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PET/CT Imaging in Carriers of TTR Mutations

Iodine-124 Evuzamitide PET/CT Imaging in Carriers of TTR Mutations

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07591038
Acronym
EPIC-TTR
Enrollment
80
Registered
2026-05-15
Start date
2026-08-01
Completion date
2030-06-30
Last updated
2026-05-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ATTR, ATTR Gene Mutation, Cardiomyopathy, Transthyretin Mediated Amyloidosis (ATTR)

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

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTIodine-124 Evuzamitide (I-124E)

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

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
CollaboratorNIH
Bayer
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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

MeasureTime frameDescription
LV % Injected dosePET/CT Scan VisitEvidence 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

MeasureTime frame
LVFW SUVR, meanPET/CT Scan Visit
LVFW wall SUVR, maxPET/CT Scan Visit
IVS SUVR, meanPET/CT Scan Visit
IVS SUVR, maxPET/CT Scan Visit
RVFW SUVR, meanPET/CT Scan Visit
RVFW SUVR, maxPET/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 UptakePET/CT Scan Visit
Right Atrial UptakePET/CT Scan Visit
Liver UptakePET/CT Scan Visit
Spleen UptakePET/CT Scan Visit
Kidney UptakePET/CT Scan Visit

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTJerah Sanchez
jerahmarie.sanchez@utsouthwestern.edu214-645-7303
CONTACTAmy Browning
Amy.Browning@utsouthwestern.edu214-645-8040
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJustin L Grodin, MD MPH

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 20, 2026