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Review
. 2018 Mar 1:9:108.
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00108. eCollection 2018.

The Quest for an Alzheimer Therapy

Stefano F Cappa  1   2
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Review

The Quest for an Alzheimer Therapy

Stefano F Cappa. Front Neurol. .

Abstract

This mini-review considers three different approaches to the therapy and prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD): replacement therapy, disease modification, and multi-level interventions. Each of these research frameworks has direct implications at the clinical level, leading to an emphasis on different time points of the AD continuum. While all perspectives continue to play an important role in current efforts to reach the ambitious target of an effective therapy or prevention of AD by 2025, it is clear that novel paradigms are needed, including new models of clinical trial design. This goal can only be accomplished by a concerted effort of academia, governmental agencies, and industry.

Keywords: Alzheimer disease; amyloid; dementia prevention; diagnostic criteria; therapy.

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A simplified diagram of the possible therapeutic approaches, according to the amyloid cascade hypothesis.
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