Can PET scans reveal if amyloidosis treatment is working?
NCT ID NCT07829705
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether beta-amyloid PET/CT scans can detect changes in heart amyloid deposits after one year of treatment for light chain cardiac amyloidosis. Sixty adults with newly diagnosed AL-CA receive standard anti-plasma cell or targeted therapy and undergo PET/CT scans with 11C-PIB or 18F-Florbetapir at baseline and 12 months. The study measures changes in heart tracer uptake to see if imaging can track therapeutic response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 11C-PIB and 18F-Florbetapir, two beta-amyloid PET imaging tracers
- What this could lead to
- If the scans track treatment response, doctors could use them to adjust therapy earlier for people with light chain cardiac amyloidosis.
- What could go wrong
- The study is small and single-center, so the scan changes may not reflect real clinical improvement or apply to all patients. PET scans also involve radiation exposure.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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. Age ≥ 18 y; 2. were proven newly diagnosed AL-CA by standard criteria; 3. subsequently received first-line therapies including anti-plasma cell therapy or targeted therapy; 4. must have given written informed consent (signed and dated) and any authorizations required by local law and be able to comply with all study requirements. Exclusion Criteria: 1. received therapy with an approved treatment (e.g., Bortezomib, Daratumumab) prior to enrollment; 2. pregnancy or breastfeeding; 3. severe claustrophobia; 4. any condition deemed by the investigator to interfere with study results or increase participant risk.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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