ATTR, ATTR Gene Mutation, Cardiomyopathy, Transthyretin Mediated Amyloidosis (ATTR)
Conditions
Keywords
transthyretin, amyloidosis, carriers of abnormal gene, TTR, PET/CT, evuzamitide, ATTR, TTR gene
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if TTR gene carriers have early signs of a type of heart disease called amyloidosis using a new radiotracer dye (iodine-124 evuzamitide, I-124E). Participants will undergo a screening that includes a medical history review and completion of quality-of-life surveys. Once screening is complete, participants will undergo an imaging test called a positron emission tomography (PET) scan combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) to make images of the body. The new radiotracer dye (I-124E, a radioactive contrast) will be used during the PET/CT to make amyloidosis visible in the heart and body.
Detailed description
This will be a cross-sectional cohort study of 50 carriers of pathogenic TTR alleles without HF; 10-race matched non-carrier controls; and 20 patients with ATTR-CA. Participants will undergo standardized, PET/CT direct amyloid imaging assessments with I-124E to test the hypothesis that carriers of pathogenic TTR alleles without HF will have LV%ID intermediate to non-carrier controls and patients with ATTR-CA. This will address the fundamental questions of whether and to what extent cardiac amyloid infiltration is present in carriers of pathogenic TTR alleles prior to ATTR-CA disease onset.
Interventions
I-124E is a novel amyloidophilic peptide radiotracer that binds via electrostatic interactions to electronegative glycosaminoglycans and amyloid protein fibrils - both are ubiquitous among amyloid deposits. PET/CT I-124E has acceptable dosimetry estimates and is acceptable for whole-body PET/CT imaging. Data from patients with amyloidosis has established that tracer uptake is present in locations of clinically anticipated amyloid deposits and in locations not clinically appreciated, but also consistent with the distribution of amyloid in the human body (e.g. heart, kidney, spleen).
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
A. Pathogenic TTR Allele Carriers without HF Inclusion: * men and women ages 30-80 who are pathogenic allele TTR carriers without history of HF (this will be assessed by study personnel and defined as : 1) No history of hospitalization within the previous 12 months for management of HF; 2) Without an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level ≥100 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥360 pg/mL within the previous 12 months; or 3) a clinical diagnosis of HF from a treating clinician) * have already completed the protocol for NCT05489549 at UT Southwestern only Exclusion: * a self-reported history or clinical history of HF * other known causes of cardiomyopathy * history of light-chain cardiac amyloidosis * prior type 1 myocardial infarction * cardiac transplantation * liver transplantation * body weight or habitus that exceeds the site-specific PET/CT parameters * estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2 * inability to safely undergo PET/CT * participating in a clinical trial for ATTR treatments or taking a fibril deleting agent * pregnancy or breastfeeding * patients taking heparin or heparin derivatives for anticoagulation * allergy to potassium iodide * known uncorrected thyroid disorder B. Subjects with symptomatic hATTR-CA (may be supplemented with other ATTR-CA genotypes including wild-type in the occasion of slow enrollment): Inclusion: * men and women ages 30-80 who have symptomatic V122I hATTR-CA as determined by a history of HF (this will be assessed by study personnel and defined as : 1) history of hospitalization within the previous 12 months for management of HF; 2) an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level ≥100 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥360 pg/mL within the previous 12 months; or 3) a clinical diagnosis of HF from a treating clinician) * hATTR-CA previously diagnosed histologically by amyloid staining and tissue typing with immunohistochemistry or mass spectrometry or by bone scintigraphy in without abnormal M-protein * TTR gene sequencing confirming the TTR variant * have already completed the protocol for NCT05489549 at UT Southwestern only Exclusion: * other known causes of cardiomyopathy * history of light-chain cardiac amyloidosis * cardiac transplantation * liver transplantation * history of type I myocardial infarction * body weight or habitus that exceeds the site-specific PET/CT parameters * estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2 * inability to safely undergo PET/CT * participating in a clinical trial for ATTR treatments or taking a fibril deleting agent * patients taking heparin or heparin derivatives for anticoagulation * pregnancy or breastfeeding * allergy to potassium iodide * known uncorrected thyroid disorder C. Non-carrier race-matched controls: Inclusion: * men and women ages 30-80 who are non-carriers without history of HF (this will be assessed by study personnel and defined as: 1) No history of hospitalization within the previous 12 months for management of HF; 2) Without an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level ≥100 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥360 pg/mL within the previous 12 months; or 3) No clinical diagnosis of HF from a treating clinician * have previously enrolled in the Dallas Heart Study Exclusion: * a self-reported history or clinical history of HF * other known causes of cardiomyopathy * history of light-chain cardiac amyloidosis * prior type 1 myocardial infarction * cardiac transplantation * liver transplantation * body weight or habitus that exceeds the site-specific PET/CT parameters * estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2 * inability to safely undergo PET/CT * participating in a clinical trial for ATTR treatments or taking a fibril deleting agent * patients taking heparin or heparin derivatives for anticoagulation * pregnancy or breastfeeding * allergy to potassium iodide * known uncorrected thyroid disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LV % Injected dose | PET/CT Scan Visit | Evidence of subclinical cardiac amyloid infiltration as measured by PET/CT quantification imaging with I-124E. This will be defined as LV % injected dose (LV%ID = volume of interest \[VOI\] mean activity concentration in the LV X VOI volume / injected activity). LV%ID is an ideal metric to assess cardiac amyloid burden because it is: 1) correlated with validated metrics assessing cardiac amyloid burden; 2) sensitive for detection of early disease (patchy vs. diffuse uptake); and 3) highly repeatable and standardizable to other metrics of radiotracer uptake. LV%ID is adjusted for injected activity, but not for body weight, because the latter is unnecessary for a radiotracer accumulating in the heart and specific organs, not in the whole body. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| LVFW SUVR, mean | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| LVFW wall SUVR, max | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| IVS SUVR, mean | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| IVS SUVR, max | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| RVFW SUVR, mean | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| RVFW SUVR, max | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| RV % Injected Dose (RV%ID) | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| LV Cardiac Amyloid Activity (CAA) | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| LV Target-to-Background Ratio (TBR) | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| RV Cardiac Amyloid Activity (CAA) | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| RV Target-to-Background Ratio (TBR) | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| Left Atrial Uptake | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| Right Atrial Uptake | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| Liver Uptake | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| Spleen Uptake | PET/CT Scan Visit |
| Kidney Uptake | PET/CT Scan Visit |
Countries
United States
Contacts
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center