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Indocyanine Green for Central Nervous System Tumors

A Pilot/Feasibility Study of Intraoperative Image-Guided Surgery of CNS Tumors With Indocyanine Green and MR Spectroscopic Imaging

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02710240
Enrollment
336
Registered
2016-03-16
Start date
2015-06-10
Completion date
2020-04-02
Last updated
2021-10-27

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Conditions

Suspected Central Nervous System Tumors

Brief summary

This study is a single center, open-label, two-part study to assess image guided surgery of intramolecular imaging in nervous system tumors. Subjects with a diagnosis of a resectable nervous system tumor who are at risk of recurrence are included. The primary goal is to observe what tissues fluoresce in the OR, and then to identify if that tissue is cancerous/tumor or normal when the histopathology is performed.

Interventions

DRUGIndocyanine Green (ICG)
RADIATIONIntraoperative near-infrared (NIR)

Sponsors

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients 18 years of age and older Patients presenting with a CNS tumor presumed to be resectable and are at risk for local recurrence on pre-operative assessment Good operative candidate as determined by the treating physician and multidisciplinary team Subject capable of giving informed consent and participating in the process of consent

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant women as determined by urinary or serum beta hCG within 72 hours of surgery Subjects with a history of iodide allergies Vulnerable patient populations Patients unable to participate in the consent process (children and neonates) Patients with non-MRI compatible implanted metallic foreign bodies Patients who due to severe claustrophobia cannot tolerate MRI scanning Patients with a known allergy or hypersensitivity to MRI contrast agents including gadolinium

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sensitivity (SBR)72 hourssensitivity of delayed, high dose indocyanine green (second window ICG), as measured by the signal-to-background ratio (SBR)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ICG Arm
Subjects undergo indocyanine green injection within 72 hours prior to surgery. Permitting infusion time within 72 hours of operation is believed to be adequate for tissue glow/surgical visualization. Alternately, patients may receive 25 mg of indocyanine green during induction. Dose and time of administration will be determined by the neurosurgeon during surgical planning. This 25 mg dose of indocyanine green is similar to dosing for other intraoperative vascular visualization.
336
Total336

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicICG Arm
Age, Continuous57 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.49
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
336 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
191 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
145 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
118 / 336
other
Total, other adverse events
13 / 336
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 336

Outcome results

Primary

Sensitivity (SBR)

sensitivity of delayed, high dose indocyanine green (second window ICG), as measured by the signal-to-background ratio (SBR)

Time frame: 72 hours

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
ICG ArmSensitivity (SBR)5.49 ratioStandard Deviation 3.2

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026