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US 2017007 1522A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2017/0071522 A1 PARSEY et al. (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 16, 2017 (54) METHOD OF DAGNOSING DEPRESSION A6B 5/55 (2006.01) BY PET IMAGING A6IB5/00 (2006.01) A6IB 6/03 (2006.01) (71) Applicants: Ramin PARSEY, East Setauket, NY A6IB 6/00 (2006.01) (US); Christine DELORENZO, Long (52) U.S. Cl. Island City, NY (US); Gregory CPC .............. A61 B 5/165 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 SULLIVAN, New York, NY (US) (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61 B 5/055 (2013.01); A61 B 5/0042 (2013.01); A61B (72) Inventors: Ramin PARSEY, East Setauket, NY 6/501 (2013.01); A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); (US); Christine DELORENZO, Long Island City, NY (US); Gregory A61 K5I/0459 (2013.01) SULLIVAN, New York, NY (US) (57) ABSTRACT (73) Assignees: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany, NY (US): THE The present invention provides a method of determining TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA whether a subject is afflicted with a depressive disorder UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF comprising: NEW YORK, New York, NY (US) (i) introducing into the Subject a positron emission tomog raphy (PET) radioligand capable of binding with a (21) Appl. No.: 15/121,957 serotonin 5-HT, receptor, (22) PCT Fed: Mar. 5, 2015 (ii) performing one or more PET scans of the subject; (iii) determining, by analysis of the one or more PET (86) PCT No.: PCT/US2O15/O18992 images, a receptor binding potential of the PET radio S 371 (c)(1), ligand for the serotonin 5-HT, receptor in a region of (2) Date: Aug. 26, 2016 interest in the subject; (iv) comparing the receptor binding potential value of the Related U.S. Application Data PET radioligand in the region of interest in the subject (60) Provisional application No. 61/949,743, filed on Mar. to a predetermined receptor binding potential threshold 7, 2014. value; and (V) classifying the Subject as having the depressive dis Publication Classification order or as not having the depressive disorder based on (51) Int. C. the comparison of step (iv), thereby determining A6 IB 5/16 (2006.01) whether the subject is afflicted with the depressive A6 IK 5L/04 (2006.01) disorder. Patent Application Publication Mar. 16, 2017. Sheet 1 of 2 US 2017/0071522 A1 Fig. Raphe 8PF in Raies 120; : Sensitivity: 87.5% 100: Specificity: 96% Controis (ne2s) tres Patent Application Publication Mar. 16, 2017. Sheet 2 of 2 US 2017/0071522 A1 140 Raphe 8PF in iaiss 120 4. o US 2017/007 1522 A1 Mar. 16, 2017 METHOD OF DAGNOSING DEPRESSION Tomography (PET) allow visualization and quantification of BY PET IMAGING serotonin receptor binding in vivo. 0007 PET involves detection of pairs of gamma rays 0001. This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide Application No. 61/949,743, filed Mar. 7, 2014, the contents (tracer) injected into the body. Images of tracer concentra of which are hereby incorporated by reference. tion in the body are then reconstructed by computer analysis. 0002 Throughout this application, certain publications Positron emitting isotopes include carbon, iodine, fluorine, are referenced in parentheses. Full citations for these pub nitrogen, and oxygen. These isotopes can replace their lications may be found immediately preceding the claims. non-radioactive counterparts in target compounds to pro The disclosures of these publications in their entireties are duce tracers that function biologically and are chemically hereby incorporated by reference into this application in identical to the original molecules for PET imaging, or can order to describe more fully the state of the art to which this be attached to said counterparts to give close analogues of invention relates. the respective parent molecule. Among these isotopes, F is 0003. The invention was made with government support a convenient labeling isotope due to its relatively long under Grant numbers MH40695, MH62185, 1MH074813, 109-minute half-life. and MHO90276 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 0008. The present invention provides a method of deter mining whether a subject is afflicted with a depressive 0004 Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly disorder comprising: prevalent psychiatric diagnosis that is associated with a high 0009 (i) introducing into the subject a positron emis degree of morbidity and mortality (Marangell et al., 2006; sion tomography (PET) radioligand capable of binding Merikangas et al., 2007; Woods, 2000). This debilitating with a serotonin 5-HT, receptor; disorder is currently one of the leading causes of disability 0.010 (ii) performing one or more PET scans of the nationwide among both medical and psychiatric conditions Subject; and is predicted to be the leading cause of disease burden by 0.011 (iii) determining, by analysis of the one or more the year 2030 (Lopez & Murray, 1998: World Health, 2004). PET images, a receptor binding potential of the PET 0005. There are currently 945 ways to meet diagnostic radioligand for the serotonin 5-HT" A receptor in a criteria for a major depressive episode and thus, patients region of interest in the subject; sharing as few as one common symptom can be diagnosed 0012 (iv) comparing the receptor binding potential with major depression. Further, diagnosis of MDD depends value of the PET radioligand in the region of interest in on the reliability of current diagnostic classifications and the Subject to a predetermined receptor binding poten (Subjective) structured diagnostic interviews (Karlsson et tial threshold value; and al., 2010). It is partly for this reason that, for several decades, 0013 (V) classifying the subject as having the depres epidemiological studies reported that women were twice as sive disorder or as not having the depressive disorder likely as men to develop MDD, with prevalence rates of 8% based on the comparison of step (iv), thereby deter and 4%, respectively (Jovanovic et al., 2008: Parker & mining whether the subject is afflicted with the depres Brotchie, 2010). Since men and women experience depres sive disorder. sion differently, these subjective criteria may have led to an 0014. The present invention also provides a method of under diagnosis of MDD in males. Consistent with this view, preparing a report classifying a subject as having a depres a 2013 study reported that when changes in case definitions sive disorder or as not having a depressive disorder which of MDD were implemented in a way that account for higher comprises: rates of anger, aggression and Substance abuse in men, MDD 0.015 (i) receiving the data of one or more PET scans prevalence estimates between sexes are eliminated (Martin of the subject performed by a PET imaging device after et al., 2013). a PET radioligand for a serotonin 5-HT, receptor was 0006. A biomarker is a characteristic that can be objec introduced into the subject; tively measured and used as an indicator of either normal or 0016 (ii) processing the data to determine a receptor pathogenic processes (Singh & Rose, 2009). Identification binding potential of the PET radioligand for the sero of psychiatric biomarkers for MDD would eliminate the tonin 5-HT, receptor in a region of interest in the need for Subjective diagnosis, and therefore help improve Subject and comparing the receptor binding potential diagnostic classification. Further, Such a marker may aid in better classifying the great heterogeneity observed across value to a predetermined receptor binding potential MDD presentation into more specific Sub-diagnostic catego threshold value; and ries as well as provide much needed evidence of the physi 0017 (iii) populating a report classifying the subject. ological underpinnings of MDD (Singh & Rose, 2009). Due 0018. The present invention further provides a method of to its role in MDD, the serotonergic system could give rise treating a subject afflicted with a depressive disorder, com to a biomarker of depression. Previous research has impli prising cated the serotonergic system in MDD pathophysiology 0.019 (a) determining whether the subject is afflicted (Boldrini et al., 2008: Drevets et al., 1999; Parsey et al., with the depressive disorder comprising: 2006; Sargent et al., 2000: Savitz et al., 2009; Stockmeier, 0020 (i) introducing into the subject a positron 2003) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) emission tomography (PET) radioligand capable of remain the first line MDD treatment, further implicating binding with a serotonin 5-HT, receptor, serotonergic dysfunction in MDD (Blier et al. 1998; G. M. 0021 (ii) performing one or more PET scans of the Sullivan et al., 2009). Tools such as Positron Emission Subject; US 2017/007 1522 A1 Mar. 16, 2017 0022 (iii) determining, by analysis of the one or 0030 (ii) performing one or more PET scans of the more PET images, a receptor binding potential of the Subject; PET radioligand for the serotonin 5-HT, receptor in 0.031 (iii) determining, by analysis of the one or more a region of interest in the Subject; PET images, a receptor binding potential of the PET 0023 (iv) comparing the receptor binding potential radioligand for the serotonin 5-HT, receptor in a value of the radioligand in the region of interest in region of interest in the Subject; the Subject to a predetermined receptor binding 0.032 (iv) comparing the receptor binding potential potential threshold value; and value of the PET radioligand in the region of interest in 0024 (V) classifying the subject as afflicted with the the Subject to a predetermined receptor binding poten depressive disorder when the receptor binding poten tial threshold value; and tial value of the radioligand in the Subject is greater 0033 (V) classifying the subject as having the depres than the predetermined diagnostic threshold value; sive disorder or as not having the depressive disorder and based on the comparison of step (iv), thereby deter mining whether the subject is afflicted with the depres 0025 (b) treating the subject based on the determina sive disorder.