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Use of Intravenous immunoglobulins for Alzeheimer’s disease including Mild Cognitive Impairment

Immunoglobulins (IGG) compared to placebo, not doing anything or Usual supportive care in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly AD is diagnosed mostly in people over 65 years of age, although there is an early-onset form that can occur much earlier. According to Wikipedia in 2006, there were 26.6 million sufferers worldwide.

(See detailed scope below)

HTA Core Model Application for Pharmaceuticals (2.0)
Core HTA
Published
Tom Jefferson (Agenas - Italy), Marina Cerbo (Agenas - Italy), Nicola Vicari (Agenas - Italy)
Alessandra Lo Scalzo (Agenas), Anna-Theresa Renner (GOG), Antonio Migliore (Agenas), Ingrid Wilbacher (HVB), Luca Vignatelli (ASSR RER), Luciana Ballini (ASSR RER), Nadine Berndt (CEM), Nicola Vicari (Agenas), Plamen Dimitrov (NCPHA), Susanna Maltoni (ASSR RER), Ricardo Ramos (INFARMED), Tom Jefferson (Agenas)
Agenas - Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali
AAZ (Croatia), ASSR RER (Italy), Avalia-t (Spain), CEM (Luxembourg), GÖG (Austria), HAS (France), HVB (Austria), IER (Slovenia), INFARMED (Portugal), ISC III (Spain), NCPHA (Bulgaria), NIPH (Slovenia), NSPH (Greece), NSPH MD (Romania), SBU (Sweden), SNHTA (Switzerland), THL (Finland), UTA (Estonia).
13.1.2014 12.32.00
30.11.2015 11.18.00
Jefferson T, Cerbo M, Vicari N [eds.]. Use of Intravenous immunoglobulins for Alzeheimer’s disease including Mild Cognitive Impairment [Core HTA], Agenas - Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali ; 2015. [cited 29 May 2023]. Available from: http://corehta.info/ViewCover.aspx?id=267

Scope

TechnologyImmunoglobulins (IGG)
Description

Naturally occurring proteins produced by the body’s immune system to combat foreign antigens

Intended use of the technologyTreatment

Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Target condition
Alzheimer’s disease
Target condition description

Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.

Target population

Target population sex: Any. Target population age: elderly. Target population group: Patients who have the target condition.

Target population description

AD is diagnosed mostly in people over 65 years of age, although there is an early-onset form that can occur much earlier. According to Wikipedia in 2006, there were 26.6 million sufferers worldwide. 

Comparisonplacebo, not doing anything or Usual supportive care
Description

There is no MA for IGGs for AD yet and there is no other intervention licensed for use in AD so the comparison would have to be against placebo or best supportive care

Outcomes
  • Description of aims of technology (TECH)
  • Regulatory status (CUR)
  • Cognitive function (EFF)
  • Harms (SAF)
  • Cost effectiveness compared to alternatives (ECO)
  • Potential impact on plasma derivative market (ORG/Medico-legal)
  • Impact on family and carers (SOC)
  • Appropriateness of use in relation to solidity of evidence(ETH)

Summary