FolateScan in Autoimmune Disease

Summary

This study will gather information on the safety of FolateScan and the ability of FolateScan to detect inflammation in the joints and other organs in people with arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, interstitial pneumonitis, Crohn's disease as well as in healthy persons without these conditions.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2007-12

Completion

2007-12

Publications

• Xia W, Hilgenbrink AR, Matteson EL, Lockwood MB, Cheng JX, Low PS. A functional folate receptor is induced during macrophage activation and can be used to target drugs to activated macrophages. Blood. 2009 Jan 8;113(2):438-46. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-04-150789. Epub 2008 Oct 24.

Drugs

Indications