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Pilot Indocyanine Green Imaging for Mapping of Arm Draining Lymphatics & Nodes in Breast Cancer

A Pilot Study to Assess the Utility of Indocyanine Green™ (IC-GREEN™) SPY Imaging in the Mapping of Arm Draining Lymphatics and Nodes During Sentinel Node Resection With or Without Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01771666
Enrollment
23
Registered
2013-01-18
Start date
2012-07-31
Completion date
2015-03-17
Last updated
2017-12-11

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN) is comparable to isosulfan blue (IS-BLUE) in the identification of arm lymphatics and arm-draining nodes during nodal staging procedures in breast cancer.

Detailed description

It is the objective of the current study to test Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN) as an agent for mapping arm draining lymphatics and nodes and compare it to isosulfan blue (IS-BLUE) in the setting of sentinel node procedures with or without axillary node dissections in women with breast cancer. All participants will also have tumor samples evaluated with 99technetium-sulfur colloid, a radiolabel used to identify tumor markers.

Interventions

DRUG99technetium-sulfur colloid radiolabel
DRUGIndocyanine Green

started at 1mg /mL If fluorescence is not detected with this dose, then it will be increased by 50%.

3 to 5 mL If fluorescence is not detected with this dose, then it will be increased by 50%.

DEVICESPY Elite Imaging

A camera that is directed into the axillary cavity to try to capture an image of the tumor site labeled with Indocyanine green before and after excising sentinel nodes

Sponsors

Stanford University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Signed written informed consent. * Women undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy. * Women with breast cancer with known or suspected lymph node involvement. * Women undergoing sentinel node identification and completion axillary lymph node dissection. * Women of 18 years of age or older. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) or Karnofsky Performance Status 0,1,2. * Complete Blood Count (CBC) and basic Metabolic Panel within 6 months

Exclusion criteria

* History of liver or kidney failure will not be eligible. * Allergies to iodine containing products will not be eligible. * Women who are pregnant will not be eligible. * Psychiatric or addictive disorders or other conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the patient from meeting the study requirements.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Agreement of Labeling Between Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE) and Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN)1 dayNumber of women with agreement of the two dies \[ie, isosulfan blue (IS-BLUE) and indocyanine green (IC-GREEN)\] on all nodes examined in the lymphatics and arm-draining lymph nodes, during nodal staging procedures for surgery to treat breast cancer with curative intent.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Detection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel Nodes1 dayThe outcome is expressed as the number of participants whose resected sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) bound 99technetium-sulfur colloid (99tech), a tumor marker radiolabel; Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN; GREEN), a fluorescent label; or isosulfan blue (IS-BLUE; BLUE), a visual dye. Results are expressed as: * Any HOT = Those whose samples bound 99tech. * Not HOT = Those whose samples did not bind 99tech. * Not HOT (also no BLUE, no GREEN) = Those whose samples did not bind 99tech; and also did not bind IC-GREEN nor IS-BLUE. * HOT, BLUE, GREEN = Those whose samples bound all of 99tech; IC-GREEN; and IS-BLUE. * HOT, no BLUE, no GREEN = Those whose samples bound 99tech, but did not bind either of IC-GREEN nor IS-BLUE. * HOT, GREEN only, no BLUE = Those whose samples bound 99tech and IC-GREEN, but did not bind IS-BLUE.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ISB and IC-Green Dye
The dose of Isosulfan blue (ISB) dye is 3 to 5 mL and Indocyanine green solution will be started at 1 mg/mL. If fluorescence is not detected with this dose, then it will be increased by 50%. A gamma probe \[Neoprobe 2010\] will be used to localize the sentinel lymph nodes in the axilla.
23
Total23

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicISB and IC-Green Dye
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
3 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
21 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
23 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 23
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 23

Outcome results

Primary

Agreement of Labeling Between Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE) and Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN)

Number of women with agreement of the two dies \[ie, isosulfan blue (IS-BLUE) and indocyanine green (IC-GREEN)\] on all nodes examined in the lymphatics and arm-draining lymph nodes, during nodal staging procedures for surgery to treat breast cancer with curative intent.

Time frame: 1 day

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ISB and IC-Green DyeAgreement of Labeling Between Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE) and Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN)8 Participants
Secondary

Detection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel Nodes

The outcome is expressed as the number of participants whose resected sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) bound 99technetium-sulfur colloid (99tech), a tumor marker radiolabel; Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN; GREEN), a fluorescent label; or isosulfan blue (IS-BLUE; BLUE), a visual dye. Results are expressed as: * Any HOT = Those whose samples bound 99tech. * Not HOT = Those whose samples did not bind 99tech. * Not HOT (also no BLUE, no GREEN) = Those whose samples did not bind 99tech; and also did not bind IC-GREEN nor IS-BLUE. * HOT, BLUE, GREEN = Those whose samples bound all of 99tech; IC-GREEN; and IS-BLUE. * HOT, no BLUE, no GREEN = Those whose samples bound 99tech, but did not bind either of IC-GREEN nor IS-BLUE. * HOT, GREEN only, no BLUE = Those whose samples bound 99tech and IC-GREEN, but did not bind IS-BLUE.

Time frame: 1 day

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
ISB and IC-Green DyeDetection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel NodesAny HOT20 participants
ISB and IC-Green DyeDetection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel NodesNot HOT (also no BLUE, no GREEN)3 participants
ISB and IC-Green DyeDetection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel NodesHOT, no BLUE, no GREEN12 participants
ISB and IC-Green DyeDetection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel NodesHOT, BLUE, GREEN6 participants
ISB and IC-Green DyeDetection of Indocyanine Green (IC-GREEN); Isosulfan Blue (IS-BLUE); and 99technetium-sulfur Colloid Radiolabel in Resected Sentinel NodesHOT, GREEN only, no BLUE2 participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026