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Safety, Tolerability, and Biodistribution of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC in Subjects With PAOD/CLI and Healthy Volunteers (Acronyms: 89Zr = Zirconium-89, DFO = Desferrioxamine, APAC = AntiPlatelet AntiCoagulant, PET/CT = Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography)

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC and PET/CT scan in Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia, sponsored by Aplagon Oy. Recruiting at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-30.

Sponsored by Aplagon Oy · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2025, 1 year 5 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Feb 2024; still recruiting 2 years 9 months later.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
40 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this Phase 0 clinical trial is to evaluate safety and biodistribution of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease / critical limb ischemia (PAOD/CLI) and healthy volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • What is the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile (PK: both systemic and local vascular injury site-specific PK) of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC?
  • What is the biodistribution and internal radiation dosimetry of the tracer dose of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC?
  • What is the binding and retention time of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC to arteries and atherosclerotic or microvascular lesions? Participants will receive a dose of the [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC (IMP) and PET/CT imaging is performed on days 1, 3 and 7, and follow-up visit 7-14 days post IMP dosing.
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Conditions studied

  • Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
  • Critical Limb Ischemia
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In context

Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

356 studies on the registry are indexed under Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia; 71 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 10 is below the median of 40 across 239 interventional studies indexed under Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

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Lead sponsor

Aplagon Oy is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA PATIENTS

  1. Males and females aged 40-85 years.
  2. PAOD/CLI patients Rutherford categories 1-4 and category 5 with Wlfl wound grade of 0 or 1.
  3. Estimated (eGFR) >46 mL/min/1.73 m2 as per calculation of Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI).
  4. CT angiography with contrast agent performed of within 3 months of the patients' first PET-scan as part of diagnostics of PAOD, with results available in the subject's medical records.
  5. No surgical or endovascular intervention for PAOD within 1 year of the first PET/CT-scan or planned between inclusion and the patients' last PET-scan.
  6. Provision of valid and capability to communicate well with the investigator.
  7. Pre-menopausal woman must be willing to practise highly effective for 195 days after IMP administration.
  8. Men must be willing to practise highly effective contraception for 105 days after IMP administration, including condom use during the first 15 days to prevent transmission of 89-Zr to a partner of .
  9. Patients should be able to understand all study-related information in Dutch.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA PATIENTS

  1. Acute limb-threatening ischemia (e.g., embolic disease).
  2. An existing aneurysm that requires surgical intervention.
  3. Medical history of, or condition known to be associated with impaired hemostasis, such as an increased intracranial bleeding risk e.g., previous history of intracranial hemorrhage, subarachnoidal bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke, or gastrointestinal or retroperitoneal bleeding, or any inherited or acquired bleeding disorder, such as von Willebrand disease or hemophilia.
  4. Any cerebrovascular event (including , thrombotic or embolic stroke) within the past year.
  5. Diagnosis of (Type 1, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA))diabetes mellitus.
  6. >10% at screening.
  7. Current use of anticoagulant therapy (warfarin, apixaban, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, fondaparinux, or any heparin derivative) for any medical reason.
  8. Patients treated with combined antiplatelet agents, excluding a single agent, such as acetylsalicylic acid (up to 100 mg QD) or clopidogrel (up to 75 mg QD).
  9. Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications within 2 weeks prior to dosing with [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC. If pain relief is required, paracetamol may be used.
  10. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medications within 2 weeks prior to dosing with [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC.
  11. Major surgery, major trauma or any endovascular intervention within the past 90 days or organ or diagnostic angiography within the past 30 days prior to the screening visit.
  12. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension (persistent systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg).
  13. \<8.0 mmol/L (130 g/l) (men) or \<7.5 mmol/L (120 g/l) (women) at screening, or count \<150 x 109/L and leukocyte count >12 x 109/L.
  14. Clinically significantly prolonged plasma (PT) and activated plasma partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (> 1.2-fold).
  15. Patients with a medical history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
  16. Patients with known significant liver disease, incl. an (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level > 2.5 x (Upper limit normal) at screening.
  17. A diagnosis of severe chronic kidney disease, defined as having a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) category 4 or 5 (GFR ≤ 45 mL/min/1.73 m2) and albuminuria stage A3 albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR) of >300 mg/g).
  18. Patients with an active or who have received treatment for any malignancy within 1 year before the screening visit, except for localized basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer that has been cured at least 90 days before screening.
  19. Patients with a history of malignancy.
  20. Women who are pregnant or lactating.
  21. Patients with a known allergy or to heparin or heparin products, and/or antiplatelet agents (e.g., aspirin or clopidogrel).
  22. Participation in an drug or device study within 30 days prior to screening.
  23. Patients who have ever received treatment with an antibody or gene therapy product or participated in a clinical trial with such agents (unless there is evidence that they received placebo only).
  24. Patients with known antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or other thrombophilia.
  25. Patients with a medical history of severe infection or vasculitis due to an autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or Crohn's disease.
  26. Any concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with, or the treatment of which might interfere with, the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject.
  27. Patients unable or unwilling to comply with the protocol or to cooperate fully with the investigator or site personnel.
  28. Patients with anamnestic history of drug abuse (defined as illicit drug use) or anamnestic history of alcohol abuse (defined as regular or daily consumption of more than 4 alcoholic drinks per day) within the past 12 months.

INCLUSION CRITERIA HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS

  1. Male or female volunteers 40-80 years old, inclusive.
  2. Healthy status defined by the absence of evidence of any active or chronic disease following a detailed medical and surgical history, a complete physical examination including vital signs, 12-lead , hematology, blood chemistry, serology and urinalysis.
  3. No diagnosis of diabetes, pre-diabetes or insulin resistance.
  4. Normal eGFR as per calculation of Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI).
  5. Premenopausal woman must be willing to practise highly effective contraception for 195 days after IMP administration.
  6. Men must be willing to practise highly effective contraception for 105 days after IMP administration, including condom use during the first 15 days to prevent transmission of 89-Zr to a partner of childbearing potential
  7. Healthy volunteers should be able to understand all study-related information in Dutch.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA HEALTY VOLUNTEERS

  1. Any sign or symptom of PAOD/CLI or other cardiovascular disease.
  2. Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) at rest and/or decrease of ABI following treadmill exercise.
  3. Use of any anticoagulant or antiplatelet (not including aspirin at recommended doses) agent within the recent 12 months before screening.
  4. Any regular prescription or over-the-counter medication, except for vitamins.
  5. Medical history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
  6. Medical history of atrial fibrillation and/or those with a mechanical heart valve.
  7. Major surgery, major trauma or organ biopsy within the past 90 days before screening.
  8. Medical history of, or any condition, associated with an increased bleeding risk.
  9. Arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg.
  10. Subjects with a medical history of, or an existing aneurysm.
  11. Hemoglobin \<8.0 mmol/L (130 g/l) (men) or \<7.5 mmol/L (120 g/l) (women) at screening or platelet count \&lt; 150 x 109/L or leukocyte count above normal (12 x 109/L).
  12. Clinically significantly prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (> 1.2-fold).
  13. Participation in an investigational drug or device study within 30 days prior to screening.
  14. Subjects who have ever received treatment with an antibody or gene therapy product or participated in a clinical trial with such agents (unless there is evidence that they were received placebo only).
  15. Subjects with known thrombophilia.
  16. Women who are pregnant or lactating.
  17. Subjects unable or unwilling to comply with the protocol or to cooperate fully with the investigator or site personnel.
  18. Subjects with anamnestic history of drug abuse (defined as illicit drug use) or a anamnestic history of alcohol abuse (defined as regular or daily consumption of more than 4 alcoholic drinks per day) within the past 3 months.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(18)

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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC

    Drug: [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC · Radiation: PET/CT scan

Interventions

  • All participants will receive a single i.v. injection of \[89Zr\]Zr-DFO-APAC 15 MBq (Megabecquerel).

  • RadiationPET/CT scan

    The IMP administration will be followed by whole-body PET/CT scanning (day 1), and repeated PET/CT scans on days 3 and 7.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (AE) (safety and tolerability)

    Occurrence and severity of one or more treatment-emergent AEs from the time of i.v. administration of \[89Zr\]Zr-DFO-APAC until the end of the follow-up period, and changes in plasma/serum clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation variables, vital signs, ECG, and physical examination findings.

    Time frame: Study duration (Up to 21 days)

Other outcomes

  1. Biodistribution and radiation dosimetry of [89Zr]Zr following administration of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-APAC

    Dosimetry estimates and cumulated radioactivity exposure by source region and the entire body in the first three participants including analysis of radioactivity in venous blood.

    Time frame: Day 1, day 3 and day 7 after dosing

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Feb 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2025, 16 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 3, 2024
First posted
Jan 12, 2024
StartActual
Feb 1, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Jun 2025
CompletionEst.
Jun 2025
Last update
Jan 30, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 30, 2025, 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
NCT06204237
Lead sponsor
Aplagon Oy
Collaborators
TRACER Europe BV
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 12, 2024
Start date
Feb 1, 2024
Primary completion
Jun 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 30, 2025

Study contacts

Verhaar, MD
Contact
anne-fleur@tracercro.com
0031622989025
Schelto Kruijff, MD, Prof
principal investigator · University Medical Center Groningen, NL

Oversight

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