[18F]Florbetazine ([18F]92) for Beta Amyloid PET Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease

[18F]Florbetazine ([18F]92) for Beta Amyloid PET Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease

[18F]Florbetazine ([18F]92) is a molecularly targeted imaging agent for Aβ protein with a novel diaryl-azine scaffold. It has shown specific binding affinity to Aβ aggregates in postmortem human AD brains and excellent brain pharmacokinetic properties with little non-specific retention in white matter in animal studies and a limited number of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

The purpose of the current study is to examine the binding properties of [18F]Florbetazine in human subjects and to compare the cortical and white matter binding with [11C]PiB or [18F]Florbetapir in the same subjects.

Imaging of the brain will be completed in healthy adult normal control participants and participants with cognitive impairment (including probable AD and dementia due to other conditions) to characterize [18F]Florbetazine uptake in the brain and its binding properties. [11C]PIB or [18F]Florbetapir PET imaging along with MRI will be completed in the same participants and the data will be compared with 18F-[18F]Florbetazine.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or Female
• Age ≥ 40 years
• Healthy participants or patients with probable Alzheimer's disease or with dementia due to other causes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has allergy to [18F]Florbetazine or any of its excipients ;
• Has hypersensitivity to [11C]PIB or any of its excipients ;
• Incapable of providing written informed consent or lacking a legally authorized representative (LAR) to provide informed consent ;
• Unwilling or unable to undergo PET scans tracer injections ;
• Unwilling or unable to undergo MRI;
• Any condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, could increase the risk to the participant, limit the participant's ability to tolerate the research procedures, or interfere with the collection/analysis of the data (e.g., renal or liver failure, advanced cancer);
• Women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding;