Plasma Biomarkers for Neocortical Tau Burden
JAMA Neurology 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.2650August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
This multicohort study demonstrated how including additional plasma proteins significantly enhanced the performance of p-tau217 in predicting advanced tau pathology among amyloid-positive individuals. This suggests a multiprotein approach may offer a viable and scalable alternative to tau PET staging in clinical or research settings.
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