Accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation is prominent both in the blood and central nervous system (CNS) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. These data suggest that systemic inflammation plays a crucial role in the cause and effects of AD neuropathology. Capitalizing on the experience from a previous clinical trial with thalidomide, here, the investigators hypothesize that modulating both systemic and CNS inflammation via the pleiotropic immunomodulator lenalidomide is a putative therapeutic intervention for AD if administered at a proper time window during the course of the disease.
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Cognitive Dysfunction, Amyloid Plaque, Neurodegeneration, Inflammation, Brain
Accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation is prominent both in the blood and central nervous system (CNS) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. These data suggest that systemic inflammation plays a crucial role in the cause and effects of AD neuropathology. Capitalizing on the experience from a previous clinical trial with thalidomide, here, the investigators hypothesize that modulating both systemic and CNS inflammation via the pleiotropic immunomodulator lenalidomide is a putative therapeutic intervention for AD if administered at a proper time window during the course of the disease.
MCLENA-1: A Clinical Trial for the Assessment of Lenalidomide in Amnestic MCI Patients
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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain health, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89103
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50 Years to 89 Years
ALL
No
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix,
Marwan N Sabbagh, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Boris Decourt, PhD, STUDY_CHAIR, The Cleveland Clinic
2025-09