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NCT Number: NCT07538518

PET Imaging Study Using Evuzamitide to Detect Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients With Inconclusive Nuclear Scans and Elevated TAD1 Levels

The goal of this study is to learn whether PET-CT imaging using evuzamitide can help diagnose transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) in patients whose standard nuclear imaging results are unclear but who have elevated TAD1 levels in their blood. The main question it aims to answer is:

Can evuzamitide PET-CT imaging detect signs of cardiac amyloidosis in patients with non-diagnostic nuclear scintigraphy but elevated TAD1 levels? Participants who meet eligibility criteria will receive a single PET-CT scan with evuzamitide and will be followed for approximately 28 days to monitor safety and collect additional clinical information.

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Key information

About this study

This is a prospective, multicenter observational study designed to evaluate the ability of 124I-evuzamitide PET-CT imaging to resolve the diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) in subjects with discordant findings between nuclear scintigraphy and Transthyretin Amyloid Detector 1 (TAD1) levels.

Up to 25 participants will be enrolled across three sites in the United States, including the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center. Participants will be selected from clinical registries and prior screening studies and must have non-diagnostic nuclear scintigraphy for ATTR-CA and elevated TAD1 levels.

Eligible participants will receive a single intravenous administration of approximately 1 mCi of 124I-evuzamitide, followed by PET-CT imaging performed approximately 4 hours post-injection. Potassium iodide will be administered before and after imaging to reduce thyroid exposure.

PET-CT images will be evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively for myocardial uptake of the tracer. Image interpretation will be performed by trained physicians, and discrepancies will be resolved by consensus review.

Safety will be assessed through adverse event monitoring, vital signs, and physical examinations, with follow-up conducted approximately 28 days after imaging.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed as having heart failure or TTR variant allele carriers without symptoms of heart failure.
  • Non-diagnostic nuclear scintigraphy for ATTR-CA (Perugini Grade 0 or 1).
  • Elevated levels of Transthyretin Amyloid Detector-1 (TAD1).
  • No evidence of monoclonal proteins by assessment of serum kappa and lambda free light chain ratio and immunofixation of serum and urine.
  • 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.
  • Able to understand and sign the informed consent document after the nature of the study has been fully explained.

Exclusion criteria

  • Primary amyloidosis (AL) or secondary amyloidosis (AA).
  • Ventricular assist device.
  • Disabling dementia or other mental or behavioral disease.
  • Enrollment in a clinical trial not approved for co-enrollment.
  • Continuous intravenous inotropic therapy.
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study requirements.
  • Chronic kidney disease requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
  • Patients taking heparin, or heparin derivatives (e.g. low molecular weight heparins) for anticoagulation.
  • Other reason that would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study.
  • Pregnancy or current lactational feeding of infants.

Treatment and study plan

Evuzamitide

Drug

Eligible participants will receive a single intravenous injection of approximately 1 mCi (±10%) of 124I-evuzamitide (corresponding to <1.5 mg peptide). PET-CT imaging will be performed approximately 4 ± 1 hours after administration to evaluate myocardial uptake.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Myocardial Uptake of Evuzamitide on PET/CT Imaging

    Time frame: At approximately 4 hours (±1 hour) post-injection on Day 1

    The primary outcome of this study is the number (and percent) of subjects with myocardial uptake of evuzamitide on PET/CT imaging.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Lorena Saelices Gomez, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

323-847-9327

Shumaila Afrin, Ph.D.

CONTACT

214-677-5721

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lorena Saelices

Other

Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Registry information

Official study title

TAD1 Risk Assessment for Cardiac Amyloidosis With Evuzamitide (TRACE)

Acronym: TRACE

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Apr 20, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 20, 2026

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