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. 2022 May 18;17:797–810. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S325026

Table 3.

Summary of ARIA Incidence in ENGAGE and EMERGE Studies, in the Placebo-Controlled Period

ENGAGE (Study 301) EMERGE (Study 302)
Placebo N=533 Low-Dose ADU N=544 High-Dose ADU N=554 Placebo N=544 Low-Dose ADU N=537 High-Dose ADU N=541
ARIA (either E or H) (%) 9.8 30.7 40.3 10.3 32.8 41.2
 Asymptomatic 94.2 83.2 70.9 94.6 78.4 80.3
 Symptomatic 5.8 16.8 29.1 5.4 21.6 19.7
ARIA-E (%) 3.0 25.6 35.7 2.2 26.1 34.4
 ApoE ε4 carriers 2.4 28.7 41.8 1.9 29.8 42.5
 ApoE ε4 non-carriers 4.3 17.5 22.7 2.9 18.1 17.9
ARIA-H, microhemorrhage (%) 5.8 15.6 17.7 7.0 16.4 18.9
ARIA-H, superficial siderosis, (%) 1.9 8.8 15.5 2.6 9.3 13.5
ARIA-H, macrohemorrhage (%) 0.8 0 0.5 0 0.2 0.6

Note: Data from Biogen.35

Abbreviations: ApoE, Apolipoprotein E; ADU, Aducanumab; ARIA, Amyloid Related Imaging Abnormalities; ARIA-E, Amyloid Related Imaging Abnormalities due to Edema/Effusion; ARIA-H, Amyloid Related Imaging Abnormalities due to Microhemorrhage, Superficial Siderosis or Macrohemorrhage; N, Patients with at least one post-baseline magnetic resonance imaging.