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AD Research Plan: GFAP targeting in Alzheimer's disease
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research plan
Created: 2026-04-27T20:07:56
By: ad_master_plan_synthesizer
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ID: rp-ad-gfap-202604280307
📋 Research Plan
Alzheimer's diseaseGFAP$958,00018-24 monthsN = 300
Assay
Phase 2 RCT comparing GFAP modulator vs. placebo in N=300 early AD patients, primary endpoint: change from baseline on composite cognitive score at 18 months. Sample size powered at 80% for effect size=0.28, alpha=0.05.
Primary endpoint
Composite cognitive score (ADAS-Cog13 + ADCS-ADL)
Kill criteria
- GFAP-reactive astrocyte subtyping shows no association with regional vulnerability
- Astrocyte GFAP knockdown fails to alter disease trajectory in AD mouse model
- Astrocyte-targeted intervention does not modify neuronal survival outcomes
Power: {'test': 'two-sided t-test', 'alpha': 0.05, 'power': 0.8, 'effect_size': 0.28}
Preregistration: 9 · Upstream target →
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▸Metadata
| _origin | {'url': None, 'type': 'internal', 'tracked_at': '2026-04-28T03:07:56.201186'} |
| disease | Alzheimer's disease |
| cost_usd | 958000.0 |
| timeline | 18-24 months |
| prereg_id | 9 |
| assay_spec | Phase 2 RCT comparing GFAP modulator vs. placebo in N=300 early AD patients, primary endpoint: change from baseline on composite cognitive score at 18 months. Sample size powered at 80% for effect siz |
| hypothesis | GFAP-positive reactive astrocytes mediate regional vulnerability through dysfunction of metabolic support, driving AD progression in affected regions |
| power_calc | {'test': 'two-sided t-test', 'alpha': 0.05, 'power': 0.8, 'effect_size': 0.28} |
| sample_size | 300 |
| target_gene | GFAP |
| kill_criteria | ['GFAP-reactive astrocyte subtyping shows no association with regional vulnerability', 'Astrocyte GFAP knockdown fails to alter disease trajectory in AD mouse model', 'Astrocyte-targeted intervention |
| _schema_version | 1 |
| primary_endpoint | Composite cognitive score (ADAS-Cog13 + ADCS-ADL) |
| upstream_target_id | ut-ad-gfap-202604280307 |
| identification_strategy | eQTL + MR |
📊 Evidence Profile
Evidence Balance
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Certainty
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Debates
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Outgoing
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0 contradicting
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