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Development of new diagnostic methods using 5-ALA for tissue stump and lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer

Development of new diagnostic methods using 5-ALA for tissue stump and lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer - New diagnostic methods using 5-ALA for gastric cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000018504
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-07-31
Start date
2015-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

gastric cancer

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Lead Sponsor
Ushio Ltd.
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients have a malignant tumor lesions in the stomach Patients who provided signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Porphyria Patients with a history of hypersensitivity of 5-ALA or porphyrins Patients taking drugs that may cause photosensitivity (tetracycline antibiotics, sulfonamide-based formulation, new quinolone antibiotics, hypericin, St. John's wort-containing foods, etc) Patients who is or might be pregnant Patients who is determined inappropriate to participate in the study by the attending physician

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sensitivity and specificity of lymph node metastasis using fluorescence diagnostics

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The comparison to the difference in fluorescence between normal and metastatic lymph nodes, Positive predictive value, Negative predictive value

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasutosi Murayama

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery

murayama@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp075-251-5527

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026