Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging of Brain Amyloid Compared to Post-Mortem Levels

NCT ID: NCT01165554

Last Updated: 2013-12-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

203 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2011-11-30

Brief Summary

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To determine the level of association between quantitative regional estimates of brain uptake of \[18F\]flutemetamol and quantitative immunohistochemical regional estimates of brain levels of amyloid estimated from post-mortem analysis of corresponding brain tissue samples.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Brain Fibrillarab Levels

Keywords

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Amyloid PET-Positron Emission Tomography SUVR-Standard uptake value ratios

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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[18F] Flutemetamol

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

[18F] Flutemetamol

Intervention Type DRUG

Flutemetamol (18F) Injection, 111 to 370 MBq (3 to 10 mCi), single intravenous injection.

Interventions

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[18F] Flutemetamol

Flutemetamol (18F) Injection, 111 to 370 MBq (3 to 10 mCi), single intravenous injection.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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AH110690

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The subject has a short life expectancy (approximately 1 year or less) as estimated by the Investigator.
* The subject is 70 years of age or older if cognitively normal, or 55 years of age or older if terminal because of dementia.
* The subject's general health is adequate to undergo the study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

* The subject has a contraindication for PET.
* The subject has a known or suspected hypersensitivity/allergy to \[18F\]flutemetamol or to any of the excipients.
* The subject is unable to tolerate or cooperate with study procedures.
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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i3 Statprobe

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Covance

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

GE Healthcare

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Paul Sherwin, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

GE Healthcare

Locations

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GE Healthcare

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Thal DR, Beach TG, Zanette M, Lilja J, Heurling K, Chakrabarty A, Ismail A, Farrar G, Buckley C, Smith APL. Estimation of amyloid distribution by [18F]flutemetamol PET predicts the neuropathological phase of amyloid beta-protein deposition. Acta Neuropathol. 2018 Oct;136(4):557-567. doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1897-9. Epub 2018 Aug 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30123935 (View on PubMed)

Ikonomovic MD, Buckley CJ, Heurling K, Sherwin P, Jones PA, Zanette M, Mathis CA, Klunk WE, Chakrabarty A, Ironside J, Ismail A, Smith C, Thal DR, Beach TG, Farrar G, Smith AP. Post-mortem histopathology underlying beta-amyloid PET imaging following flutemetamol F 18 injection. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2016 Dec 12;4(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s40478-016-0399-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27955679 (View on PubMed)

Kim SJ, Jang H, Yoo H, Na DL, Ham H, Kim HJ, Kim JP, Farrar G, Moon SH, Seo SW. Clinical and Pathological Validation of CT-Based Regional Harmonization Methods of Amyloid PET. Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Jan 1;49(1):1-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004937. Epub 2023 Nov 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38048354 (View on PubMed)

Tome SO, Tsaka G, Ronisz A, Ospitalieri S, Gawor K, Gomes LA, Otto M, von Arnim CAF, Van Damme P, Van Den Bosch L, Ghebremedhin E, Laureyssen C, Sleegers K, Vandenberghe R, Rousseau F, Schymkowitz J, Thal DR. TDP-43 pathology is associated with increased tau burdens and seeding. Mol Neurodegener. 2023 Sep 30;18(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s13024-023-00653-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37777806 (View on PubMed)

Thal DR, Ronisz A, Tousseyn T, Rijal Upadhaya A, Balakrishnan K, Vandenberghe R, Vandenbulcke M, von Arnim CAF, Otto M, Beach TG, Lilja J, Heurling K, Chakrabarty A, Ismail A, Buckley C, Smith APL, Kumar S, Farrar G, Walter J. Different aspects of Alzheimer's disease-related amyloid beta-peptide pathology and their relationship to amyloid positron emission tomography imaging and dementia. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2019 Nov 14;7(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s40478-019-0837-9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31727169 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GE-067-007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id