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P.006 Alzheimer’s disease CSF biomarker testing and its impacts on clinical management: findings from the IMPACT-AD BC study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2023

KJ Patel
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
JR Best
Affiliation:
(Burnaby)
D Yang
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
C Chambers
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
PE Lee
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
A Henri-Bhargava
Affiliation:
(Victoria)
CR Funnell
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
DJ Foti
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
HH Feldman
Affiliation:
(San Diego)
JA Pettersen
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
HB Nygaard
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
GR Hsiung
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
ML DeMarco
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)*
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Abstract

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Background: Within the IMPACT-AD BC study, we sought to address the gap in knowledge around how the use of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) CSF biomarker testing impacts clinical management. Methods: IMPACT-AD BC (NCT05002699, impactAD.org) is an observational, longitudinal study examining the role of AD CSF biomarker testing (i.e., amyloid-beta and tau proteoforms) in medical and personal decision-making, and health economics. For medical decision-making, physicians completed surveys on patient management plans before and after receiving the biomarker findings. Overall change in management was assessed as a composite measure of changes in the use of: (i) AD symptomatic medications, (ii) other dementia-relevant medications, (iii) diagnostic procedures, and (iv) referrals or counselling. Results: Of the 142 participants, 66% were determined to have CSF biomarker profiles on the AD continuum. Overall change in management was observed in 89% of patients, with the greatest changes by category being: diagnostic procedures > referrals and counselling > AD symptomatic medications > other dementia-relevant medications. Conclusions: The use of AD CSF biomarker testing increases diagnostic confidence and aids in medical decision-making. Notably, the addition of biomarker testing leads to a reduction in the use of other diagnostic procedures, helps optimize pharmacotherapy and results in increased physician-patient/family member counselling.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation