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. 2022 Mar 18;11:18. doi: 10.1186/s40035-022-00292-3

Table 2.

Therapeutic strategies targeting tau in AD drug development

Therapeutic strategy Drug Mechanism Sponsor Study population Admin Phase Results Clinical Trial Identifier Start date Estimated end date
Active immunotherapy AADvac1 Active vaccine

Axon Neuro-

science SE

Mild AD IV II Completed NCT02579252 2016 Mar 2019 Jun
ACI-35 Active vaccine AC Immune SA, Janssen Early AD IV I/II Recruiting NCT04445831 2019 Jul 2023 Oct
Passive immunotherapy

RG7345

(RO6926496)

Monoclonal antibody Discontinued Healthy IV I Completed NCT02281786 2015 Jan 2015 Oct

BIIB076

(NI-105)

Monoclonal

antibody

Biogen Healthy and AD IV I Completed NCT03056729 2017 Feb 2020 Mar

Semorinemab

(RO7105704)

Monoclonal antibody Genentech Mild AD IV II Completed NCT03289143 2017 Oct 2021 Jan
Genentech Moderate AD IV II Active, not recruiting NCT03828747 2019 Jan 2023 Oct

Tilavonemab

(ABBV-8E12)

Monoclonal antibody AbbVie Early AD IV II Completed NCT02880956 2016 Oct 2021 Jul
AbbVie Early AD IV II Active, not recruiting NCT03712787 2019 Mar 2021 Jul

Zagotenemab

(LY3303560)

Monoclonal antibody Eli Lilly Early AD IV II Active, not recruiting NCT03518073 2018 Apr 2021 Oct

Gosuranemab

(BIIB092)

Monoclonal antibody Biogen, Mild AD IV II Terminated NCT03352557 2018 May 2021 Aug
PNT001 Monoclonal antibody Pinteon Therapeutics Healthy IV I Completed NCT04096287 2019 Sept 2021 Feb
Lu AF87908

Monoclonal

antibody

H. Lundbeck Healthy and AD IV I Recruiting NCT04149860 2019 Sept 2022 Jul
JNJ-63733657 Monoclonal antibody Janssen Early AD IV II Recruiting NCT04619420 2021 Jan 2025 Mar
E2814

Monoclonal

antibody

Eisai Mild to moderate AD IV I/II Recruiting NCT04971733 2021 Jun 2024 Apr

Bepranemab

(UCB0107)

Monoclonal antibody Hoffmann La Roche, UCB S.A Mild cognitive impairment or mild AD IV II Recruiting NCT04867616 2021 Jun 2025 Nov

AD, Alzheimer’s disease; Admin, Route of administration; IV, intravenous