Status:
COMPLETED
Phase III Study of the Correlation Between Florbetapir F18 PET Imaging and Amyloid Pathology in the Brain
Lead Sponsor:
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Conditions:
Alzheimer's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The study is designed to test the relationship between measurements of brain amyloid using florbetapir F 18 PET imaging and true levels of amyloid by dissection of the brain at autopsy. Amyloid in the...
Detailed Description
There will be two primary analyses: * The first primary analysis will evaluate the correlation between the blinded readers' rating of amyloid plaque density on the PET scan and the cortical amyloid p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria (autopsy cohort):
- Have a projected life expectancy of ≤ 6 months as determined by the principal investigator (e.g. terminal medical condition) or are already enrolled in a longitudinal study of aging with an autopsy component;
- Can tolerate a 10 minute PET scan; and
- Give informed consent for study procedures and brain donation consistent with the legal requirements of the State in which they are enrolled and the State in which they die.
- Inclusion Criteria (specificity cohort):
- Cognitively and neurologically healthy males and females 18 to 40 years of age;
- Who had no known risk factors for AD, including:
- Known genetic risk factors for AD, including an ApoE ε4 allele (note: ApoE genotype was determined after enrollment and was not disclosed to healthy control subjects). Scans from subjects carrying an ApoE ε4 allele were not included in the primary specificity analysis, but were included in an exploratory analysis;
- First degree relative with a known progressive dementing disorder;
- History of cognitive decline;
- History of neurologic, neurodegenerative, or psychiatric disease;
- History of head trauma; or
- Evidence of brain abnormality on a MRI scan;
- Who performed in an age-appropriate normal range on the Wechsler Logical Memory I \& II, story A;
- Who could tolerate a 10-minute PET scan; and
- Who provided informed consent before any study procedures were performed.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Have primary brain tumor, known metastases to the brain, central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma;
- Have any major, focal structural loss of brain matter;
- Are aggressively being treated with life sustaining measures (e.g. currently on respirator; receiving high dose chemotherapy);
- Have a clinically significant infectious disease, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, previous positive test for hepatitis or HIV or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD);
- Are receiving any investigational medications, or have participated in a trial with investigational medications within the last 30 days;
- Have ever participated in an experimental study with an amyloid targeting agent (e.g. anti-amyloid immunotherapy, secretase inhibitor);
- Have had a radiopharmaceutical imaging or treatment procedure within 7 days prior to the study imaging session; or
- Are females of childbearing potential who are pregnant or not using adequate contraception.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
226 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00857415
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
May 22 2012
Active Locations (25)
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Research Site
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006
2
Research Site
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258
3
Research Site
Sun City, Arizona, United States, 85351
4
Research Site
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72211