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James Galvin

James Galvin

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Sep 14, 2026

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Our faculty will now address the most commonly asked questions.
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Hi, my name is James Galvin, and I'm a professor of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Boca Raton, Florida.
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In this activity, we'll explore the use of anti-amyloid therapies to treat patients with early Alzheimer's disease, with a focus on long-term evidence.
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In this first session, I'll discuss some of the latest advances in dosing and administration and review long-term efficacy clinical data.
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Now, here we can see there are two approved therapies, the anti-amyloid immunotherapies for early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
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These are monoclonal antibodies, and they've been approved by the FDA for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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They're indicated for patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia stage of the disease.
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Can you get a blood test to diagnose this? And I know this is a lot for you to respond to, but can you use a PET scan or a blood test? And what are new technologies that are developing or developed to recognize the differences?
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So for Lewy body dementia, there is no blood test.
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There is no imaging study at the present time.
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There are candidate PET tracers that are being tested, but they're not available yet.
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There is no blood test at the present time.
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So there are two diagnostic tests that are currently available in the United States for trying to identify Lewy body dementia.
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One is through spinal fluid.

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