GRAD: A Two-Stage Algorithm for Resolving Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Plasma p-tau217 Gray Zone

Our clinically-staged diagnostic algorithm, 'GRAD', provides actionable classifications for the majority of patients while routing uncertain cases for additional workup. The GRAD framework offers a practical, cost-effective approach for implementing plasma biomarkers in clinical practice. Future iterations of this framework, with integration of novel biomarkers like MTBR-tau243 present a significant opportunity to alleviate the AD health-economic burden and eliminate expensive but unnecessary diagnostic measures.

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medRxiv
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2026-02-09
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https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.03.26345302
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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
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GRAD: A Two-Stage Algorithm for Resolving Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Plasma p-tau217 Gray Zone

Eashwar Krishna, Harthik S Parankusham
medRxiv
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
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GRAD: A Two-Stage Algorithm for Resolving Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Plasma p-tau217 Gray Zone

Eashwar Krishna, Harthik S Parankusham
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Abstract

Our clinically-staged diagnostic algorithm, 'GRAD', provides actionable classifications for the majority of patients while routing uncertain cases for additional workup. The GRAD framework offers a practical, cost-effective approach for implementing plasma biomarkers in clinical practice. Future iterations of this framework, with integration of novel biomarkers like MTBR-tau243 present a significant opportunity to alleviate the AD health-economic burden and eliminate expensive but unnecessary diagnostic measures.

medRxiv
Synopsys (Switzerland) (CH), University of Connecticut (US)
U.S. Department of Defense, Alzheimer's Association, Eli Lilly and Company, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging
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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
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