Novel Imaging Tools in Newly-diagnosed Patients With Cardiac AL Amyloidosis

NCT ID: NCT04392960

Last Updated: 2025-05-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

69 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-22

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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This will be a systematic, combined, prospective assessment of the novel echographic, CMR, and PET imaging tools in newly-diagnosed patients with cardiac AL amyloidosis at baseline and after treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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AL Amyloidosis

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-florbetaben PET-CT scans

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

[18F]Florbetaben

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will undergo on the same day:

* 18F-florbetaben PET-CT scans. The dose to be injected intravenously (6 second/mL) will be 370 MBq (for a 70 Kg patient);
* standard assessment of clonal and organ disease;
* echocardiography;
* cardiac magnetic resonance.

All the patients will undergo those evaluations at baseline and 6 months after treatment initiation.

Interventions

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[18F]Florbetaben

Patients will undergo on the same day:

* 18F-florbetaben PET-CT scans. The dose to be injected intravenously (6 second/mL) will be 370 MBq (for a 70 Kg patient);
* standard assessment of clonal and organ disease;
* echocardiography;
* cardiac magnetic resonance.

All the patients will undergo those evaluations at baseline and 6 months after treatment initiation.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age more than 18;
* histological diagnosis of AL amyloidosis;
* measurable cardiac involvement as per current response criteria (i.e. NT-proBNP \>650 ng/L);
* measurable hematologic disease (dFLC \>20 mg/L);
* adequate renal function (eGFR \>30 mL/min) in order to be safely administered gadolinium;
* absence of atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled heart rate;
* absence of implantable cardiac devices;
* absence of pulmonary amyloidosis histologically documented;
* plan to start anti-plasma cell chemotherapy;
* plan to assess response at the Pavia center after 6 months;
* have given written informed consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

* non-AL amyloidosis;
* NYHA class IV;
* PS-ECOG \>3;
* severe allergy to paramagnetic tracer;
* severe claustrophobia;
* pregnant or nursing women;
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Giovanni Palladini

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Pavia, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Giovanni Palladini, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+390382502994

Anna Carnevale Baraglia

Role: CONTACT

+390382502994

Facility Contacts

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Giovanni Palladini

Role: primary

References

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Palladini G, Barassi A, Klersy C, Pacciolla R, Milani P, Sarais G, Perlini S, Albertini R, Russo P, Foli A, Bragotti LZ, Obici L, Moratti R, Melzi d'Eril GV, Merlini G. The combination of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) at presentation and changes in N-terminal natriuretic peptide type B (NT-proBNP) after chemotherapy best predicts survival in AL amyloidosis. Blood. 2010 Nov 4;116(18):3426-30. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-05-286567. Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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AC-015-IT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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