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Enrolling by invitationNCT03755245SIGLECUpdated Nov 25, 2024

Biodistribution, Dosimetry and Performance of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 in Healthy and Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vasculitis or Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

An interventional study of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 in Healthy Subjects, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vasculitis, sponsored by Turku University Hospital. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in Finland. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-25.

Sponsored by Turku University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as enrolling by invitation.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
26
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluates safety, tolerability, biodistribution and performance of the [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 following a single intravenous administration in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis or pulmonary sarcoidosis as well as radiation dosimetry, plasma pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, safety and tolerability of the tracer in healthy volunteers.

Read the detailed description

Vascular adhesion protein 1 (VAP-1) is an inflammation inducible endothelial cell molecule mediating leukocyte trafficking from blood into the sites of inflammation. Although VAP-1 plays important role in early phases of inflammation, its luminal expression on the endothelium will remain constant if the inflammation continues, which suggest VAP-1 as a promising target for molecular imaging of inflammation. We have previously shown that sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 9 (Siglec-9) is a VAP-1 ligand, and the gallium-68 labeled 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N´,N´´,N´´´-tetraacetic acid conjugated peptide ([68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9) containing residues 283-297 from Siglec-9 can be used for PET imaging of inflammation in various experimental models. This first-in-human study evaluates safety, tolerability, biodistribution and performance of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 after single intravenous injection in six healthy volunteers, and in ten patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), five patients with vasculitis and five patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Subjects
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Vasculitis
  • Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
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In context

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

2,962 studies on the registry are indexed under Arthritis, Rheumatoid; 396 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 26 is below the median of 94 across 2,027 interventional studies indexed under Arthritis, Rheumatoid.

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Lead sponsor

Turku University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 286 studies on the registry; 66 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy 18-70 year-old men
  • Male or female 18-70 year-old patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis or pulmonary sarcoidosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • In healthy: ongoing infection/inflammation proven by blood or other tests
  • In patients with rheumatoid arthritis: no treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or biologic agents, and no corticosteroids for 2 weeks prior the study
  • In patients with vasculitis: no immunosuppressives, and glucocorticoid less than 60 mg for 2 weeks or NSAIDs for 1 day prior the study
  • In patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis: no corticosteroids for 1 week or NSAIDs for day prior the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
26 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9

    Intravenous 140 MBq bolus injection of \[68Ga\]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 radiopharmaceutical

    Other: [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9

Interventions

  • Other[68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9

    Vascular Adhesion Protein 1 (VAP-1) targeted radiopharmaceutical

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Whole-body distribution of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9

    Knowledge how intravenously injected \[68Ga\]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 is distributed in human body

    Time frame: within a day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Radiation dosimetry of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9

    Absorbed ionisation radiation dose in critical organs due to single intravenous 140 megabecquerel injection of \[68Ga\]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9

    Time frame: within a week

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Study locations

1 site
  • Turku University Hospital, Turku PET Centre
    Turku, Finland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Dadson P, Yla-Outinen H, Kalliokoski K, Tuokkola T, Malaspina S, Koivumaki M, Viitanen R, Rajala N, Silvoniemi M, Tolvanen T, Nuutila P, Jalkanen S, Saraste A, Saaresranta T, Taimen P, Roivainen A. Proof-of-concept PET imaging of pulmonary sarcoidosis using VAP-1-targeted radiotracer [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9. Respir Res. 2025 Dec 19;27(1):124. doi: 10.1186/s12931-025-03455-8. PubMed 41420234 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 25, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03755245
Responsible party
Anne Roivainen (Professor, Turku University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 27, 2018
Start date
Nov 23, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 25, 2024

Study contacts

Anne Roivainen, Professor
principal investigator · Turku University Hospital, Turku PET Centre

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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