New PET tracer could sharpen amyloidosis diagnosis
NCT ID NCT05235269
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a radioactive tracer called 124I-AT-01 to see how well it can measure amyloid buildup in organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, and spleen using PET/CT scans. 33 adults with systemic amyloidosis received the tracer twice, six weeks apart. The goal was to check if the imaging results were consistent between visits. This approach could eventually help doctors better diagnose and monitor amyloidosis without invasive biopsies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 124I-AT-01 (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors more accurately detect and track amyloid deposits in organs, leading to better diagnosis and treatment monitoring for amyloidosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study focused on repeatability of imaging, not on treatment. The tracer may not prove reliable enough for widespread use, and results may not apply to all types of amyloidosis.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Understands the study procedures and is capable of giving signed informed consent, as described in Appendix 1, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol. 2. Male or female ≥18 years of age. 3. For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of \<1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 90 days after the last dose of 124I-AT-01. 1. A woman is considered of childbearing potential if she is postmenarchal, has not reached a postmenopausal state, and has not undergone surgical sterilization. 2. Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \<1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, established, proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices. 3. Contraception methods that do not result in a failure rate of \<1% per year such as cap, diaphragm, or sponge with spermicide, or male or female condom with or without spermicide, are not acceptable. 4. The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. 4. For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as defined below: a) With female partners of childbearing potential, men must remain abstinent or use a condom plus an additional contraceptive method that together result in a failure rate of \<1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 120 days (a spermatogenesis cycle) after the last dose of study intervention. Men must refrain from donating sperm during this same time period. 5. Able to undergo two PET/CT scans as part of the study, including ability to lie supine for up to 1 hour. 6. Has a history of AL or ATTR systemic amyloidosis with at least one organ with clinically demonstrable amyloid involvement defined by: 1. AL systemic amyloidosis: Positive tissue biopsy for AL amyloid, and achieved a hematologic very good partial response or complete response based on their most recent assessment, and at least one of the following: 1) Organ biopsy positive for amyloid, or 2) Natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) \>650 pg/mL, or 3) left ventricle septal wall thickness \>12 mm by echocardiogram or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), or 4) 24-hour urine protein \>500 mg, or 5) Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio \>300 mg/g 2. ATTR (wild type or variant) systemic amyloidosis: Positive cardiac biopsy for ATTR amyloid, or at least two of the following: 1) Positive extracardiac tissue biopsy for ATTR amyloid or positive transthyretin gene mutation associated with amyloid, or 2) left ventricle septal wall thickness \>12 mm by echocardiogram or CMR, or 3) pyrophosphate (PYP) scintigraphy with myocardial uptake ≥grade 2. Exclusion Criteria 1. Is pregnant or breast-feeding. 2. Is mentally or legally incapacitated, has significant emotional problems at the time of the study, or has a history of psychosis. 3. Has received in the last 6 months or are currently receiving treatment with anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody therapy or are expected to begin treatment prior to completing this study. 4. Has received heparin or heparin analogs within 7 days of Day 1. 5. Has a significant co-morbidity (e.g., Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 3 or greater), New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV heart failure, uncontrolled infection, or other ongoing serious illness. 6. Has active thyroid disease. 7. Has a known allergy to potassium iodine treatment. 8. Is receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. 9. Has severe claustrophobia that would prevent completion of the PET/CT imaging protocol. 10. Has received an investigational agent within five half-lives of the agent or 30 days, whichever is longer, prior to Screening. 11. Has any illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might confound the results of the study or pose additional risk to the subject.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northern California PET Imaging Center
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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PET/CT Imaging of Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94705, United States
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PET/CT Imaging of San Jose
San Jose, California, 95128, United States
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