PET Imaging of Brain Amyloid in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

June 7, 2012 updated by: GE Healthcare

A Principal, Open-Label, Single Center Study to Validate the Detection of Cerebral Cortical Amyloid With Flutemetamol (18F) Injection in Subjects Previously Biopsied

This study will determine the level of association between the quantitative estimates of brain uptake of [18F]flutemetamol and the quantitative immunohistochemical estimates of amyloid levels in biopsy samples previously obtained during shunt placement in patients who have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

7

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 08540
        • GE Healthcare

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The subject is 50 years old or older.
  • The subject has had a frontal lobe cortical biopsy adequate for the detection and quantitation of amyloid.
  • Informed consent has been signed and dated by the subject/and/or subjects' legally acceptable representative, if applicable, in accordance with local regulations.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The subject has a contraindication for MRI or PET.
  • The subject has a known or suspected hypersensitivity/allergy to [18F]flutemetamol.
  • The subject has participated in any clinical study using an investigational agent within 30 days of dosing.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1 flutemetamol
Drug: [18F] Flutemetamol
All subjects will receive an intravenous (IV) dose of [18F]flutemetamol (less than 10µg flutemetamol). The nominal activity of a single administration of [18F]flutemetamol will be 185 megabecquerels (MBq).
Other Names:
  • Flutemetamol
  • AH110690

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quantitative Estimates of Brain Uptake [18F]Flutemetamol and the Quantitative Immunohistochemical (IHC) Estimates of Amyloid Levels in Biopsy Samples Previously Obtained.
Time Frame: Post-contrast administration
Radiotracers have enabled the in-vivo imaging of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, one of the histopathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Standardized uptake value ratio SUVR)is the quantitive measure of specific tracer uptake, normalized for the non-specific mean uptake in a reference region. SUVR is calculated as SUV_voi/SUV_ref with SUV being the integrated activity over a given time period for the volume of interest (SUV_voi) or reference region (SUV_ref). VOI means volume of interest and REF means reference region.
Post-contrast administration
Comparsion Between Brain Uptake of [18F] Flutemetamol Amyloid Level From Immunohistochemistry Assay and a Stained Biopsy Tissue Specimen.
Time Frame: Post-contrast administration
This was an amyloid level estimate measured by Immunohistochemistry assay to determine the percentage of plaque area for mAb NAB228. The Immuno-histo chemical reagent was monoclonal antibody (mAB) NAB228. This is a percentage of the area of the biopsy tissue specimen that stains positive for amyloid using NAB228.
Post-contrast administration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quantitative Estimates of Amyloid Levels ( Percent % Plaque Load) for the Following 7 Subjects
Time Frame: Post-contrast Administration
Using the Precent area of Plaque values from the Primary Anaylsis, determine the association between cerebral cortical uptake of [18F] flutemetamol (as contralateral, ipsilateral, and composite SUVR values) and Immunohistochemical and histochemical-based estimates of amyloid.
Post-contrast Administration

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

GE Healthcare

Collaborators

i3 Statprobe

Investigators

  • Study Director: Kim A Mansfield, MS, GE Healthcare

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 11, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • GE 067-008

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