Melanoma skin cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Scheduled for SLNB
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Serious medical conditions which make inclusion in a clinical trial not favourable as decided by the surgeon - Apparent hyperthyroidism or autonomous thyroid adenoma of the thyroid gland - Prior surgery or radiotherapy on involved lymph nodes / area - Major surgery within 28 days before tracer administration - Pregnant or nursing women, fertile women will need a negative pregnancy test prior to inclusion - History of iodine allergy or anaphylactic reactions to insect bites - Skin type >IV following Fitzpatrick skin classification (MSOT less reliable)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Concordance rate of SLNs identified by MSOT imaging and ICG versus the standard of care with Tc99m and lymphoscintigraphic imaging - Number of sentinel lymph nodes visualized with MSOT - Number of sentinel lymph nodes visualized with lymphoscintigraphy - Positive detection of ICG on the SLN specimen visualized with an ex vivo fluorescence imaging device | — |
Countries
Netherlands