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Indication assessment · Other

Biological ageing and healthspan endpoints — indication assessment

Interventions proposed to modify rate of biological ageing, assessed by composite biomarker clocks, functional measures, or mortality.

Document identifier
CEI-IN-30
Series
Indication assessment
Version
2.2
Published
25 Jul 2026
Last reviewed
25 Jul 2026
Next review
25 Jul 2028
Identifier
10.71829/cei.ind.30
Certainty
Not rated
Cycle
2026 Q3
ICD-11
MG2A
Category
Other

§1Assessment

§1.1Definition

Interventions proposed to modify rate of biological ageing, assessed by composite biomarker clocks, functional measures, or mortality.

§1.2Anchor and additional outcomes

The Institute designates one anchor outcome per indication so that estimates for different compounds are reported on a common measure. The anchor for this indication is the first outcome below.

  1. Epigenetic age acceleration
  2. Frailty index
  3. Functional capacity
  4. All-cause mortality

§1.3State of the evidence

Distribution of certainty ratingsShare of assessed outcomes at each certainty level.9compounds
HighModerateLowVery low
Figure 1. Certainty ratings across the 9 compounds the Institute assesses for this indication. A high rating for one compound says nothing about another.

The Institute assesses 9 compounds in this indication, drawing on 4 trial records and 1 evidence synthesis. No compound is graded above low certainty in this indication, which the Institute records as the principal finding for it.[1,2]

References cited on this page

References are numbered in order of first citation in this document. Each superscript in the text links to its entry below.

  1. Lee C, Zeng J, Drew BG, Sallam T, Martin-Montalvo A, Wan J, Kim SJ, Mehta H, Hevener AL, de Cabo R, Cohen P. The mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c promotes metabolic homeostasis and reduces obesity and insulin resistance. Cell Metabolism 2015;21(3):443–454. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2015.02.009 · PMID 25738459
  2. International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use. ICH Q3C(R9) Impurities: Guideline for Residual Solvents. ICH Harmonised Guideline 2024;Step 4 version. identifier not held by the Institute

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