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Endometrial CancerSENT-OSNANCT06935305

OSNA Versus Ultrastaging to Detect Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Endometrial Cancer

A study testing OSNA and Ultrastaging in people with Endometrial Cancer, run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.

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Trial summary

Patients enrolled in the study will be randomized before surgery: in one study arm, the search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the ultrastaging method (standard), while in the other arm it will be conducted using the OSNA method. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Endometrial Cancer
What is being tested?
OSNA and Ultrastaging
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,922 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
30 Jul 2025to 17 Mar 2029
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed endometrial cancer
  • Apparent (pre-operative) FIGO stage I-II
  • Radical surgery
  • Attempt of SLN mapping

Who cannot join

  • Uterine sarcoma (including endometrial stromal sarcoma)
  • Fertility sparing surgery
  • Dedifferentiated histology
  • Undifferentiated histology
  • Neoadjuvant therapy
  • Previous surgery to pelvic lymph nodes
  • Lymph nodes with short axis >15 mm at pre-operative imaging

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Italy1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    Rome, Italy, 00168

    Francesco Fanfani, +39 0630153421, francesco.fanfani@policlinicogemelli.it

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) Versus Ultrastaging to Detect Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Endometrial Cancer: a Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial (SENT-OSNA Study)

Patients enrolled in the study will be randomized before surgery: in one study arm, the search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the ultrastaging method (standard), while in the other arm it will be conducted using the OSNA method.

Read the detailed description

This is a non-inferiority randomized trial with the incidence of patients with metastatic SLN as primary endpoint. Based on recent literature, incidence of patients with metastatic SLN detected by ultrastaging has an average value of 11%. Assuming a -4% as the maximum allowable difference in detection rate to declare non-inferiority, a power of 80% and a significance level of 2.5% (one-side) a sample size of 1922 (961 per arm) is needed. Two interim analyses are planned, one after the first 640 and the second after 1280 patients. At the first interim analysis null hypothesis (inferiority of OSNA with respect to ultrastaging) will be rejected at a significance level <0.00010 otherwise the study will go on and at the second analysis the null hypothesis will be rejected at a significance level of 0.0059. The final analysis will use 0.0189 as significance threshold. The O'Brien Fleming alpha spending function was used to define these values.

The primary endpoint is defined as the proportion of patients with positive SLN over the total of randomized patients. This proportion will be reported together with the 95% confidence interval to better identify the range of inferential values. Incidence of isolated tumor cells, micro- and macro-metastasis will be calculated.

Number of copies of CK19 mRNA to define volume of metastases will be adapted from previous reports.

To describe the sample, quantitative variables will be summarized using median and interquartile range while categorical items will be reported as absolute counts and percentages. Patients will be described according the arm they were randomized to. A first analysis will be performed on an Intent-To-Treat basis, considering all randomized patients. A secondary analysis will be performed on the Per-Protocol population.

Being tested
OSNA, Ultrastaging
Keywords
endometrial cancer, OSNA, sentinel lymph node, ultrastaging
Medical subject headings
Endometrial Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • OSNADevice

    The search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the OSNA method

  • UltrastagingDevice

    The search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the ultrastaging method

Study groups in NCT06935305
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ultrastaging armActive comparatorIn this study arm, the search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the ultrastaging method (standard)
Receives: Device: Ultrastaging
OSNA armExperimentalIn this arm the search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the OSNA method (experimental)
Receives: Device: OSNA

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of SLN metastasis detected by OSNA versus ultrastaging method

    We will evaluate the number of lymph node metastases identified with both methods, in order to calculate the incidence of lymph node metastases for each group

    Measured: From enrollment to the acquisition of the histological examination (8 weeks)

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Overall survival (measured in months) in patients with a diagnosis of lymph node metastases (identified with OSNA and ultrastaging), performing stratification by molecular class.

    The aim is to assess the impact of both techniques on staging, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies, optimizing patient management according to molecular subtypes.

    Measured: 3 years (a 3-year follow-up is planned)

  2. Disease-free survival (measured in months) in patients with a diagnosis of lymph node metastases (identified with OSNA and ultrastaging), performing stratification by molecular class.

    The aim is to assess the impact of both techniques on staging, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies, optimizing patient management according to molecular subtypes.

    Measured: 3 years (a 3-year follow-up is planned)

  3. 3 year disease-free survival (measured in months) in OSNA versus ultrastaging negative patients

    The study evaluates 3 year disease-free survival in endometrial carcinoma patients with negative sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) according to OSNA and ultrastaging. By comparing both techniques, the research aims to determine their prognostic value and potential implications for tailoring post-surgical management and follow-up strategies

    Measured: 3 years (a 3-year follow-up is planned)

  4. 3 year overall survival (measured in months) in OSNA versus ultrastaging negative patients

    The study evaluates 3 year overall survival in endometrial carcinoma patients with negative sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) according to OSNA and ultrastaging. By comparing both techniques, the research aims to determine their prognostic value and potential implications for tailoring post-surgical management and follow-up strategies

    Measured: 3 years (a 3-year follow-up is planned)

  5. 5-year disease-free survival (measured in months) in OSNA versus ultrastaging negative patients

    The study evaluates 5-year disease-free survival in endometrial carcinoma patients with negative sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) according to OSNA and ultrastaging. By comparing both techniques, the research aims to determine their prognostic value and potential implications for tailoring post-surgical management and follow-up strategies

    Measured: 5 years

  6. 5-year overall survival (measured in months) in OSNA versus ultrastaging negative patients

    The study evaluates 5-year overall survival in endometrial carcinoma patients with negative sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) according to OSNA and ultrastaging. By comparing both techniques, the research aims to determine their prognostic value and potential implications for tailoring post-surgical management and follow-up strategies

    Measured: 5 years

  7. Incidence of endosalpingiosis in ultrastaging arm

    The study investigates the incidence of endosalpingiosis in the ultrastaging arm of sentinel lymph node analysis in endometrial carcinoma. The aim is to assess its frequency, potential clinical significance, and implications for pathological interpretation and patient management.

    Measured: From enrollment to the acquisition of the histological examination (8 weeks)

  8. Total Tumor Load (calculating by summing the number of copies of CK19 from each sentinel lymph node) and correlation with prognosis

    The study examines the total tumor load (TTL), defined as the sum of CK19 copies from each sentinel lymph node (SLN), and its correlation with prognosis.

    Measured: 3 years (a 3-year follow-up is planned)

  9. Dimension of SLN (measured in millimeters) metastases at ultrastaging and correlation with prognosis

    The study analyzes the size of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases detected through ultrastaging and its correlation with prognosis in endometrial carcinoma. The objective is to evaluate the prognostic significance of metastasis dimensions and their potential impact on clinical management and treatment decisions.

    Measured: 3 years (a 3-year follow-up is planned)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Apr 2025
  2. Study start30 Jul 2025
  3. Primary completion17 Sep 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion17 Mar 2029 (estimated)

Resources

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Patients enrolled in the study will be randomized before surgery: in one study arm, the search for lymph node metastases in surgically removed sentinel lymph nodes will occur using the ultrastaging method (standard), while in the other arm it will be conducted using the OSNA method.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,922 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06935305
Sponsor's protocol ID
7170
Acronym
SENT-OSNA
Status last verified
Dec 2024
First submitted
9 Feb 2025
Last updated
18 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Marchocki Z, Cusimano MC, Clarfield L, Kim SR, Fazelzad R, Espin-Garcia O, Bouchard-Fortier G, Rossi EC, Stewart KI, Soliman PT, How JA, Gotlieb WH, Holloway RW, Ianieri MM, Cabrera S, Lim YK, Ferguson SE. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in high-grade endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of performance characteristics. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Oct;225(4):367.e1-367.e39. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.034. Epub 2021 May 29.

    PubMed 34058168
  • Persson J, Salehi S, Bollino M, Lonnerfors C, Falconer H, Geppert B. Pelvic Sentinel lymph node detection in High-Risk Endometrial Cancer (SHREC-trial)-the final step towards a paradigm shift in surgical staging. Eur J Cancer. 2019 Jul;116:77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.04.025. Epub 2019 Jun 7.

    PubMed 31181536
  • Koh WJ, Abu-Rustum NR, Bean S, Bradley K, Campos SM, Cho KR, Chon HS, Chu C, Cohn D, Crispens MA, Damast S, Dorigo O, Eifel PJ, Fisher CM, Frederick P, Gaffney DK, George S, Han E, Higgins S, Huh WK, Lurain JR 3rd, Mariani A, Mutch D, Nagel C, Nekhlyudov L, Fader AN, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Tillmanns T, Ueda S, Wyse E, Yashar CM, McMillian NR, Scavone JL. Uterine Neoplasms, Version 1.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Feb;16(2):170-199. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.0006.

    PubMed 29439178
  • Bodurtha Smith AJ, Fader AN, Tanner EJ. Sentinel lymph node assessment in endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 May;216(5):459-476.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.1033. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

    PubMed 27871836
  • Bogani G, Murgia F, Ditto A, Raspagliesi F. Sentinel node mapping vs. lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Jun;153(3):676-683. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.03.254. Epub 2019 Apr 2.

    PubMed 30952370
  • Concin N, Matias-Guiu X, Vergote I, Cibula D, Mirza MR, Marnitz S, Ledermann J, Bosse T, Chargari C, Fagotti A, Fotopoulou C, Gonzalez Martin A, Lax S, Lorusso D, Marth C, Morice P, Nout RA, O'Donnell D, Querleu D, Raspollini MR, Sehouli J, Sturdza A, Taylor A, Westermann A, Wimberger P, Colombo N, Planchamp F, Creutzberg CL. ESGO/ESTRO/ESP guidelines for the management of patients with endometrial carcinoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2021 Jan;31(1):12-39. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-002230. Epub 2020 Dec 18.

    PubMed 33397713
  • Lortet-Tieulent J, Ferlay J, Bray F, Jemal A. International Patterns and Trends in Endometrial Cancer Incidence, 1978-2013. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Apr 1;110(4):354-361. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djx214.

    PubMed 29045681
  • Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fuchs HE, Jemal A. Cancer Statistics, 2021. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021 Jan;71(1):7-33. doi: 10.3322/caac.21654. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

    PubMed 33433946
  • Bizzarri N, Giuliano MC, Parisi G, Pirrelli F, Giannarelli D, Perrone E, Dinoi G, Capasso I, Querleu D, Zannoni GF, Cucinella G, Zapardiel I, Vizzielli G, Fagotti A, Fanfani F. One-step nucleic acid amplification versus ultra-staging to detect sentinel lymph node metastasis in endometrial cancer: a randomized, multi-center, controlled trial (SENT-OSNA Trial). Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2026 Feb 16:104601. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgc.2026.104601. Online ahead of print.

    PubMed 41794557

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing OSNA and Ultrastaging in people with Endometrial Cancer, run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.

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 4 inclusion and 7 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Nov 2025. 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 Italy. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Francesco Fanfani, Professor (+390630153421, francesco.fanfani@policlinicogemelli.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of SLN metastasis detected by OSNA versus ultrastaging method (time frame: From enrollment to the acquisition of the histological examination (8 weeks)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06935305, which also lists 9 linked publications.

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 18 Nov 2025.

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