Study of Biodistribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Brain Uptake 18F-JSS20-183A

Early Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tauopathies
• Interventions: Drug: 18F-JSS20-183A PET; Diagnostic Test: Brain MRI; Diagnostic Test: Amyloid PET; Behavioral: Neurological Assessments

• Registration Number: NCT06932809
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

The current protocol is to determine the biodistribution, metabolism, excretion and brain uptake of 18F-JSS20-183A. The goal of this radiotracer is to quantify 4Repeat Tau (4Rtau) protein that is abnormally deposited in the brain of people with a class of neurodegenerative diseases called tauopathies, such as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), syndromes of genetic Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (genetic FTLD) as well as participants with Parkinson disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and healthy controls. This multicenter project funded by an NIH U19 grant, is centered at U Pennsylvania (Penn, Grant PI: Robert Mach) in collaboration with U Pittsburgh (Pitt), Yale U, U of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). The University of Pennsylvania will act as the sIRB for this multi-center human subjects project and participants will be recruited from all sites.

Detailed Description

The current protocol is to determine the biodistribution, metabolism, excretion and brain uptake of 18F-JSS20-183A. The goal of this radiotracer is to quantify 4Repeat Tau (4Rtau) protein that is abnormally deposited in the brain of people with a class of neurodegenerative diseases called tauopathies, such as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), syndromes of genetic Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (genetic FTLD) as well as participants with Parkinson disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and healthy controls. This multicenter project funded by an NIH U19 grant, is centered at U Pennsylvania (Penn, Grant PI: Robert Mach) in collaboration with U Pittsburgh (Pitt), Yale U, U of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). The University of Pennsylvania will act as the sIRB for this multi-center human subjects project and participants will be recruited from all sites.

Participating clinical sites will recruit up to 90 subjects total; up to 20 people with PSP, 10 with CBS, 15 with genetic FTLD, 10 with AD, 10 with PD and 25 healthy controls across sites with all participants ranging from 40-85 years old. We will encourage equal participation of males and females.

This protocol will include up to 90 evaluable participants across all centers (Penn, Yale, UCSF, WUSTL, Pitt), the whole-body biodistribution analysis will be done at Penn. Investigators anticipate enrollment of up to 15-20 participants at each clinical site, who will undergo up to 120-minutes of dynamic PET/CT scan over the brain, or brain and body if scanned on a long axial-field-of-view scanner, starting approximately at the same time as the injection of radiotracer. A second IV or an arterial line may be placed, preferably in the arm contralateral to the side of injection, for blood metabolite analysis and/or radioactive counts at various times during the scanning session. These blood sample collections can be omitted at the discretion of the investigator. For participants at Penn that may be part of BioD analysis, urine may be collected at the end of the scan session. Participants may also undergo a research brain MRI that may be on a separate day from the PET.

PET imaging sessions will include an injection of ≤ 8 mCi (approximate range for most studies is anticipated to be 3-8 mCi at sites with a standard PET scanner or a lower dose may be used at sites with a high sensitivity scanner) of 18F-JSS20-183A. Biodistribution, metabolism, excretion and pilot brain uptake data will be collected and human dosimetry will be calculated from participants scanned at Penn who have whole body scans. PET scans will be collected to evaluate image quality and collect preliminary information on brain uptake of 18F-JSS20-183A in the disease cohorts and healthy controls. The safety of 18F-JSS20-183A will also be evaluated in all participants. Some participants (usually those with positive 18F-JSS20-183A PET scan) may also be asked to have an amyloid-beta (Aβ) PET scan or a blood draw to measure pTau to investigate specificity of 18F-JSS20-183A.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study Start: 2025-04
• Study First Submitted: 2025-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-10
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-17
• Primary Completion: 2030-04
• Study Completion: 2030-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients in all cohorts will be male or female adults from 40 to 85 years of age.
2. Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures or Participants who are deemed unable to provide informed consent must have a designated study partner present for consent and to accompany them to study visits.

Investigators will ask disease cohort participants to agree to brain donation, but this choice is not mandatory for participation in this study.

Diagnosis-specific inclusion criteria: Clinical diagnoses will be determined by consensus committee for diagnostic agreement (PSP-RS, CBS, Genetic FLTD, PD only).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Females who are pregnant or breast feeding will be excluded, a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential prior to injection of 18F-JSS20-183A 11C-PiB or 18F-Florbetaben
2. Forms of parkinsonism other than PSP-RS, and PD as defined above
3. History of significant or ongoing alcohol abuse or substance abuse or dependence based on medical record review or self-reported
4. Contraindications or inability to tolerate imaging, arterial line or IV placement or blood draw procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician
5. Contraindication to MRI, such as non-compatible implanted medical device
6. Any current medical condition, illness, or disorder as assessed by medical record review and/or self-reported that is considered by a physician or investigator to be a condition that could compromise participant safety or successful participation in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
18F-JSS20-183A PET	18F-JSS20-183A PET	Participants will undergo 18F-JSS20-183A PET scan, they may also have a brain MRI and Amyloid PET scan as well as neurological assessments.
18F-JSS20-183A PET	Brain MRI	Participants will undergo 18F-JSS20-183A PET scan, they may also have a brain MRI and Amyloid PET scan as well as neurological assessments.
18F-JSS20-183A PET	Amyloid PET	Participants will undergo 18F-JSS20-183A PET scan, they may also have a brain MRI and Amyloid PET scan as well as neurological assessments.
18F-JSS20-183A PET	Neurological Assessments	Participants will undergo 18F-JSS20-183A PET scan, they may also have a brain MRI and Amyloid PET scan as well as neurological assessments.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Organ Biodistribution or Dosimetry	4 weeks	Determine biodistribution of the radioactive investigational drug, 18F-JSS20-183A and calculate human dosimetry. A second IV or an arterial line may be placed in the arm contralateral to the side of injection for blood metabolite analysis and/or radioactive counts at various times during the scanning session. Biodistribution, metabolism, excretion and pilot brain uptake data will be collected and human dosimetry will be calculated.
PET Uptake of Tracer	4 weeks	Determine whether there is selective uptake of 18F-JSS20-183A in people with taupathies compared to healthy volunteers and non-tau depositing neurodegenerative disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse Events	4 weeks	Adverse events will be collected.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States