A/T/N: An unbiased descriptive classification scheme for Alzheimer disease biomarkers
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- Received December 16, 2015
- Accepted in final form March 16, 2016
- First Published July 1, 2016.
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Author Disclosures
- Clifford R. Jack Jr, MD,
- David A. Bennett, MD,
- Kaj Blennow, MD, PhD,
- Maria C. Carrillo, PhD,
- Howard H. Feldman, MD,
- Giovanni B. Frisoni, MD,
- Harald Hampel, MD, PhD,
- William J. Jagust, MD,
- Keith A. Johnson, MD,
- David S. Knopman, MD,
- Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD,
- Philip Scheltens, MD, PhD,
- Reisa A. Sperling, MD and
- Bruno Dubois, MD, PhD
- Clifford R. Jack Jr, MD,
scientific advisory panels: Eli Lily
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National Institutes of Health: R01 AG011378, U01 AG024904, RO1 AG041851, R01 AG037551, R01 AG043392, U01 AG006786
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The Alexander Family Professorship for Alzheimer's disease Research, Mayo Clinic
own stock in Johnson and Johnson Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: Johnson and Johnson
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- David A. Bennett, MD,
(1) Vigorous Minds, Scientific Advisory Board (2) Takeda Pharm - Adjudication committee AD4833/TOMM40_301 study
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(1) Neurology, Editorial Board; (2) Current Alzheimer Research, Editorial Board; (3) Neuroepidemiology, Editorial Board
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NIH: P30AG10161, PI; RF1AG15819, PI; R01AG17917, PI; R01AG36042, PI; U01AG46152, MPI; U01AG46161, MPI; R01AG33678, co-I; R01AG34374, co-I
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- Kaj Blennow, MD, PhD,
Dr Blennow has served at advisory boards for Eli Lilly, IBL International, and Roche Diagnostics.
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Fujirebio Europe
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Novartis
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The Research Council, Sweden (project # 14002) and LUA/ALF project, V?stra G?talandsregionen, Sweden (project # ALFGBG-11019)
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The Torsten S?derberg Foundation at the royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Alzheimer Foundation, Sweden, the Stiftelsen f?r Gamla Tj?narinnor, Stockholm, Sweden and Hj?rnfonden, Sweden.
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- Maria C. Carrillo, PhD,
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- Howard H. Feldman, MD,
1. Commercial; Eli Lilly and Co: Advisory Board 2. Commercial; Genentech: Diagnostic Monitoring Committee 4. Commercial Eisai LTD: DSMB 5. Commercial ISIS Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board 6. Commercial Arena Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board 7. Commercial Tau Rx: Scientific Advisory Board 8. Merck Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board Payments from Commercial Organizations to UBC 6. Not for Profit: Tau Consortium: SAB honoraria
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1. Not for Profit: Tau Consortium Investigator Meetings 2015 (travel expenses) 2. Not for Profit: New York Academy of Sciences and US Against Alzheimer's Disease (travel expenses) 3. Not for Profit: Alzheimer Society of Canada 2015 (travel expenses) 4. Not for Profit: US Alzheimer Association 2015, 2016 (travel expenses) 4. Not for Profit: Brain Canada 2014 (travel expenses)
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US Serial Number PCT/2007/070008 Detecting and Treating Dementia
Royalties from the book Atlas of Alzheimer?s Disease (2007) Informa Health London
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1. Commercial Arena Pharmaceuticals LTD: 2014
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1. Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR # 287674 (2013-18)role co Principal Investigator, 2. CIHR Consortium for Neurodegeneration and Aging co Principal Investigator (2014-19), 3. CIHR Canadian Pipeline for AD Therapeutics 2015 Principal Investigator (2015-16)
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- Giovanni B. Frisoni, MD,
(1)Lilly (2)BMS (2)Bayer (3)Lundbeck (4)Elan (5)Astra Zeneca (6)Pfizer (7)Taurx (8)Wyeth (9)GE (10)Baxter
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(1)Lilly,speaker. (2)Bayer,speaker. (3)Lundbeck,speaker. (4)Elan,speaker. (5)Astra Zeneca,speaker. (6)Pfizer, speaker.
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(1) IRCCS Fatebenefratelli, Scientific Director since 2013
(1) IRCCS SDN Naples, non profit (2) Taurx, commercial
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(1)Wyeth Int.l, (2)Lilly Int.l, (3)Lundbeck Italia (4)GE Int.l (5)Avid/Lilly (6)Roche
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(1)Alzheimer?s Association
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- Harald Hampel, MD, PhD,
Commercial entities: 1) Eli Lilly, 2) Avid, 3) Jung Diagnostics, 4) Cytox, 5) Oryzon, 6) Axovant, 7) Anavex, 8) GE, 9) Roche Non-profit entities: OECD, Alzheimer Association, Alzheimer Research Foundation (Paris), Axa Research Fund
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Commercial entities: 1) Roche, 2) Biogen, Non-profit entities: OECD, Alzheimer Association
Senior Associate Editor of Alzheimer's & Dementia Associate Editor: Journal of Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer?s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring? (DADM), European Journal of Neurodegeneration, Brain Aging, Functional Neurology; Editorial Board Member: Neuroscience Imaging, Journal of Medical Psychology, World Journal of Neurology, World Journal of Pharmacology, Journal of Diagnostics, European Journal of Neurodegeneration, Journal of Diagnostic Imaging in Therapy.
Several patents, no royalties
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Commercial entities: 1) Eli Lilly, 2) Avid, 3) Jung Diagnostics, 4) Cytox, 5) Oryzon, 6) Axovant, 7) Anavex, 8) GE, 9) Roche Non-profit entities: OECD, Alzheimer Association (Paris), Axa Research Fund
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1) Pfizer 2) Avid
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Pierre and Marie Curie University, IHU-ICM (Paris)
Alzheimer Research Foundation (Paris)
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- William J. Jagust, MD,
Genentech 2013-2015 Banner/Genentech DSMB 2013-2016 Banner/Novartis 2014-2016
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Associate Editor, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (current). Editorial Board Annals of Neurology, Brain Imaging and Behavior. Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Disorders, Neuroimage: Clinical (current)
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Consultant Synarc 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Consultant Genentech 2013, 2014, 2015 Consultant Novartis 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
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(1) Avid Radiopharmaceuticals F-AV-45-A14 Clinical Evaluation of Florbetapir F-18 (2) GE Healthcare THK5351 pharmacokinetics
NIH, Principal Investigator on the following grants: AG034570 AG025303 AG044292 NIH Co-Investigator on the following grants: AG012435 AG021028 AG031563 AG019724 AG030048 AG032306 AG024904
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Tau Consortium (Rainwater Foundation) Michael J Fox foundation
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- Keith A. Johnson, MD,
Lundbeck Novartis Abbvie Roche Avid/Lilly Piramal AZTherapies Isis Pharmaceuticals
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GEHC Biogen Lundbeck
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Piramal Roche Novartis Biogen
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1) Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA., <5%, 2002-2011; 2) Memory Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA., <5%, 1993-2011.
Avid/Lilly Biogen
NIH/NIA: R01 AG027435, PI, 2015 P50 AG00513421, co-I; 2002-date; AG036694 co-PI; 2009-date; R01 AG046396 PI; 2014-date R13 AG042201174210; 2012-date U19AG10483; Co-I; 2012-date U01AG024904; Co-I; 2015-date
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Alzheimer Association Marr Foundation Fidelity Biosciences Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center
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- David S. Knopman, MD,
Consultant Bluefield project (frontotemporal demantia); Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals (Sept 2013 ongoing); DIAN study DSMB (Sept 2013 ongoing).
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(1) Lectures, Alzheimer Conference, Seoul Korea, December 2014 (2) Lectures, Behavioral Neurology Conference, Hyderabad, India
Associate Editor Neurology, ended October 2015
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(1) Tau Rx clinical trial funded by TAURX (site PI) (2) A4 clinical trial partially funded by Lilly (site PI) (3) Biogen Alzheimer Study (site PI)
NIH: R01-AG11378 ongoing, P50-AG 16574 (Mayo Alzheimer?s Disease Research Center) ongoing, U01 AG 06786 (Mayo Alzheimer Disease Patient Registry) ongoing. 1U01HL096917-01 ARIC Dementia Study. AG 037551 Chronic Kidney Disease and Cognitive functioning.
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- Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD,
(1) Pfizer, Inc., Chair, Data Monitoring Committee; (2) Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy, Chair, Data Monitoring Committee
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Mild Cognitive Impairment,Oxford University Press, 2003
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(1) Roche Incorporated, (2) Merck, (3) Genentech, (4) Biogen, (5) Eli Lilly
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National Institute on Aging: U01-AG006786 (PI) (1986-present) P50-AG016574 (PI) (1990-present) R01-AG011378 (Co-I) U01-AG024904 (Co-I) Non-financial disclosures: National Advisory Council on Aging, National Institute on Aging
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- Philip Scheltens, MD, PhD,
Advisory boards of: Nutricia Research, GE healthcare, Eli-Lilly, Novartis, Probiodrug, EIP Pharma, Takeda.
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co-editor-in-chief Alz Res & Therapy
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GE Healthcare Piramal
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Alzheimer Nederland; sponsor Alzheimer Center, from 2000 onwards Stichting VUmc fonds: sponsor Alzheimer Center from 2005 onwards Innovation Fund: sponsor of Center 2009-2014
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- Reisa A. Sperling, MD and
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1)Commercial-Genentech travel 2)Not for Profit-Foundation for NIH- travel 3)Commercial- Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 4)Commercial- Lundbeck
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Personal: 1) Abbvie, commercial 2) Biogen, commercial 3) Genentech, commercial 4) Bracket, commercial 5)Roche, commercial 6) Sanofi, commercial 7) Lundbeck, commercial 8)Avid, commercial 9)Isis Pharmaceuticals, commercial 10)Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, commercial Spouse: 1)Lundbeck, commercial 2) Piramal Healthcare, commercial, 3) Siemens, commercial 4) Novartis
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Janssen- investigator-initiated imaging study, 2012-2014. Eli Lilly- clinical trial support 2014-present
1) National Institute on Aging R01AG027435, Principal investigator, 2006-2017; 2) National Institute on Aging P01AG036694, principal investigator, 2010-2015; 3) National Institute on Aging P50AG005134, 2009-2014, Project leader; 4) National Institute on Aging U19 AG10483, Project Leader A4 trial, 2012-2017.
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American Health Assistance Foundation, principal investigator, 2010-2014. Alzheimer's Association, co-principal investigator, 2012- 2014.
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- Bruno Dubois, MD, PhD
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Eli Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim
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Pfizer, Fondation Merck Avenir, Amivid
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- From the Departments of Radiology (C.R.J.) and Neurology (D.S.K., R.C.P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Clinical Neurochemistry Lab (K.B.), Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden; Alzheimer's Association (M.C.C.), Chicago, IL; Division of Neurology (H.H.F.), UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Memory Clinic (G.B.F.), University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland; IRCCS Fatebenefratelli (G.B.F.), The National Centre for Alzheimer's Disease, Brescia, Italy; Sorbonne Universités (H.H.), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer (IM2A) and Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) (H.H.), Département de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (W.J.J.), University of California, Berkeley; Departments of Radiology and Neurology (K.A.J.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Alzheimer Center and Department of Neurology (P.S.), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment (R.A.S.), Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Centre des Maladies Cognitives et Comportementales (B.D.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris; and Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6 (B.D.), AP-HP, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
- Correspondence to Dr. Jack: jack.clifford{at}mayo.edu
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