CTAD Asia 2027

Preliminary Program

January 17–18, 2027 · Singapore

Day 1

Sunday, January 17, 2027

08:45 – 09:00
Welcome Address

Official Welcome Address

Chong Yap Seng, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Christopher Chen, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Jacques Touchon, Montpellier University – Montpellier (France)
Bruno Vellas, Founding President IHU HealthAge – Toulouse (France)

09:00 – 09:40
Symposium 1

Translating Brainshuttle™ technology into clinical advancement: trontinemab’s path to Phase III

Chairperson: Cath Mummery, University College London – London (United Kingdom)

Presentation 1

Overcoming the blood–brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease: Mechanism, safety and biomarker efficacy of the Brainshuttle™ antibody trontinemab

Janice Smith, Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City (United Kingdom)

Presentation 2

Long-term treatment with trontinemab: interim findings from the open-label extension of the Brainshuttle™ AD study

Michael Woodward, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC (Australia)

Presentation 3

PrevenTRON: evaluating the effect of trontinemab in cognitively unimpaired individuals with biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease at high risk of clinical decline

Yi Tang, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Beijing (China)

09:40 – 10:40
Oral Communications
09:40 – 09:45

Introduction by Co-Chairs

Oral communications session - Clinical Trials Therapeutics and Interventions

Jeff Cummings, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) – Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Atsushi Iwata, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo (Japan)

09:45

OC01 — Multistrain Probiotic Supplementation and Neurobiomarker Modulation in Alzheimer Disease–Related Cognitive Impairment: A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled trial

Kun Ho LEE1,2, Kang-Ho CHOI3

1Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of; 2Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of; 3Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of

09:55

OC02 — Clinical Management Pathway for Subcutaneous Lecanemab Injection in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Chinese Multidisciplinary Delphi Expert Consensus

Cuibai WEI1, Yong JI2, Yan HOU3, Qin CHEN4, Huayan LIU5, Jun LIU6, Shuai LIU2, Su LUI4, Guoping PENG7, Yuchen QIAO1, Lu SHEN8, Li SUN9, Huidong TANG10, Xiaochun CHEN11, Jianping JIA1

1Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; 2Huanhu Hospital Affiliated to Tianjin Medical University, Tianjing, China; 3School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China; 4West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; 5The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China; 6the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 7The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; 8Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; 9The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China; 10Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; 11Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China

10:05

OC03 — Sodium Oligomannate Improves Cognitive function via Remodeling Gut Microbiome in Patients with Mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia

Heling CHU1, Chuyi HUANG2, Qihao GUO3

1Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - Shanghai (China), Shanghai, China; 2Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; 3Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

10:15

OC04 — A Common Core, Tailored Delivery: Co-creating and Prototyping SINGER for Active Ageing Centres in Singapore

Kwong Hsia YAP1, April Ka Sin PHUA2, Erin Heh Ying HUM1, Evangeline Hui Jie ONG1, Adabel Kai Ying TAN1, Christopher Li Hsian CHEN1

1National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 2National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

10:25

OC05 — Multidimensional Evaluation of Cervical Shunting to Unclog cerebral Lymphatic Systems (CSULS) surgical procedure in Alzheimer’s Disease: A 12-Month Single-arm Prospective Study

Yan CHEN, Yuan FANG, Feng YAN, Xia LI

Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China

10:35

OC06 — Translating person-centered outcomes for AD trials: Cross-cultural feasibility of the ePSOM tool in Japanese memory clinics

Yuki TAKEDA1, Hisatomo KOWA1, Atsushi IWATA2, Norio CHIHARA1, Himanshi MALIK3, Ali JANNATI3, Claudio TORO-SEREY3, Sean TOBYNE3, Ricky KURZMAN4, Yosuke NAKAMURA5, Jo VANDERCAPPELLEN5, Alvaro PASCUAL-LEONE3, Stina SAUNDERS3

1Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan; 2Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan; 3Linus Health Inc., Boston, United States; 4Eisai Inc., Nutley, United States; 5Eisai Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

10:45 – 11:15
Break

Coffee Break, Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions

11:15 – 11:35
Keynote Lecture

Alzheimer's Disease: Emerging Therapeutics and Evolving Strategies

Jeffrey Cummings, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) – Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Introduction: Jiong Shi - The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei (China)

11:35 – 12:35
Industry Symposium

Eli Lilly & Company

12:35 – 13:35
Break

Lunch, Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions

13:35 – 14:15
Late-Breaking Symposium
14:15 – 15:20
Oral Communications
14:15 – 14:20

Introduction

Oral communications session – Clinical Trials Biomarkers

Lefkos Middleton - Imperial College London, London (United Kingdom)

14:20

OC07 — Dual White Matter Hyperintensity and p-tau217 Burden Is Associated with Cognitive Frailty and Longitudinal Decline

Xin Tong TAN1,2, Li YAN1,2, Mitchell Kim Peng LAI1,2, Christopher Li Hsian CHEN1,2

1Memory, Ageing & Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 2Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

14:30

OC08 — Proteomic Signatures of Cognitive Domains: Towards a Domain-specific Biomarker Framework

Bang ZHENG1, Lefkos MIDDLETON2

1Peking University, Beijing, China; 2Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

14:40

OC09 — Neuronal Pentraxin Receptor: a Disease-Specific Biomarker of Neurodegeneration and Clinical Progression Across Alzheimer's Disease Continuum

Feng GAO1, Linbin DAI1, Bjørn-Eivind KIRSEBOM2, Qiong WANG1, Fernando GONZALEZ-ORTIZ3, Kaj BLENNOW3, Jiong SHI1, Tormod FLADBY2, Yong SHEN1

1The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei, China; 2The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; 3The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden

14:50

OC10 — Diagnostic accuracy of Elecsys pTau181 and pTau217 plasma assays using global cutoffs in an Asian cohort: Results from the K-ROAD registry

Jun Pyo KIM1, Gwendlyn KOLLMORGEN2, Christian KUFFER2, Annunziata DI DOMENICO3, Myrto ANDREADOU3, Tobias BITTNER4,5, Sayuri HORTSCH2, Sang Won SEO1

1Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of; 2Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany; 3Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Rotkreuz, Switzerland; 4F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; 5Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States

15:00

OC11 — Plasma brain-derived pTau217 detects abnormal brain amyloid burden with high accuracy and predicts cognitive decline in a Singapore cohort

Joyce R. CHONG1,2, Saima HILAL3, Narayanaswamy VENKETASUBRAMANIAN4, Xiao-Jun MA5, Christopher P. CHEN2, Mitchell K.P. LAI2

1Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States; 2Memory, Aging and Cognition Centre, Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 3Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore; 4Raffles Hospital, Raffles Neuroscience Centre, Singapore, Singapore; 5Alamar Biosciences, Inc, Fremont, United States

15:10

OC12 — Difference of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Profiles among Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia Patient

Ching-Chi HSU1, Shiow-Ing WANG2, Hong-Chun LIN3, Eric S. LIN4, Fan-Pei YANG4, Ching-Mao CHANG5, James Cheng-Chung WEI6

1Wizcare Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 2National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; 3Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 4National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; 5National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; 6National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taichung, Taiwan

15:20 – 15:40
Keynote Lecture

Emerging Therapeutic Pathways: Tau and Neuroinflammation

Cath Mummery, University College London – London (United Kingdom)

Introduction: Yong Shen - The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei (China)

15:40 – 16:10
Break

Coffee Break, Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions

16:10 – 16:45
Biotech Showcase
16:15

Biotech 1 — AriBio’s Oral Therapeutic Pipeline for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Phase 3 AR1001 and Phase 2a AR1005

Tianyang XI1, Fred KIM1, Vitella FOMENKO1, James ROCK1, Jai Jun CHOUNG2

1AriBio Co., Ltd., San Diego, United States; 2AriBio Co., Ltd., Seongnam-Si, Korea, Republic of

16:31

Biotech 2 — Innovative MINC Technology for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

Pauline LAU, Cheng CHUN-TING

Suntec Medical, Walnut, United States

16:37

LB Biotech 3

16:45 – 17:15
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

XingImaging a Mitro Company

Empowering Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Development with Patient-Centric Phase 0 Clinical Studies

Day 2

Monday, January 18, 2027

08:30 – 09:30
Industry Symposium · Roche Diagnostics

pTau217: Unlocking Scalable Early Detection in Alzheimer's Disease

Moderator: Sraboni Sarkar, Global Medical Lead, Neurology, Roche Diagnostics – Rotkreuz (Switzerland)

Speakers:

Craig Ritchie - Founder and CEO of Scottish Brain Sciences and the Professor of Brain Health and Neurodegenerative Medicine at St Andrews University - Edinburgh (Scotland)

Alicia Algeciras - Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester – Rochester, MN (USA)

Adeline Ng - Senior Consultant, National Neuroscience Institute – Singapore (Singapore)

09:30 – 09:50
Keynote Lecture

Lifestyle and Brain Health: What Does the Evidence Tell Us in 2027?

Sandrine Andrieu, IHU HealthAge/INSERM, Toulouse (France), and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (USA)

Introduction: Christopher Chen, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

09:50 – 10:30
Oral Communications
09:50

Introduction

Oral Communication Session: Healthy Longevity

Introduction Bruno Vellas – IHU HealthAge – Toulouse (France)

09:55

OC13 — DL-Derived Neurodegenerative and Cerebrovascular Brain Ages Enhance Dementia Progression Prediction

Yichi ZHANG1, Fang JI1, Joanna Su Xian CHONG1, Joyce Ruifen CHONG1,2, Eric Kwun Kei NG1, Mayank DALAKOTI3, Boon Yeow TAN4, Narayanaswamy VENKETASUBRAMANIAN5,6, Arthur RICHARDS7,8, Roger FOO3, Michael CHEE1, Mitchell Kim Peng LAI1,5, Thomas YEO1,9, Christopher CHEN1,5, Juan Helen ZHOU1

1Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 2School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States; 3Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore; 4St Luke's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; 5National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore; 6Raffles Neuroscience Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; 7Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 8Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; 9Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, United States

10:05

OC14 — Greater Modifiable Dementia Risk-Factor Burden Is Associated With Poorer Cognition and Higher Circulating p-Tau217 and Neurofilament Light Chain

Reshma MERCHANT1, Bruno VELLAS2

1NUHS, Singapore, Singapore; 2IHU HealthAge, Toulouse, France

10:15

OC15 — Artificial Intelligence based Retinal Imaging Biomarker Identifies Suboptimal Brain Health and Improves Response to Lifestyle Intervention

Yuan CAI1,2, Yuen Tung NG1,2, Ying Hong CHAN1,3, Wing Yin CHAN4,3, Huijing ZHENG5, Adrian WONG1, Mandy Yuen Ting LAU6,3, Lili FANG1,3, Anran RAN7, Julia Yujiahui AYMARD8,4, Chloe Yui Ching LAM9,4, Ho KO1,3, Carol Yim Lui CHEUNG7, Vincent Chung Tong MOK1,3

1Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; 2Lau Tat-chuen Research Centre of Brain Degenerative Diseases in Chinese, Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute, Therese Pei Fong Chow Research Centre for Prevention of Dementia, Lui Che Woo Institute of Innovative Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; 3Lau Tat-chuen Research Centre of Brain Degenerative Diseases in Chinese, Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute, Therese Pei Fong Chow Research Centre for Prevention of Dementia, Lui Che Woo Institute of Innovative Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; 4Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital - Hong Kong (China), Hong Kong, China; 5School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Dublin, Ireland; 6Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital - Hong Kong (China) - Hong Kong (China), Hong Kong, China; 7Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; 8Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 9Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada

10:25

LB Communication LB01

10:35 – 11:05
Break

Coffee Break, Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions

11:05 – 11:20
Lecture

Healthy Longevity Grand Challenge

Tan Chorh Chuan,
Chairman (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Chairman (MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation)

Introduction: Bruno Vellas, IHU HealthAge, Toulouse (France)

11:20 – 12:20
Industry Symposium

Eisai

12:20 – 13:20
Lunch Break

Lunch, Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions

13:20 – 14:00
Oral Communications
13:20

OC16 — Multimodal subtyping reveals distinct subtypes of Alzheimer’s and cerebrovascular disease

Joanna Su Xian CHONG1,2, Fang JI1,2, Saima HILAL3,4, Joyce Ruifen CHONG5, Fiona Jia Wen GOH1,2, Boon Yeow TAN6, Narayanaswamy VENKETASUBRAMANIAN7,8, Mitchell Kim Peng LAI5, Christopher Li-Hsian CHEN5, Juan Helen ZHOU9,10

1Centre for Sleep and Cognition & Centre for Translational Magnetic Resonance Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; 2Human Potential Translational Research Programme and Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; 3Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore; 4Memory, Ageing and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore & Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; 5Memory, Ageing and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore & Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; 6St. Luke’s Hospital, Singapore; 7Memory, Ageing and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore; 8Raffles Neuroscience Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore; 9Centre for Sleep and Cognition, Centre for Translational Magnetic Resonance Research, Human Potential Translational Research Programme and Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; 10Integrative Sciences and Engineering Programme (ISEP), NUS Graduate School and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore

13:30

OC17 — From Incomplete Data to Detection: The Role of a Transformer-based Tabular Foundation Model in Cognitive Impairment Prediction

Jing Jie TAN, Ngai Yiu Enoch MOK, Saima HILAL

Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

13:40

OC18 — Elecsys pTau217 plasma assay cutoff determination and validation for the detection of amyloid pathology in a Chinese population

Jiawei XIN1, Yuyuan HUANG2, Xuhui CHEN3, Ming GUAN2, Chuantao ZUO2, Yingping CAO1, Zhongyou JI1, Mengjie DONG3, Jun HU3, Guoyu LAN4, Qiman YIN5, Yim YUNG5, Xiaochun CHEN1, Jintai YU2, Tengfei GUO4

1Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China; 2Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China; 3Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; 4Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; 5Roche Diagnostics (Shanghai) Ltd, Beijing, China

13:50

OC19 — Peri-infusion Blood Pressure Reactivity during Lecanemab Treatment: A Cerebrovascular Signal in a Korean Real-World Cohort

So Yeon JEON, Jun-Young LEE

SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

14:00 – 14:40
Symposium 2

Precision Medicine for Anti-Amyloid Therapy: From Risk Stratification to On-Treatment Biomarkers and Real-World Response

Chairperson: Jiong SHI - College of Life Science and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)

Presentation 1

New Insights into the Genetic Basis and Plasma Biomarkers for Precision Medicine in Alzheimer’s Disease

Takeshi Ikeuchi, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata (Japan)

Presentation 2

Blood-Based Biomarkers and the Neuropathology of the Treated Brain: Evaluating Treatment Response for Precision Medicine in Alzheimer's Disease

Takeshi Iwatsubo, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo (Japan)

Presentation 3

Three Dimensions of Treatment Response — Cognitive Trajectory, Medial Temporal Atrophy, and Amyloid Clearance: Toward Precision Medicine in Alzheimer's Disease

Yuki Kujuro, Tachikawa Hospital, Tokyo (Japan)

14:40 – 15:00
Biotech Showcase

Late breaking biotech showcase session

15:00 – 15:30
Break

Coffee Break and Poster Sessions

15:30 – 16:40
Late-Breaking Communications

 

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