alzheimer Disease

3,965 studies on the registry are indexed under Alzheimer Disease; 926 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 149 is above the median of 70 across 3,019 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Who these studies take

Of the 641 Alzheimer Disease studies recruiting now, 283 (44%) set no upper age limit and 54 (8%) stop at 75 or younger; 34 take children under 18; 283 take healthy volunteers.

This study: all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

In the BN40031 OLE study, a dose of crenezumab of 60 mg/kg intravenous (IV) every 4 weeks (Q4W) will be offered to all participants who complete Study BN29552 or BN29553 and who meet eligibility criteria in order to evaluate safety in participants on long-term crenezumab treatment and to investigate the effect of crenezumab on the underlying disease process and disease course as an exploratory efficacy objective.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer's Disease

Keywords

  • Dementia
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Brain Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Tauopathies
  • Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Mental Disorders
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Previous participation in Study BN29552 or BN29553 and completion of the Week 105 visit.
  • Able to provide written by the patient or legally authorized representative, if required.
  • Every effort to have the same caregiver participate throughout the duration of the OLE (Open Label Extension) study who also participated in Study BN29552 or BN29553.
  • Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the study [including MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), lumbar puncture [if applicable], and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) imaging [if applicable].
  • Adequate visual and auditory acuity, in the investigator's judgment, sufficient to perform the neuropsychological testing.
  • For women of : agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a protocol approved method and agreement to refrain from donating eggs for at least 8 weeks after last dose.
  • For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a protocol approved contraceptive method for at least 8 weeks after last dose.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who discontinued treatment permanently in Study BN29552 or BN29553 for safety reasons.
  • Impaired coagulation.
  • Evidence of more than 10 microbleeds and/or ARIA-H (amyloid-related imaging abnormalities-hemosiderin deposition) at the Study BN29552 or BN29553 Week 105 visit, as assessed by central review of MRI.
  • Diagnosed with three recurrent, symptomatic ARIA-E (amyloid-related imaging abnormalities-edema/effusion) events or exacerbations of previous events.
  • Presence of intracranial lesion that could potentially increase the risk of CNS (Central Nervous System) bleeding.
  • At risk of suicide in the opinion of the investigator.
  • Alcohol and/or substance abuse or dependence within the past 2 years and during the study.
  • Inability to tolerate MRI procedures or to MRI, including, but not limited to, presence of pacemakers not compatible with MRI, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants, or foreign metal objects in the eyes, skin, or body that would contraindicate an MRI scan; or any other clinical history or examination finding that, in the judgment of the investigator, would pose a potential hazard in combination with MRI.
  • Pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant during the study.
  • Any other severe or unstable medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or Sponsor, could be expected to progress, recur, or change to such an extent that it could put the patient at special risk, bias the assessment of the clinical or mental status of the patient to a significant degree, or interfere with the patient's ability to complete the study assessments.
  • Chronic use of anticoagulants or participation in any other drug treatment trial.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
149 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Parent Placebo

    Participants (who were treated with Placebo in the BN29552/BN29553 Studies) received intravenous (IV) infusion of Crenezumab every 4 weeks (Q4W).

    Drug: Crenezumab

  • Experimental
    Parent Crenezumab

    Participants (who were treated with Crenezumab in the BN29552/BN29553 Studies) received intravenous (IV) infusion of Crenezumab every 4 weeks (Q4W).

    Drug: Crenezumab

Interventions

  • Crenezumab was administered by intravenous (IV) infusion at 60mg/kg as per the dosing schedule described above.

    Also known as: RO5490245

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    An Adverse Event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as adverse events.

    Time frame: Baseline up to 16 weeks after the last dose of study drug (up to 54 weeks).

  2. Percentage of Participants With Anti-Crenezumab Antibodies

    Participants were considered positive or negative for ADA based on their baseline and post-baseline sample results. The number and percentage of participants with confirmed positive ADA levels were determined for Crenezumab and Placebo groups. The prevalence of ADA at baseline was calculated as the proportion of participants with confirmed positive ADA levels at baseline relative to the total number of participants with a sample available at baseline. The incidence of treatment-emergent ADAs was determined as the proportion of participants with confirmed post-baseline positive ADAs relative to the total number of participants that had at least one post-baseline sample available for ADA analysis.

    Time frame: Baseline up to end of study (up to 54 weeks).

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Results

Posted Jun 9, 2020
Limitations and caveats
This study was discontinued due to an interim analysis in the BN29552 study, which indicated that Crenezumab was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint.

Participant flow

The study was conducted at 66 centers in 16 countries.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneParent PlaceboParent Crenezumab
Started7673
Completed00
Not completed7673
Withdrew: Adverse event10
Withdrew: Study terminated by sponsor7470
Withdrew: Other01
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject12

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

An Adverse Event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as adverse events.

Time frame:
Baseline up to 16 weeks after the last dose of study drug (up to 54 weeks).
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Percentage of ParticipantsParent PlaceboParent Crenezumab
AEs32.942.5
SAEs3.95.5
PrimaryPercentage of Participants With Anti-Crenezumab Antibodies

Participants were considered positive or negative for ADA based on their baseline and post-baseline sample results. The number and percentage of participants with confirmed positive ADA levels were determined for Crenezumab and Placebo groups. The prevalence of ADA at baseline was calculated as the proportion of participants with confirmed positive ADA levels at baseline relative to the total number of participants with a sample available at baseline. The incidence of treatment-emergent ADAs was determined as the proportion of participants with confirmed post-baseline positive ADAs relative to the total number of participants that had at least one post-baseline sample available for ADA analysis.

Time frame:
Baseline up to end of study (up to 54 weeks).

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Baseline up to 16 weeks after the last dose of study drug (up to 54 weeks).. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Parent Placebo0/76 (0%)3/76 (3.9%)4/76 (5.3%)
Parent Crenezumab0/73 (0%)4/73 (5.5%)4/73 (5.5%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventParent PlaceboParent Crenezumab
OPTIC ISCHAEMIC NEUROPATHYEye disorders0/761/73
PNEUMONIAInfections and infestations0/761/73
UROSEPSISInfections and infestations0/761/73
FALLInjury, poisoning and procedural complications0/761/73
INCARCERATED INGUINAL HERNIAGastrointestinal disorders1/760/73
RECTAL HAEMORRHAGEGastrointestinal disorders1/760/73
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTNervous system disorders1/760/73
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventParent PlaceboParent Crenezumab
FALLInjury, poisoning and procedural complications4/764/73

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Parent PlaceboParent CrenezumabTotal
Mean73.8 ± 7.672.0 ± 7.672.9 ± 7.6
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Parent PlaceboParent CrenezumabTotal
Female373875
Male393574
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Parent PlaceboParent CrenezumabTotal
Hispanic or Latino639
Not Hispanic or Latino6969138
Not Stated112
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Parent PlaceboParent CrenezumabTotal
Asian426
Black or African American011
Unknown033
White7267139
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Study locations

66 sites
  • Shankle Clinic
    Newport Beach, California 92663, United States
  • Anderson Clinical Research, Inc.
    Redlands, California 92374, United States
  • University of California, Davis; Alzheimers Disease Center, Department of Neurology
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
  • UCSF - Memory and Aging Center
    San Francisco, California 94158, United States
  • Neurological Research Inst
    Santa Monica, California 90404, United States
  • Associated Neurologists PC - Danbury
    Danbury, Connecticut 06810, United States
  • Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
    New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
  • Yale University School Of Medicine
    New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
  • Research Center for Clinical Studies, Inc.
    Norwalk, Connecticut 06851, United States
  • Bradenton Research Center
    Bradenton, Florida 34205, United States
  • Brain Matters Research, Inc.
    Delray Beach, Florida 33445, United States
  • Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center
    Lake Worth, Florida 33414, United States
  • Renstar Medical Research
    Ocala, Florida 34470, United States
  • Bioclinica Research
    Orlando, Florida 32806, United States
  • Progressive Medical Research
    Port Orange, Florida 32127, United States
  • Stedman Clinical Trials, LLC
    Tampa, Florida 33613, United States
  • NeuroStudies.net, LLC
    Decatur, Georgia 30033, United States
  • Alexian Brothers Neurosci Inst
    Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007, United States
  • Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine
    Springfield, Illinois 62702, United States
  • MidAmerica Neuroscience Institute
    Prairie Village, Kansas 66206, United States
  • MMP Neurology
    Scarborough, Maine 04074, United States
  • Precise Research Centers
    Flowood, Mississippi 39232, United States
  • The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey
    Springfield, New Jersey 07081, United States
  • Advanced Memory Research Institute of NJ
    Toms River, New Jersey 08755, United States
  • Behavioral Health Research
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, United States
  • Guilford Neurologic Associates
    Greensboro, North Carolina 27401, United States
  • Oklahoma Clinical Research
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112, United States
  • Summit Research Network Inc.
    Portland, Oregon 97210, United States
  • Abington Neurological Associates
    Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090, United States
  • Senior Adults Specialty Research
    Austin, Texas 78757, United States
  • Sentara Medical Group
    Norfolk, Virginia 23507, United States
  • National Clinical Research Inc.-Richmond
    Richmond, Virginia 23294, United States
  • Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital; Medical and Cognitive Research Centre
    Heidelberg West, Victoria 3081, Australia
  • Neurodegenerative Disorders Research; Neurology
    West Perth, Western Australia 6005, Australia
  • Parkwood Hospital; Geriatric Medicine
    London, Ontario N6C 5J1, Canada
  • Kawartha Centre - Redefining Healthy Aging
    Peterborough, Ontario K9H 2P4, Canada
  • The Centre for Memory and Aging
    Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8, Canada
  • Devonshire Clinical Research Inc.
    Woodstock, Ontario N4S 5P5, Canada
  • Terveystalo Tampere
    Tampere, 33100, Finland
  • Hopital La Grave; Place Lange
    Toulouse Cedec, 31059, France
  • Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München; Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
    München, 81675, Germany
  • Prince of Wales Hospital; Dept. of Medicine & Therapeutics
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
    Roma, Lazio 00179, Italy
  • Ospedale San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratell;Neurologia
    Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy
  • Inha University Hospital
    Incheon, 22332, Korea, Republic of
  • Konkuk University Medical Center
    Seoul, 05030, Korea, Republic of
  • Asan Medical Center
    Seoul, 05505, Korea, Republic of
  • Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
    Seoul, 07985, Korea, Republic of
  • Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinic
    Vilnius, 08661, Lithuania
  • Hospital Angeles de Culiacán, Neurociencias Estudios Clínicos SC
    Culiacan, 80020, Mexico
  • Hospital Uni; Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
    Monterrey, 64460, Mexico
  • AVIX Investigación Clínica S.C
    Monterrey, 64710, Mexico
  • Hospital Universitario de Saltillo
    Saltillo, 25000, Mexico
  • Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect
    Warszawa, 01-684, Poland
  • State Autonomous Healthcare Institution "Republican Clinical Neurological Center
    Kazan, 420021, Russian Federation
  • State autonomous institution of healthcare Inter-regional clinical and diagnostic center
    Kazan, 420101, Russian Federation
  • SHI City Psychoneurological Dispensary #7 (with Hospital)
    St. Petersburg, 190121, Russian Federation
  • Fundació ACE
    BArcelon, Barcelona 08034, Spain
  • Hospital General De Catalunya; Servicio de Neurologia
    Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona 8195, Spain
  • Hospital Mutua De Terrasa; Servicio de Neurologia
    Terrassa, Barcelona 08222, Spain
  • Hospital Virgen del Puerto. Servicio de Neurología
    Plasencia, Caceres 10600, Spain
  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra; Servicio de Neurología
    Pamplona, Navarra 31008, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre; Servicio de Neurologia
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
  • Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Med. Fac.; Neurology
    Samsun, 55139, Turkey
  • Surrey and Borders NHS Foundation Trust; Research and Development Departmant; Abraham Cowley Unit
    Chertsey, KT16 0AE, United Kingdom
  • Charing Cross Hospital
    London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Apr 2018 to primary completion in May 2019, 13 months.

Results were first posted in Jun 2020, 1 year after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 15, 2018
First posted
Apr 9, 2018
StartActual
Apr 11, 2018
Primary completionActual
May 31, 2019
CompletionActual
May 31, 2019
Results first posted
Jun 9, 2020
Last update
Jul 13, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 13, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03491150
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 9, 2018
Start date
Apr 11, 2018
Primary completion
May 31, 2019
Completion
May 31, 2019
Results posted
Jun 9, 2020
Last update
Jul 13, 2020

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Hoffmann-La Roche

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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