Grifols Alzheimer’s vaccine appears safe, but efficacy unclear, in PhII study

24 Oct 2023
Phase 2Clinical ResultVaccine
An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine that stimulates the immune system to remove forms of amyloid proteins that accumulate in blood vessels appeared safe in a study of patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimer’s disease. People in the Phase II, 134 patient study were assessed a year after they received the first of 6 shots. When measured on a common test for cognitive impairment called the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), their disease slowed by a maximum of 38% in people who got the vaccines compared to placebo. That result was statistically significant. But a later review at 18 months and 24 months, which showed an 18% slowing of disease, was not.
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