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5-ALA PDD STS

A Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Photodynamic Diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid in patients with soft tissue sarcoma - 5-ALA PDD STS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs041260021
Enrollment
28
Registered
2026-05-01
Start date
2026-06-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Soft tissue sarcoma Soft tissue sarcoma

Interventions

Sponsors

Nakamura Tomoki
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Soft tissue tumors at extrimities or trunk 2) Unknown pathological diagnosis 3) Patients who are 18 and older (at the time of signing the informed consent document) 4) Good general condition for receiving open biopsy 5) Patients who obtained informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a history of or complications from any of the following conditions: - Myocardial infarction - Congestive heart failure - Angina pectoris requiring treatment - Arrhythmia requiring treatment 2) Patients with serious complications (interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, poorly controlled hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc.) 3) Patients with serious infectious diseases (including active tuberculosis) 4) Patients with multiple active malignancies 5) Patients whose clinical laboratory values meet the following criteria (laboratory tests within 28 days before tthe administration of aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride) [Renal function] Serum creatinine: Less than 3 times the upper limit of the institutional standard [Hepatic function] AST: Less than 3 times the upper limit of the institutional standard ALT: Less than 3 times the upper limit of the institutional standard Serum bilirubin: Less than 1.5 times the upper limit of the institutional standard 6) Patients with systolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or less, or diastolic blood pressure of 50 mmHg or less on the screening examination 7) Patients with hypersensitivity or a history of hypersensitivity to porphyrin analogs 8) Female patients who are pregnant, lactating, or may be pregnant 9) Patients with hypersensitivity or a history of hypersensitivity to porphyrin analogs 10) Patients who have received unapproved or off-label drugs in other clinical trials, etc. within 90 days prior to administration of the investigational drug, and patients who are scheduled to participate in clinical trials, clinical research, etc. (including advanced medical care) during the trial period 11) Patients with porphyria 12) Patients who have received cancer chemotherapy within 21 days prior to administration of the study drug or who have undergone resection of cancer within 21 days prior to administration of the study drug 13) Other patients who are judged to be inappropriate by the principal or sub-investigators. 14) Tumor size less than 5 cm.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sensitivity of biopsy tissue specimens under blue light excitation in soft tissue sarcomas

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Specificity of biopsy tissue specimens under blue light excitation in benign soft tissue tumors, Sensitivity depending on histology, Adverse events (Safety)

Contacts

Public ContactTomoki Nakamura

Mie University Hospital

tomoki66@med.mie-u.ac.jp+81-59-232-1111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026