A Pilot Study of Indocyanine Green based Fluorescence Imaging in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer and Metastatic Lateral Lymph Nodes

A Pilot Study of Indocyanine Green based Fluorescence Imaging in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer and Metastatic Lateral Lymph Nodes - ICG-Based Fluorescence Imaging for Detection of Metastatic Lateral Lymph Nodes of Rectal Cancer

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032986

Enrollment

Registered

2018-06-15

Start date

2016-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Rectal Cancer

Interventions

Indocyanine Green injections around the tumor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with histo-pathological diagnosis of rectal cancer. Lower edge of the tumor is located below perineal reflection. Preoperative examinations show curability by surgical resection. Signature information form and consent by the patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Enlarged or bulky lateral lymph node diameter over 1cm by preoperative imaging Distant metastasis by preoperative imaging

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Identification rate of the sentinel lateral lymph node(s) by using ICG injections around the tumor in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasayuki Ishii

Shinko Hospital gastroenterological surgery division

m.ishii0104@shinkohp.or.jp078-261-6711

Outcome results

None listed

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