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Colon CancerNCT04351009

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Analysis in Colon Cancer Using Indocyanine Green Dye

A study testing sentinel lymph node mapping in people with Colon Cancer, run by Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India at 1 site in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Approximately 20-30 % of colon cancer patients who have no metastasis in lymph nodes after definitive colectomy have recurrence with distant metastasis. These recurrences could be due to missed occult tumor cells or micrometastasis. Detailed examination of all lymph nodes is expensive and time consuming. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Colon Cancer
What is being tested?
sentinel lymph node mapping
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
8 Jun 2020to 30 Jun 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 years or older Biopsy proven colon cancer Scheduled for laparoscopic/open colectomy

Who cannot join

  • Prior colorectal surgery Gross lymph node invasion on pre-operative imaging or intraoperative staging Advanced disease (T4 disease or metastasis) on preoperative imaging or intraoperative staging Allergy to iodide containing compounds, human albumin or Indocyanine green dye History of hyperthyroidism or thyroid adenoma Palliative surgery Advanced hepatic failure Advanced renal failure

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

India1 site
  • Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

    Hyderabad, Telangana, 500082

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About this study

Official title: Intra-operative Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Using Indocyanine Green Dye Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Colon Cancer: Prospective Single Center Study

Approximately 20-30 % of colon cancer patients who have no metastasis in lymph nodes after definitive colectomy have recurrence with distant metastasis. These recurrences could be due to missed occult tumor cells or micrometastasis. Detailed examination of all lymph nodes is expensive and time consuming. Sentinel lymph node mapping using Indocyanine green dye helps in identifying the lymph nodes which are most likely to harbour metastasis. These sentinel lymph nodes can be subsequently subjected to detailed pathologic examination and immunohistochemistry which increases the likelihood of identifying micrometastasis and occult tumor cells. Patients found to harbour such metastasis can be treated with additional chemotherapy after surgery. The aim of the study is to examine the feasibility of sentinel lymph node mapping using Indocyanine green dye in colon cancer and evaluate the upstaging rate in post-operative colon cancer patients who don't have metastatic lymph nodes on routine histopathology.

Read the detailed description

All patients of colon cancer fulfilling the inclusion criteria and excluding the patients according to the exclusion criteria will undergo standard laparoscopic/open colectomy.

Indocyanine green dye is injected around the tumor in subserosal location for open surgeries and submucosally after on-table colonoscopy for laparoscopic surgeries and followed with near-infrared scope. Patients will undergo intra-operative on-table colonoscopy after induction of anesthesia. All sentinel nodes will be marked with clips/sutures for identification by the pathologist post-operatively. Any aberrant lymph nodes identified outside the planned resection margins will be excised, marked with the position of excision and sent separately from the gross specimen. After this the surgeon will proceed with the surgery including vascular ligation and resection of mesocolon.

After surgery, all the lymph nodes identified in the specimen including the tagged sentinel lymph nodes will be examined using standard Hematoxylin and eosin staining. If all the lymph nodes are negative for metastasis, the sentinel lymph nodes will undergo additional stepwise sections and immunohistochemistry for pancytokeratin.

Conditions
Colon Cancer
Being tested
sentinel lymph node mapping
Keywords
Sentinel lymph node, Indocyanine green
Medical subject headings
Colonic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • sentinel lymph node mappingProcedure or surgery

    Through on-table colonoscopy indocyanine green solution will be injected in the submucosa at 2-4 points around the tumor for laparoscopic surgeries. Dye will be injected in the subserosa at 2-4 points for open surgeries. Lymphatic flow from the tumor will be mapped in real time with near-infrared fluorescence imaging scope and sentinel lymph nodes will be identified.

Study groups in NCT04351009
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Indocyanine green sentinel lymph node mappingExperimentalIndocyanine green dye is injected in the submucosa or subserosa around the tumor to identify sentinel lymph nodes intra-operatively with near infrared fluorescence imaging.
Receives: Procedure: sentinel lymph node mapping

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Detection rate

    Proportion of the number of successful sentinel lymph node procedures out of all executed sentinel lymph node procedures.

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Upstaging rate

    Sentinel lymph nodes in patients are pathologically node negative on routine evaluation with undergo detailed evaluation using serial sections and immunohistochemistry to identify micrometastasis and occult tumor cells. The proportion of node negative patients who are upstaged will be calculated.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Accuracy

    No of patients with successful sentinel lymph node mapping - False negatives/ No of patients with successful sentinel lymph node mapping.

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Negative predictive value

    number of patients in whom a negative sentinel lymph node correctly predicted the lymph node status of the total lymph node yield.

    Measured: 2 years

  3. Aberrant lymph node drainage

    proportion of sentinel lymph nodes identified outside planned resection margins and their tumor bearing status .

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Apr 2020
  2. Study start8 Jun 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2022
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Sentinel lymph node mapping: 25 mg of Indocyanine green dye diluted in 1 ml of 20% Albumin solution and 9 ml of 0.9% Normal saline solution will be used. Injections (0.5-1 ml) will be given in the submucosa or subserosa at 2-4 points around the tumor proximally and distally. Lymphatic flow will be followed after injection in real time with Near-infrared fluorescence imaging scope until sentinel lymph nodes will be identified.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04351009
Sponsor's protocol ID
ICG001
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
15 Apr 2020
Last updated
6 Jul 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing sentinel lymph node mapping in people with Colon Cancer, run by Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India at 1 site in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jul 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Detection rate (time frame: 2 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Jul 2022.

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