Alzheimer’s Disease: Foresight is 2020 2018 Concierge Medicine FORUM Denise M Kalos President & CEO Ginger Schechter, MD Chief Medical Officer
Agenda Alzheimer’s – The Looming Epidemic 1 2 The Fast Future is Here 3 What’s Trending 2020 – Science or Lifestyle? 4 Tomorrow’s Treatment Today 2 10/5/2018
Life Expectancy Throughout History 3
Aging: The Driving Force in CHRONIC Disease Neurodegeneration Frailty Cancer AGING Stroke Cataracts Type II Heart Diabetes Disease Arthritis 4
AD: The facts and figures There are 5.4 million people with Alzheimer’s in the U.S.; this number will exceed 13 million by 2050. 30 million & 160 million worldwide Every 68 seconds someone is diagnosed with AD. AD costs the U.S. over $180 billion annually. $1.1 trillion in 2050. No truly effective Rx has been developed for AD. While many diseases are on the decline, AD is on the rise.
Aging and Alzheimer’s 19% of the population (72.1M people) will be 65 years and older in 2030 , almost double what it was in 2008 11% of people 65 and older have Alzheimer’s Disease, grows to 32% by age 85 360,000 new cases of AD are diagnosed annually in US. 6
75 Million Baby Boomers Flooding the System 7
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? First described in 1901 Alzheimer’s Foundation Definition of AD: a progressive degenerative disorder resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes Two types of abnormal lesions clog the brain: Beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Tau B-amyloid Po4-Tau Plaques Tangles 8
Drug Research: Difficult, Expensive, Complicated Exact cause(s) of the disease unknown Disease manifests very early but early diagnosis not available Gets worse with other changes No perfect models of AD exist to recapitulate the disease in humans Very complex, multifactorial with too man variables (genetic, lifestyle, environmental) 9
AopE4 2 copies of the ApoE4 allele have 50-80% chance of developing AD 1 copy: 45% chance of developing AD 60-80% of AD patients carry the ApoE4 isoform Cellular interactions of ApoE4 affect multiple pathways Research offers new insight Research does not target AD therapeutics 10
Alzheimer’s Disease: Therapeutic Landscape Ab production APPROVED A b aggregation Donepezil (Aricept) A b clearance Rivastigmine (Exelon) Tau aggregation/phosph Galantamine (Razadyne) Cholinergic drugs Tacrine (Cognex) Others Memantine (Namenda) PHASE 3 PHASE 2 PHASE 1 PBT2 AL-108 GSK933776 Solanezumab ELND005 AF102B NIC5-15 PF04360365 MABT5102A Valproate Bapineuzmab Bryostatin-1 Nicotinamide Talsaclidine UB311 EHT-0202 NP12 ACC001 Alzemed Antioxidant Lithium AN1792 BMS708163 Begacestat R1450 Semagacestat ABT089 Statins NGF CAD106 V950 PF3084014 AZD3480 SB742457 Flurizan Dimebon E2012 Huperzine-A PRX03140 CTS21166 PUFA EVP6124 Rosiglitazone EGCg MK0752 MEM3454 TTP448 CHF5074 Phenserine PF-04447943 Clinical Trial in AD terminated
“Game of Throwns ” (243/244) R.I.P. R.I.P. R.I.P. Semagacestat Rosiglitazone Dimebon x2 R.I.P. R.I.P. R.I.P. R.I.P. R.I.P. Bapineuzumab AN-1792 Alzhemed Rember Flurizan
Any Accurate Theory of AD Should Explain: Lack of successful therapeutic development to date Remarkable diversity of risk factors for AD High prevalence of AD in the elderly Mechanism(s) by which ApoE4 increases risk for AD The physiological role(s) of A b peptides The anatomic patter of spread of AD pathology Why some people (and Transgenic mice) collect large amounts of A b peptides with no symptoms of AD The relationship between A b and tau pathology IS ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE ONE DISEASE? 13
Problems with Status Quo Minimally effective treatments (Aricept, etc.) No focus on prevention High levels of patient & caregiver (and physician) frustration Almost all drug trials focused on: Amyloid Plaque prevention or reduction Monotherapy Almost all have either failed or halted due to unacceptable side effect 14
0 Cures X Prize
Good News Accumulating (10-20+ years of disease research shows there are multiple modifiable risk factors Diet, Lifestyle, Metabolic factors, Vitamin levels, etc. Recent use of multi-modality interventions Not necessarily pharmaceutical-based Not only addressing a single factor 16
Research Numerous studies over the past 10-20 years have demonstrated the importance of individual modifiable risk factors → Untreated mid-life hypertension is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in later life (2000) → Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are correlated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (2008) → Elevated homocysteine levels are correlated with increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (2000)
Research Numerous studies over the past 10-20 years have demonstrated the importance of individual modifiable risk factors → Untreated mid-life hypertension is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in later life (2000) → Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are correlated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (2008) → Elevated homocysteine levels are correlated with increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (2000)
Buck Institute for Research on Aging – 2014 Study
Buck Institute for Research on Aging – 2014 Study Pilot study of multi-modality therapy for SCI, MCI or early Alzheimers Disease
Buck Institute for Research on Aging – 2014 Study - 9 out of 10 patients improved memory (subjectively or by cognitive testing) - 6 patients had been unable to work or had work difficulties; all 6 either returned to work or experiences improved work performance
Increasing Scientific Data: multi modality therapy DATA SLIDE – Need Data from John Q. - Randomized, controlled clinical trial (2015) - 1260 at-risk elderly patients - Significantly improved cognitive function associated with optimized diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring
Increasing Scientific Data: multi modality therapy - 127 elderly patients with MCI - Interventions included cognitive stimulation, Mediterranean diet, fitness training, and meditation - Improved cognitive performance in 84%
Increasing Scientific Data: multi modality therapy Scientific American April, 2017
One Cause: One Solution 25
36 holes in the roof . . . 26
Need a Systematic, Comprehensive Approach
Holistic approach to treatment
The Rise of Personalized Health Personalized Digital Health chronic disease prevention and medical treatment based on an individual’s physiology, genetic or biochemical profile, value system and unique conditions---will dramatically improve success rates and reduce system costs associated with one-size-fits all health care approaches 29 10/5/2018
One Size Fits One - Precision Medicine - Medical history, genetic and blood-based biomarker panel multiplex testing - Personalized therapeutic plan - Physician and patient reporting with physician, dietitian and PT consultation and support - Ongoing patient monitoring and clinic visits
From Prescriptions to Preventions Engaging Consumers in Health Improvement the vast majority of the devastation and cost of chronic disease is concentrated in higher risk groups who are less informed or resistant to behavior change, and are managed by a harried primary care physician in a fossilized system. 31 10/5/2018
Prevention is Cure!! 29
Questions? Denise M Kalos dmkalos@affirmativhealth.com Phone: 415-309-3919
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