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Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABOS) (Acumen), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that target soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), will present three key poster presentations at the upcoming 19th Annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) conference taking place in Boston. The presentations focus on Acumen's Phase 2 ALTITUDE-AD trial of sabirnetug (ACU193) for the treatment of early AD, including preliminary baseline characteristics of study participants, study participant and partner experience, and treatment expectations and motivations. The conference will be held November 16-19, 2026, both in-person and online. "These presentations reflect Acumen's commitment to understanding the biology of early AD as well as the full experience, including the perspectives of patients and care partners living with it every day," said Eric Siemers, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Acumen Pharmaceuticals. "These important insights from our study collaborators and participants in ALTITUDE-AD help keep their needs at the center of our efforts to advance sabirnetug as a potential treatment of choice for AD."
Acumen's presentation details are as follows:
Topic: P015 ALTITUDE-AD: Baseline characteristics of participants randomized in a phase 2 trial of sabirnetug in early Alzheimer's disease
Date/Time: Monday, November 16, 2:00 p.m. - Tuesday, November 17, 5:30 p.m. EST
Format: Poster Presentation
Session: Poster Session 1
Presenting Author: Linda Pao, MD, Medical Director and Principal Investigator, JEM Research Institute
Topic: P023 ALTITUDE-AD: Qualitative interviews assessing treatment expectations and motivations for clinical trial participation in early Alzheimer's disease
Date/Time: Monday, November 16, 2:00 p.m. - Tuesday, November 17, 5:30 p.m. EST
Format: Poster Presentation
Session: Poster Session 1
Presenting Author: Stephanie Cline, PhD, Health Outcomes Consultant, Acumen Pharmaceuticals
Topic: P024 Perspectives on the care experience in early Alzheimer's: Narratives from study partners in the ALTITUDE-AD clinical trial
Date/Time: Monday, November 16, 2:00 p.m. - Tuesday, November 17, 5:30 p.m. EST
Format: Poster Presentation
Session: Poster Session 1
Presenting Author: Stephanie Cline, PhD, Health Outcomes Consultant, Acumen Pharmaceuticals
About Sabirnetug (ACU193)
Sabirnetug (ACU193) is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) discovered and developed based on its selectivity for soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs), which are a highly toxic and pathogenic form of Aβ, relative to Aβ monomers and amyloid plaques. Soluble AβOs have been observed to be potent neurotoxins that bind to neurons, inhibit synaptic function and induce neurodegeneration. By selectively targeting toxic soluble AβOs, sabirnetug aims to address the hypothesis that soluble AβOs are an early and persistent underlying cause of the neurodegenerative process in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Sabirnetug has been granted Fast Track designation for the treatment of early AD by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 study in patients with early AD.
About ALTITUDE-AD (Phase 2)
Initiated in 2024, ALTITUDE-AD is a Phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sabirnetug (ACU193) infusions administered once every four weeks in slowing cognitive and functional decline as compared to placebo in participants with early Alzheimer's disease. The study has enrolled 542 individuals with early Alzheimer's disease (mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to AD) at multiple investigative sites located in the United States, Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Topline results are expected in late 2026. More information can be found on www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT identifier NCT06335173.
About Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acumen Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel therapeutic that targets toxic soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Acumen's scientific founders pioneered research on AβOs, which a growing body of evidence indicates are early and persistent triggers of Alzheimer's disease pathology. Acumen is currently focused on advancing its investigational product candidate, sabirnetug (ACU193), a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively targets toxic soluble AβOs, in its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial ALTITUDE-AD (NCT06335173) in early symptomatic AD, following positive results in its Phase 1 trial INTERCEPT-AD. Acumen is investigating a subcutaneous formulation of sabirnetug using Halozyme's proprietary ENHANZE® drug delivery technology. Acumen is also collaborating with JCR Pharmaceuticals to develop an Enhanced Brain Delivery™ (EBD™)-enabled therapy for Alzheimer's disease utilizing a transferrin-receptor-targeting blood-brain barrier-penetrating technology. The company is headquartered in Newton, Mass. For more information, visit www.acumenpharm.com.
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