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A Study Comparing Green Fluorescent Dye and Radioactive Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Pediatric Cancers

Non-inferiority Study of Intra-operative Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Dye Versus Technetium Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Pediatric Malignancies

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02910726
Enrollment
6
Registered
2016-09-22
Start date
2016-09-13
Completion date
2022-09-02
Last updated
2022-10-05

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

Conditions

Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Keywords

indocyanine green fluorescent dye, Technetium lymphoscintigraphy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, 16-1003

Brief summary

This study is being done in patients that have tumors to find out how well sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) can be found with a special dye called indocyanine green (ICG).

Interventions

PROCEDURESentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
DRUGindocyanine green (ICG)

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients \<30 years old with an extracoelomic solid tumor, diagnosis confirmed at the enrolling institution, requiring SLN biopsy * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (urine or blood) pre-operatively as per the standard hospital policy. A woman of childbearing potential is defined as one who is biologically capable of becoming pregnant. * Patients who are cleared for surgery

Exclusion criteria

* History of reaction to ICG, iodides, or technetium radiocolloid * Intracoelomic primary tumors or tumors expected to drain to an intracoelomic SLN * Patients with extensive prior surgery at the primary site or nodal basin expected to affect the lymphatic drainage * Patients unwilling or unable to sign informed consent * Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
% of Patients in Whom a Sentinel Lymph Node is Identified1 yearThese percentages will be compared using a non-inferiority comparison for matched pair data.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
This is a single-center clinical trial to evaluate non-inferiority of ICG-guided SLN biopsy compared with the gold standard TcL-guided SLN biopsy in pediatric patients with solid tumors. Each patient will undergo TcL, consistent with the standard of care, but the surgeon will be blinded to the results preoperatively. Intraoperatively, ICG injection and transdermal lymphography will be used to identify the draining nodal basin and the position of the sentinel nodes. ICG transdermal lymphography will be considered successful if SLNs can be visualized on near-infrared imaging. After the transdermal lymphography results have been recorded, the surgeon will be unblinded to the TcL mapping. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy indocyanine green (ICG)
6
Total6

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Age, Continuous15 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 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
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 6
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 6

Outcome results

Primary

% of Patients in Whom a Sentinel Lymph Node is Identified

These percentages will be compared using a non-inferiority comparison for matched pair data.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: N/A - data were not collected

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