1.Baseline characteristics and short-term safety of lecanemab in treatment of Alzheimer's disease:a real-world study
Nan ZHANG ; Hengge XIE ; Gang WANG ; Jiong ZHOU ; Kunmu ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2025;27(7):915-919
Objective To evaluate the baseline characteristics and short-term safety of lecanemab in treatment of Alzheimer's disease(AD)in Chinese patients in a real-world study.Methods A mul-ticenter,retrospective,observational study was conducted on 646 AD patients who were continu-ously recruited and receved of lecanemab therapy in 84 medical centers from June 26,2024 to March 1,2025.Their clinical data,including baseline Mini-mental state examination(MMSE)score and clinical dementia rating(CDR)score before and after treatment,were collected,and the CDR-global score(CDR-GS)and CDR-sum of box score were calculated.The incidences of infu-sion-related reactions(IRR)and amyloid-related imaging abnormalities(ARIA),including ARIA with edema and effusion(ARIA-E)and ARIA with hemosiderin deposit(ARIA-H)within 3 months of treatment were observed and recorded.Apolipoprotein E(ApoE)genetic test was per-formed on 454 patients.Baseline characteristics and short-term safety of the patients were ana-lyzed.Results There were 301 patients(46.59%)having a baseline CDR-GS score of 0.5 and 345(53.41%)patients had a CDR score of 1.In the 454 patients receiving genetic test,the ApoEε4 carriers accounted for 31.27%(202 cases),including 17 cases of ApoEε4 homozygous carriers(8.42%).The incidence of IRR was 4.95%(32/646),which mainly occurred during the first infu-sion(90.63%,29/32),and there were 96.88%(31/32)of mild and 3.13%(1/32)of moderate IRR,with main manifestations of fever,dizziness,vomiting,etc.Sixteen patients(2.48%)experienced ARIA,including 5(31.25%)ARIA-E,10(62.50%)ARIA-H,and 1(6.25%)ARIA-E and ARIA-H.For the 5 patients with ARIA-E,2 were symptomatic,and in terms of radiographic severity,3 cases were mild and 2 cases were moderate ARIA-E.In the 10 patients with ARIA-H,all of them had no clinical symptoms,and in terms of radiographic severity,6 had mild and 4 had moderate ARIA-H.Among the 17 ApoEε4 homozygous patients,only one patient(5.88%)experi-enced ARIA-H with a moderate radiographic severity.Multivariate analysis showed that age in-creased the trend of ARIA risk,but no statistical difference was observed(P=0.056).Conclusion In this real-world study in China,AD patients receiving lecanemab treatment have the characteris-tics of being younger in age but higher disease severity.Short-term follow-up data suggest that lecanemab has good safety.
2.Baseline characteristics and short-term safety of lecanemab in treatment of Alzheimer's disease:a real-world study
Nan ZHANG ; Hengge XIE ; Gang WANG ; Jiong ZHOU ; Kunmu ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2025;27(7):915-919
Objective To evaluate the baseline characteristics and short-term safety of lecanemab in treatment of Alzheimer's disease(AD)in Chinese patients in a real-world study.Methods A mul-ticenter,retrospective,observational study was conducted on 646 AD patients who were continu-ously recruited and receved of lecanemab therapy in 84 medical centers from June 26,2024 to March 1,2025.Their clinical data,including baseline Mini-mental state examination(MMSE)score and clinical dementia rating(CDR)score before and after treatment,were collected,and the CDR-global score(CDR-GS)and CDR-sum of box score were calculated.The incidences of infu-sion-related reactions(IRR)and amyloid-related imaging abnormalities(ARIA),including ARIA with edema and effusion(ARIA-E)and ARIA with hemosiderin deposit(ARIA-H)within 3 months of treatment were observed and recorded.Apolipoprotein E(ApoE)genetic test was per-formed on 454 patients.Baseline characteristics and short-term safety of the patients were ana-lyzed.Results There were 301 patients(46.59%)having a baseline CDR-GS score of 0.5 and 345(53.41%)patients had a CDR score of 1.In the 454 patients receiving genetic test,the ApoEε4 carriers accounted for 31.27%(202 cases),including 17 cases of ApoEε4 homozygous carriers(8.42%).The incidence of IRR was 4.95%(32/646),which mainly occurred during the first infu-sion(90.63%,29/32),and there were 96.88%(31/32)of mild and 3.13%(1/32)of moderate IRR,with main manifestations of fever,dizziness,vomiting,etc.Sixteen patients(2.48%)experienced ARIA,including 5(31.25%)ARIA-E,10(62.50%)ARIA-H,and 1(6.25%)ARIA-E and ARIA-H.For the 5 patients with ARIA-E,2 were symptomatic,and in terms of radiographic severity,3 cases were mild and 2 cases were moderate ARIA-E.In the 10 patients with ARIA-H,all of them had no clinical symptoms,and in terms of radiographic severity,6 had mild and 4 had moderate ARIA-H.Among the 17 ApoEε4 homozygous patients,only one patient(5.88%)experi-enced ARIA-H with a moderate radiographic severity.Multivariate analysis showed that age in-creased the trend of ARIA risk,but no statistical difference was observed(P=0.056).Conclusion In this real-world study in China,AD patients receiving lecanemab treatment have the characteris-tics of being younger in age but higher disease severity.Short-term follow-up data suggest that lecanemab has good safety.
3.Effect of local subhypothermia on oxyradicals and inflammatory reaction in patients with acute cerebral infarction
Min BI ; Desheng WANG ; Suijun TONG ; Qilin MA ; Hongli QU ; Jianpeng LI ; Kunmu ZHENG ; Yidan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2011;10(7):507-509
Forty five patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomized to two groups: in treatment group patients received local subhypothermia and conventional therapy, in control group patients received conventional therapy only. Clinical outcome was assessed by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) on admission and at 7, 14 and 30 d after treatment. Serum neuron specific enolase (NSE), nitrogen monoxide ( NO ) , superoxide dismutase (SOD), interleukin-6 (IL-6 ) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) were detected on admission and at 7,14 d after treatment The study showed that NIHSS scores of treatment group on 14, 30 d were lower than those of control group ( P < 0. 05 ). Serum NSE, NO, IL-6 and ICAM-1 levels significantly decrease; while serum SOD levels increased (P < 0. 05). In conclusion, local subhypothermia therapy can inhibit inflammatory reaction, reduce oxygen free radical formation and improve neurological function in patients with acute cerebral infarction.

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