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Optimization of Tau PET Imaging for Alzheimer’s Clinical Development, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

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It will be important to review the current data to understand what we know about Tau in AD and how second-generation tracers are being applied in clinical studies.


TORONTO (PRWEB)

Join Victor L. Villemagne, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne and Richard Manber, Biomarker Scientist, IXICO in a live webinar on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10am EDT (3pm BST/UK).

In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on investigating the role of Tau in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and in other neurodegenerative diseases associated with the accumulation of pathological misfolded Tau, such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Studies using recently introduced second-generation Tau tracers suggests that these tracers are binding to Tau with higher specificity compared to previous tracers, leading to increased interest in Tau within clinical studies. However, it’s still unclear what role Tau imaging will play in clinical trials: should Tau be used as a clinical endpoint; and how does it link to other biomarkers such as amyloid-beta, with some studies suggesting that amyloid-beta triggers the spread of Tau beyond the MTL region.

Given that the majority of Tau studies have been conducted using first-generation PET tracers, which had shown high incidences of off-site binding, it will be important to review the current data to understand what we know about Tau in AD and how second-generation tracers are being applied in clinical studies. Additionally, this webinar will cover the steps being taken to advance Tau PET operational and analytical methodologies in AD clinical studies and other Tau-related neurodegenerative diseases.

For more information or to register for this event, visit Optimization of Tau PET Imaging for Alzheimer’s Clinical Development.

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