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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05720156
Other study ID # 2022P002214
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date April 4, 2024
Est. completion date March 2026

Study information

Verified date May 2024
Source Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact Mabel Toribio
Phone 617-724-2826
Email mptoribio@mgh.harvard.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of death worldwide. While medications, such as statins, significantly reduce atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) risk by lowering low density lipoprotein levels, they may also have pleiotropic effects on inflammation. The immunomodulatory effects of these medications are relevant to ASCVD risk reduction given that inflammation plays a central role in atherosclerotic plaque formation (atherogenesis) and influences the development of vulnerable plaque morphology. Patients on statins, however, may have residual inflammation contributing to incident ASCVD despite the potent LDL-lowering effects of statins. While new therapies, such as proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PSCK9) inhibitors, further reduce incident ASCVD and drastically reduce LDL-C below that achieved by statin therapy alone, PCSK9 inhibitors may also have pleiotropic effects on inflammation. Thus, PCSK9 inhibitors may help reduce arterial inflammation to a level closer to that of patients without ASCVD. This study will apply a novel targeted molecular imaging approach, technetium 99m (99mTc)-tilmanocept SPECT/CT, to determine if residual macrophage-specific arterial inflammation is present with statin therapy and the immunomodulatory effects of PSCK9 inhibition. Given the continued high mortality and morbidity attributable to ASCVD, strong imperatives exist to better understand the immunomodulatory effects of lipid lowering therapies and residual inflammatory risk. This understanding, in turn, will inform the development of new ASCVD preventative and treatment strategies as well as elucidate other indications for established therapies.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date March 2026
Est. primary completion date March 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 85 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - 18 to 85 years of age - CASE PARTICIPANTS ONLY: History of ASCVD (including a history of coronary artery disease, carotid artery disease, peripheral artery disease, acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary bypass surgery, carotid endarterectomy, stroke or TIA) - CASE PARTICIPANTS ONLY: High-intensity statin therapy for at least 6 months prior enrollment and without an interruption of >1 month - CASE PARTICIPANTS ONLY: Initiation of PCSK9 inhibition with either evolocumab or alirocumab (and not inclisiran - PSCK9 inhibition through small interfering RNA) Exclusion Criteria: - pregnancy or breastfeeding - CONTROL PARTICIPANTS ONLY: No known history of ASCVD (including a history of coronary artery disease, carotid artery disease, peripheral artery disease, acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary bypass surgery, carotid endarterectomy, stroke or TIA) - current treatment with prescription, systemic (oral, IV, IM or intra-articular) steroids or anti-inflammatory/immune suppressant medical therapies (excluding topical therapies, UV therapy, ASA-derivative therapies, or NSAIDS) for autoimmune/inflammatory diseases (psoriasis, RA, IBD, lupus), post-transplant care, asthma, or pain syndromes - use of oral steroids or prescription oral anti-inflammatory/immune suppressant medication for > 7 days within the past 1 month - use of IV, IM or intra-articular steroids or IV, IM or intra-articular anti-inflammatory/immune suppressant medication within the past 3 months - Any prior use of PCSK9 inhibitors including both monoclonal antibodies or small interfering RNA - CONTROL PARTICIPANTS ONLY: use of cholesterol lowering therapy (including statins, ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, PCSK9 inhibitors including both monoclonal antibodies or small interfering RNA, niacin, fibrates) or other lipid lowering agents associated with ASCVD risk reduction such as Vascepa. Cholesterol lowering therapies that that predominantly target triglycerides including over the counter omega-3 fatty acids and Lovaza are permitted. - known allergy to dextrans and/or DTPA and/or radiometals - significant radiation exposure (>2 CT angiograms) received within the past 12 months - concurrent enrollment in another research study judged by the study investigators to interfere with the current study

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Arterial Inflammation
  • Arteritis
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Carotid Atherosclerosis
  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Diseases
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hyperlipidemias
  • Inflammation
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Stroke
  • Transient Ischemic Attack
  • Vascular Calcification
  • Vascular Disease, Peripheral
  • Vascular Diseases

Intervention

Other:
99mTc-tilmanocept SPECT/CT scanning
99mTc-Tilmanocept SPECT/CT allows for visualization of macrophage-specific arterial infiltration

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Massachusetts General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Between-group difference (case participants versus control participants) in percent volume with aortic 99mTc-tilmanocept uptake across different uptake thresholds Baseline
Primary Change in the percent volume with aortic 99mTc-tilmanocept uptake across different uptake thresholds after PCSK9 inhibitor therapy for 12 months (case participants only) Baseline and 12 Months
Secondary Relationship between baseline immune cell subpopulations (cells/µL) and aortic volume with 99mTc-tilmanocept uptake Baseline and 12 Months
Secondary Relationship between baseline markers of immune activation/ systemic inflammation and aortic volume with 99mTc-tilmanocept uptake Baseline and 12 Months
Secondary Relationship between change in macrophage-specific arterial infiltration with PCSK9 inhibitors and change in immune cell subpopulations (cells/µL) Baseline and 12 Months
Secondary Relationship between change in macrophage-specific arterial infiltration with PCSK9 inhibitors and change in markers of immune activation/ systemic inflammation Baseline and 12 Months
Secondary Relationship between change in macrophage-specific arterial infiltration with PCSK9 inhibitors and baseline immune cell subpopulations (cells/µL) Baseline and 12 Months
Secondary Relationship between change in macrophage-specific arterial infiltration with PCSK9 inhibitors and baseline markers of immune activation/ systemic inflammation Baseline and 12 Months
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