Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
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Introduction
Study conducted by the National Institute on Aging.
Expanded in 2001 to include a trial to determine whether statins slow the progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
Includes: Memory Impairment Study
More general terms
Additional terms
- HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)
- investigational therapies for treatment of Alzheimer's disease
- Memory Impairment Study
References
- ↑ Marx J. Science 294:508, 2001
- ↑ Journal Watch 25(12):96, 2005 Petersen RC, Thomas RG, Grundman M, Bennett D, Doody R, Ferris S, Galasko D, Jin S, Kaye J, Levey A, Pfeiffer E, Sano M, van Dyck CH, Thal LJ; Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Group. Vitamin E and donepezil for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 9;352(23):2379-88. Epub 2005 Apr 13. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15829527
Blacker D Mild cognitive impairment--no benefit from vitamin E, little from donepezil. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 9;352(23):2439-41. Epub 2005 Apr 13. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15829528