Tau Screening Study in Patients With Early Symptomatic AD

Inclusion Criteria

• Men or women between the ages of 60 and 85 years of age at the time of consent
• Patients with gradual and progressive change in memory function for a period equal to or greater than six months
• Patients who have a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score in the 20-27 range
• Patients who are willing to undergo a PET scan using flortaucipir F 18
• Patients who give informed consent or have a legally authorized representative (LAR) to consent for enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who lack adequate premorbid literacy, vision, or hearing to complete the required psychometric testing in the investigator's opinion
• Females of childbearing potential who are not surgically sterile, not refraining from sexual activity, or not using reliable contraception methods. Females of childbearing potential must not be pregnant (negative serum β-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin [HCG] at screening and negative urine β-HCG prior to flortaucipir F 18 injection) or breastfeeding at screening. Females should agree to avoid becoming pregnant by refraining from sexual activity or using reliable contraceptive methods for 24 hours following flortaucipir F 18 injection administration.
• Have significant neurological disease affecting the Central Nervous System (CNS) (other than AD) that may affect cognition or ability to complete the study, including but not limited to, other types of dementia, serious brain infections, Parkinson's disease, multiple concussions, or epilepsy or recurrent seizures (except febrile childhood seizures).
• Patients with any current primary psychiatric diagnosis other than AD if, in the opinion of the investigator, the disorder/symptom is likely to confound interpretation of drug effect, affect cognitive assessment, or affect the patient's ability to complete the study (patients with history of schizophrenia or other chronic psychosis are excluded).
• Intend to use drugs known to significantly prolong the QT interval within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of a scheduled screening/baseline flortaucipir F 18 PET scan, or have medical history of risk factors for Torsades du Pointes.
• Have an average electrocardiography (ECG) corrected QT (QTcF) interval measurement > 450 msec (men) or > 470 msec (women) at screening (as determined at the investigational site).
• Have ocular pathology that significantly limits ability to reliably evaluate vision or the retina.
• Have a history of alcohol or drug disorder (except tobacco use disorder) within 2 years before the screening visit
• Have a current serious or unstable illness including retinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, endocrinologic, neurologic (other than AD), psychiatric, immunologic, or hematologic disease and other conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the analyses in this study; or has a life expectancy of less than 24 months.
• Has a history of cancer within the last five years, with the exception of non-metastatic basal and/or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ cervical cancer, non-progressive prostate cancer, or other cancers with low risk of recurrence or spread
• Patients with a past history (suspected or confirmed) of Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C
• History of vitiligo and/or current evidence of post-inflammatory hypopigmentation
• Have had prior treatment with a passive anti-amyloid immunotherapy less than five half-lives prior to randomization.
• Have previously participated in any other study investigating active immunization against amyloid beta (Aβ)
• Patients that are currently enrolled in any other interventional clinical trial involving an investigational product or any other type of medical research judged not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study
• Contraindication to PET
• Has hypersensitivity to flortaucipir F 18 or any of its excipients
• Present or planned exposure to ionizing radiation that, in combination with the pl