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Evaluation of Tau Protein in the Brain of Participants With Alzheimer's Disease Compared to Healthy Participants

Phase 0 Exploratory Study of [18F]MNI-1020 (Also Known as [18F]JNJ-64326067) as an Imaging Marker for Tau Protein in the Brain of Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease Compared to Healthy Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03239561
Enrollment
15
Registered
2017-08-04
Start date
2017-09-06
Completion date
2018-04-30
Last updated
2025-04-27

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Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Brief summary

The primary objectives of this study are to characterize \[18F\]molecular neuroimaging (MNI)-1020, a positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand for imaging tau pathology, to visually and quantitatively assess and compare brain uptake and pharmacokinetics of \[18F\]MNI-1020 in participants with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) and compare with age matched healthy participants, to evaluate the safety of a single injection of \[18F\]MNI-1020 and to compare the distribution of tau (using \[18F\]MNI-1020) and amyloid beta (using florbetapir) in participants with probable AD.

Interventions

DRUG[18F]MNI-1020

Participants will receive a single intravenous bolus injection of \[18F\]MNI-1020 at a dose of not more than 10 millicurie (mCi), with a maximum mass dose of 10 microgram (mcg) and maximum volume of 10 milliliter (mL) at imaging visit.

Sponsors

Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

All Participants * Female participants must be documented by medical records or physician's note to be either surgically sterile (by means of hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) or post-menopausal for at least 1 year. Male participants and their partners of childbearing potential must commit to the use of two methods of contraception, one of which is a barrier method for male participants for the study duration * Male participants must not donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after completion Healthy Participants * Males and females aged greater than or equal 50 years. Healthy with no clinically relevant finding on physical examination at screening and upon reporting for the \[18F\]molecular neuroimaging (MNI)-1020 imaging visit * Have screening \[18F\]florbetapir positron emission tomography (PET) imaging demonstrating no significant amyloid binding based on qualitative analysis (visual read) Alzheimer Disease - Have screening \[18F\]florbetapir or prior amyloid (in the last 12 months) PET imaging demonstrating amyloid binding based on qualitative (visual read)

Exclusion criteria

All Participants * Prior participation in other research protocols or clinical care in the last year in addition to the radiation exposure expected from participation in this clinical study, such that radiation exposure exceeds the effective dose of 50 millisievert (mSv), which would be above the acceptable annual limit established by the United States Federal Guidelines * Unsuitable veins for repeated venipuncture * Magnetic resonance imaging

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) of [18F]MNI-1020Up to 180 minutes after tracer injection on Day 1Tracer uptake will be expressed in Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR). Regions used for tracer uptake quantitation will include cortical regions (frontal cortex, posterior cingulate, lateral temporal cortex, parietal cortex, occipital cortex, mesial temporal cortex, inferior temporal cortex, hippocampus, and anterior cingulate). Subcortical regions (basal ganglia, substantia nigra, choroid plexus) will be used for detection of possible off-target binding. Regions predicted to be free of tau pathology will be used as reference (cerebellum and pons). SUVR will be calculated as SUV target/SUV reference region (e.g., cerebellar gray).
Plasma Concentration of 18F]MNI-1020 in AD Participants Compared With age Matched Healthy ParticipantsPre-injection, 5, 10, 30, and 60 minutes post-injectionPharmacokinetics of \[18F\]MNI-1020 will be assessed by using plasma concentration data and compared in participants with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) and age matched healthy participants.
Number of Participants With Adverse EventsBaseline up to Follow-Up (Day 4)An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.
Distribution of tau (Using [18F]MNI-1020) Compared to Amyloid Beta (Using Florbetapir) in Participants With Probable ADScreening for Florbetapir; Day 1 for [18F]MNI-1020Within the AD participants, the distribution and binding of \[18F\]florbetapir will be compared to the \[18F\]MNI-1020 binding across multiple regions. This will be done by visual reading of scans, with amyloid signal predicted to be high in frontal cortical regions in participants with probable AD and absent from cortex in healthy participants, while tau signal is predicted to be present in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex in healthy elderly participants, and in medial and lateral temporal cortex in participants with probable AD. Semi-quantitative analysis will also be conducted comparing SUVR of the tracers in these same regions, using cerebellum as reference.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026