The investigators will conduct a tau PET scan in cognitively normal older adults and patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), enrolled in the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) study at the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Memory Center/Alzheimer's Disease Core Center (PMC/ADC).
This is a cross-sectional and longitudinal study using the radiotracer \[18F\]-PI-2620 to determine the relationship of tau pathology to both cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical and biomarker data of NACC cohort participants who are Cognitively Normal or MCI. All subjects will already be part of the longitudinal cohort study, known as the "NACC" cohort, of the PMC/ADC (protocol 068200). Participants will provide informed consent for this protocol before beginning any study procedures. After screening assessments, participants will undergo PET scan imaging with \[18F\]PI-2620. There will be one follow-up \[18F\]PI-2620 PET scan approximately 18 +/- 6 months after bas eline scan.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
A small molecule aimed for binding and PET-imaging of aggregated tau protein in the human brain.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Correlation between PI-2620 SUVR and MTL subregion thickness
Correlation between cross-sectional PI-2620 standard uptake value ratio (SUVR) and MTL subregion thickness (mm) in both controls and MCI/AD.
Time frame: Baseline
Interaction between PI-2620 SUVR and amyloid status prediction of MTL subregion thickness
Interaction between cross-sectional PI-2620 standard uptake value ratio (SUVR) and amyloid status for prediction of MTL subregion thickness (mm) in both controls and MCI/AD.
Time frame: Baseline
Correlation between longitudinal PI-2620 SUVR and MTL subregion thickness
Correlation between longitudinal PI-2620 standard uptake value ratio (SUVR) and MTL subregion thickness (mm) in both controls and MCI/AD.
Time frame: 18-24 months
Interaction between longitudinal PI-2620 SUVR and amyloid status for prediction of MTL subregion thickness
Interaction between longitudinal PI-2620 standard uptake value ratio (SUVR) and amyloid status for prediction of MTL subregion thickness (% annual change) in both controls and MCI/AD.
Time frame: 18-24 months
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