Overview

Bridging Study of C11 Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) and F18 Flutemetamol Brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-03-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The intent of this research protocol is to test the equivalency of two amyloid imaging drugs (C11 Pittsburgh Compound B and F18 Flutemetamol). The investigators hypothesize that there will be no significant difference in the distribution of the agents to areas of amyloid deposition in the brain or to other normal brain structures. Recent data have shown similarity in the distribution of the drugs in subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). No comparison data of the two PET drugs in normal subjects has been published. It is important to understand differences in the images and biodistribution from the two drugs in normal subjects as nonspecific accumulation of the drugs in brain structures such as white matter appear to differ slightly and could affect image performance.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Mayo Clinic
Treatments:
Corticosterone
Flutemetamol
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females 30 years of age or older.

2. Subjects who have the clinical diagnosis of probable AD (30) ages 50 and older who
have a study partner who is the participant's power of attorney (POA) or legally
authorized representative (LAR), cognitive normal elderly (30) age >60 and cognitive
normal young subjects (30) ages 30-60.

3. Normal subjects with Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) 0-0.5 and AD subjects with CDR of
0.5 or greater.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects unable to lie down without moving for 30 minutes.

2. Women who are pregnant or who cannot stop breast feeding for 24 hours.

3. Standard safety exclusionary criteria for MRI such as metallic foreign bodies,
pacemaker, etc,.

4. Subjects who are too claustrophobic to perform the tests.

5. Subject who have had previous brain irradiation, stroke or brain tumor(s)