Central Nervous System Uptake of Anti-CD8+ T Cell Minibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Description

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) are disorders that affect the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Both diseases can cause muscle weakness and impair vision, speech, and coordination. Researchers are working to better understand how MS and PML affect the CNS. Objective: To test whether an experimental radioactive tracer (minibody) can help positron emission tomography (PET) scans detect certain immune cells in the CNS of people with MS and PML. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with MS or PML. Design: Participants will come to the clinic for at least 3 visits over 4 to 6 weeks. Participants will undergo testing. They will have a physical and neurological exam. They will have blood tests and tests of their heart function. They will have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. They may have a spinal tap: Their lower back will be numbed, and a needle will be inserted between the bones of the spine to withdraw fluid from around the spinal cord. Minibody is given through a tube with a needle placed in a vein in the arm. This takes 5 to 10 minutes. Participants will have heart function tests before and after receiving the minibody. Participants will return the next day for the PET scan. They will lie on a table that moves through a doughnut-shaped machine. This scan will take about 1 hour. Participants with PML may opt to repeat the minibody infusion and the PET scan within 6 months.

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) are disorders that affect the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Both diseases can cause muscle weakness and impair vision, speech, and coordination. Researchers are working to better understand how MS and PML affect the CNS. Objective: To test whether an experimental radioactive tracer (minibody) can help positron emission tomography (PET) scans detect certain immune cells in the CNS of people with MS and PML. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with MS or PML. Design: Participants will come to the clinic for at least 3 visits over 4 to 6 weeks. Participants will undergo testing. They will have a physical and neurological exam. They will have blood tests and tests of their heart function. They will have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. They may have a spinal tap: Their lower back will be numbed, and a needle will be inserted between the bones of the spine to withdraw fluid from around the spinal cord. Minibody is given through a tube with a needle placed in a vein in the arm. This takes 5 to 10 minutes. Participants will have heart function tests before and after receiving the minibody. Participants will return the next day for the PET scan. They will lie on a table that moves through a doughnut-shaped machine. This scan will take about 1 hour. Participants with PML may opt to repeat the minibody infusion and the PET scan within 6 months.

Central Nervous System Uptake of Anti-CD8+ T Cell Minibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: A Pilot Study

Central Nervous System Uptake of Anti-CD8+ T Cell Minibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Condition
Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Bethesda

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Enrolled in the NINDS Natural History Study for MS (protocol 89-N-0045)
  • * Able to understand, and willing to sign, a written, informed consent document.
  • * Willing to comply with all study procedures and available for the duration of the study.
  • * Male or female, aged \>=18.
  • * Diagnosis of MS according to the 2017 revision of the McDonald diagnostic criteria48 (in the presence or absence of a clinical relapse).
  • * For females of reproductive potential: agrees to use highly effective contraception for at least one month prior to screening and during study participation.
  • * Creatinine clearance \>= 60 mL/min as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation.
  • * Has aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) levels less than 1.5x ULN.
  • * Enrolled in the NINDS Natural History Study for PML (protocol 13-N-0017)
  • * Able to understand and willing to sign a written, informed consent document
  • * Willing to comply with all study procedures and available for the duration of the study.
  • * Male or female, aged \>=18.
  • * Diagnosis of definite PML according to 2013 AAN Consensus Criteria49 or PML-IRIS based on clinical, radiological and laboratory evidence.
  • * For females of reproductive potential: agrees to use highly effective contraception for at least one month prior to screening and during study participation.
  • * Creatinine clearance \>= 60 mL/min as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation.
  • * Has aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) levels less than 1.5x ULN.
  • * Pregnant or lactating.
  • * Contraindications for MRI gadolinium contrast administration or 3T MRI.
  • * History of, or current diagnosis with, concomitant medical or clinical conditions that would adversely affect participation in this study.
  • * Weighs \> 350 lb (158 kg; weight limit for the scanner table) or is unable to fit within the MRI or PET imaging gantry.
  • * Severe claustrophobia unresponsive to oral anxiolytics.
  • * Has an alkaline phosphatase level greater than 2x ULN unless known to have non-liver related disorder, and AST and ALT remain stable.
  • * Has a total bilirubin \>1.5X ULN, unless known to have elevated bilirubin due to nonliver related disorder or Gilbert s.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 120 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),

Daniel S Reich, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Study Record Dates

2025-06-30