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Table 2 Percent changes in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma amyloid-β 1–40 levels from baseline at day 28 across treatment groups

From: Pharmacodynamics of atabecestat (JNJ-54861911), an oral BACE1 inhibitor in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Safety analysis set

Caucasian

Japanese

Early AD

Preclinical AD

Percent change from baseline at day 28

Placebo

JNJ-54861911

Placebo

JNJ-54861911

10 mg

50 mg

10 mg

50 mg

CSF Aβ1–40 (ng/L), n

13

14

15

6

6

6

 Mean (SD)

3.33 (12.389)

− 67.30 (10.602)

− 89.93 (3.535)

− 7.36 (12.122)

− 68.21 (16.174)

− 87.15 (3.898)

 Median (range)

− 0.30 (− 10.3; 32.9)

− 65.22 (− 89.7; − 53.6)

− 90.66 (− 97.8; − 85.9)

− 9.18 (− 21.7; 9.0)

− 61.36 (− 99.9; − 57.7)

− 86.91 (− 92.2; − 81.5)

 95% CI of mean

(− 4.16; 10.82)

(− 73.42; − 61.18)

(− 91.89; − 87.97)

(− 20.08; 5.36)

(− 85.18; − 51.23)

(− 91.24; − 83.06)

 LS mean

2.73

− 66.65

− 90.01

− 6.48

− 68.96

− 87.29

 Difference of LS means (SE)

− 69.37 (3.890)

− 92.74 (3.630)

− 62.48 (7.386)

− 80.81 (7.145)

 95% CI

(− 72.25; − 61.50)

(− 100.08; − 85.39)

(− 78.32; − 46.64)

(− 96.13; − 65.49)

Plasma Aβ1–40 (ng/L) (4 hours postdose), n

14

15

16

6

6

6

 Mean (SD)

− 9.36 (27.288)

− 83.78 (6.022)

− 92.89 (3.117)

− 11.79 (8.047)

− 82.73 (3.508)

− 91.49 (4.403)

 Median (range)

− 2.37 (− 87.3; 29.2)

− 84.83 (− 95.3; − 72.4)

− 94.13 (− 95.6; − 86.3)

− 8.98 (− 23.0; −3.2)

− 82.48 (− 88.8; − 78.7)

− 91.01 (− 96.3; − 84.3)

 95% CI of mean

(− 25.12; 6.39)

(− 87.11; − 80.44)

(− 94.55; − 91.23)

(− 20.24; − 3.35)

(− 86.41; − 79.05)

(− 96.11; − 86.87)

 LS mean

− 9.65

− 83.45

− 92.95

− 11.79

− 82.73

− 91.49

 Difference of LS means (SE)

 

− 73.80 (6.058)

− 83.30 (5.820)

− 70.94 (3.394)

− 79.70 (3.390)

 95% CI

 

(− 86.04; − 61.57)

(− 95.06; − 71.55)

(− 78.22; − 63.66)

(− 86.97; − 72.43)

  1. Abbreviations: AD Alzheimer’s disease, Amyloid-beta, CSF Cerebrospinal fluid, LS Least squares