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New PET tracer could spot rare heart disease without a biopsy

NCT ID NCT05184088

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This completed Phase 3 study tested whether a radioactive tracer called [18F]Florbetaben, used in PET scans, can accurately diagnose cardiac AL amyloidosis—a condition where abnormal proteins build up in the heart. 244 adults with suspected cardiac amyloidosis received a single PET scan. The goal was to see if the scan could identify the disease as reliably as a heart biopsy or other standard tests.

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Active substance
[18F]Florbetaben (a radioactive tracer used in PET scans)
What this could lead to
If successful, this imaging method could provide a non-invasive way to diagnose cardiac AL amyloidosis, potentially reducing the need for heart biopsies.
What could go wrong
This is a diagnostic study, not a treatment. The imaging may not be accurate enough to replace current diagnostic methods, and results may not apply to all types of amyloidosis.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

244 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2023

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females age ≥18 years * Able to understand, sign and date written informed consent * Written informed consent must be obtained before any study procedures are performed * Subjects being considered for a possible diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis by * 1\. One of the following conditions: * Established systemic amyloidosis without proven cardiac involvement, * Known plasma cell dyscrasia (MGUS, multiple myeloma), * Pathological free light chain levels in urine or serum, * Presence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction * 2\. AND one of the following parameters, indicative of cardiac manifestation: * Mean (left ventricular (LV) wall + septum) thickness \>12mm as measured by echocardiography or CMR in absence of other known cause of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), * NT-proBNP \>335 ng/L (in case a value for NT-proBNP is not available, BNP \> 81ng/L may be used instead) * Planned diagnostic procedure to establish diagnosis and cardiac involvement (e.g., endomyocardial biopsy or extracardiac biopsy in conjunction with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging/echocardiography or bone scintigraphy) * Female subjects must be documented by medical records or physician's note to be either surgically sterile (by means of hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy) or post-menopausal for at least 1 year (no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause). If they are of child-bearing potential, they must commit to use of a highly effective contraceptive measure for at least one week following the PET scan (including combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal or transdermal), progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable or implantable), intrauterine device, intrauterine hormone-releasing system, bilaterial tubal occlusion, vasectomised parner or secual abstinence). * Male subjects and their partners of childbearing potential must commit to the use of a highly effective method of contraception for a minimum of 90 days following the PET scan (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal or transdermal), progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable or implantable), intrauterine device, intrauterine hormone-releasing system, bilaterial tubal occlusion, male subjects with vasectomy or sexual abstinence) * Male subjects must commit to not donate sperm for a minimum of 90 days after the PET scan Exclusion Criteria: * Any known allergic reactions or hypersensitivity towards any compound of the study drug * Severe hepatic impairment (AST/ALT \>5 x ULN; bilirubin \>3 x ULN) * Inability to lay flat for up to 60 min * Pregnant, lactating or breastfeeding * Unwilling and/or unable to cooperate with study procedures * Having been administered a radiopharmaceutical within 10 radioactive half-lives prior to study drug administration in this study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AL amyloidosis Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial amyloidosis hereditary amyloidosis Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Charite Berlin

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • Clínica Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, 31008, Spain

  • HOPA Hamburg

    Hamburg, 22767, Germany

  • Hospital University Bellvitge

    Barcelona, 08907, Spain

  • Hospital University Puerta de Hierro

    Madrid, 28222, Spain

  • Royal Free Hospital

    London, NW3 2PF, United Kingdom

  • St Luke's Hospital

    Kansas City, Kansas, 64111, United States

  • University of Augsburg

    Augsburg, 86156, Germany

  • University of Essen

    Essen, 45147, Germany

  • University of Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of Salamanca

    Salamanca, 37007, Spain

  • University of Würzburg

    Würzburg, 97080, Germany

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