Clinical trial No longer in our active list Phase 3 Interventional Ages 55 to 80

Evaluating Remternetug for Early Alzheimer's Disease

Official title: A Study of Remternetug Versus Placebo in Early Alzheimer's Disease Participants at Risk for Cognitive and Functional Decline

Run by Eli Lilly and Company · NCT06653153 · Data updated 2026-05-14

This study is no longer in our active list. It may have stopped recruiting or finished. The details below are as of 2026-05-14 and are kept for reference. Check ClinicalTrials.gov for its current status, or see similar studies below.

This study is testing if a new drug called Remternetug can help people with early Alzheimer's disease slow down memory and thinking problems compared to a placebo.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages55 Years to 80 Years
SexAll
Enrollment1200 (estimated)
SponsorEli Lilly and Company
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsimmunotherapy
Locations301 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 300 other locations)
Trial IDNCT06653153 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are individuals with early Alzheimer's disease who have a reliable study partner and meet specific cognitive and functional criteria.

Probably not a fit

Patients with significant cognitive impairment or other neurological diseases may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Remternetug (LY3372993) in delaying the progression of memory, thinking, or functional problems associated with early Alzheimer's disease compared to a placebo. Participants will undergo a screening process followed by a double-blind treatment period, where neither the participants nor the researchers will know who receives the drug or placebo. The study may last up to 255 weeks, allowing for an extension period for those initially receiving placebo to switch to the active treatment. The primary focus is on measuring cognitive decline over time in participants with confirmed amyloid pathology.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could significantly slow the progression of cognitive decline in patients with early Alzheimer's disease.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies targeting amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's have shown promise, suggesting potential for success with this approach.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Have a phosphorylated tau (P-tau) result consistent with the presence of amyloid pathology.
* Have a reliable study partner and backup study partner familiar with overall function and behavior, such as day-to-day activities and cognitive abilities.
* Have adequate literacy, vision, and hearing for neuropsychological testing at screening.
* Have a Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score consistent with no to minimal cognitive impairment.
* Have a Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) score consistent with no to minimal functional impairment.
* If currently receiving medications as symptomatic treatment for AD, dose has been stable for at least 30 days before screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have dementia or significant other neurological disease that can affect cognition.
* Have current serious or unstable illnesses that in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the analyses of the study.
* Have a history of cancer that, in the investigator's opinion, has a high risk of recurrence.
* Have a history of clinically significant multiple or severe drug allergies, or hypersensitivity reactions.
* Have a clinically important laboratory test result or other abnormality as determined by investigator, prior to randomization, that could be detrimental to the participant or could compromise the study.
* Have any contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
* Have a centrally read MRI that does not meets study entry criteria.

Prior or Current Therapies

* Have ever had prior treatment with a passive anti-amyloid immunotherapy.
* Have received active immunization against Aβ in any other study.

Where it's running

  • Parkway Medical Center
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Recruiting
  • MD First Research - Chandler
    Chandler, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Care Access - 801 South Power Road, Mesa
    Mesa, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute Tucson
    Tucson, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neuro-Pain Medical Center
    Fresno, California, United States
    Recruiting
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+251 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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