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Ulcerative Colitis (UC)Phase 1/2VOYAGERNCT07258641

Fluorescence Imaging of Adalimumab-680LT and Risankizumab-800CW in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A Phase 1/2 study testing 25mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW, Adalimumab-680LT 25mg and Risankizumab-800CW 15 mg/25 mg in people with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn Disease (CD), run by University Medical Center Groningen at 1 site in Netherlands.

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Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic relapsing inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract affecting 2.5 million patients in Europe alone. The majority of newly diagnosed patients are in adolescence or early adulthood and in the midst of their family life, career, and social development. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn Disease (CD)
What is being tested?
25mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW, Adalimumab-680LT 25mg and Risankizumab-800CW 15 mg/25 mg
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
15 Jan 2026to 1 Apr 2028
Phase
Phase 1/2
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients eligible for inclusion meet all of the following criteria:
  • Established IBD diagnosis (UC or CD).
  • Active disease: clinically active disease of the bowel is defined as at least mild activity using dedicated scoring indices or biochemically active disease as defined by a fecal calprotectin > 60 µg/g
  • Patients must be eligible for adalimumab or risankizumab therapy.
  • Age of 18 years
  • Written informed consent
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  • Clinical indication for an endoscopic procedure
  • For female subjects who are of childbearing potential, are premenopausal with intact reproductive organs, or are less than 2 years postmenopausal:
  • A negative pregnancy test (urine or blood test) must be available.

Who cannot join

  • A female study patient who is pregnant or provides breastfeeding
  • A female study patient of premenopausal age who does not use any reliable form of contraception at the time of adalimumab-680LT and/or risankizumab 800CW administration
  • Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent
  • Prior anti-IL23-specific therapy (IL23/IL12 combination therapy is not an exclusion criteria)
  • Prior anti-TNFα therapy in the last 6 weeks before inclusion
  • Previous treatment with adalimumab and detectable anti-adalimumab antibody levels

Trial locations and contacts

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

Wouter B Nagengast, MD, PharmD, PhD, Professor contact

+31(0)503612620

w.b.nagengast@umcg.nl

Antonio M da Costa de Pina, MSc contact

+31(0)625648290

a.m.da.costa.de.pina@umcg.nl

Netherlands1 site
  • University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, Provincie Groningen, 9713GZ

    Wouter B Nagengast, MD, PharmD, PhD, Professor, +31(0)503612620, w.b.nagengast@umcg.nl

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About this study

Official title: Dual Wavelength Fluorescence Imaging Using Fluorescently Labelled Adalimumab and Risankizumab for Visualizing Drug Targeting in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic relapsing inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract affecting 2.5 million patients in Europe alone. The majority of newly diagnosed patients are in adolescence or early adulthood and in the midst of their family life, career, and social development.

IBD comes with significant morbidity and complex treatment strategies and is associated with a high social burden and medical costs. Besides other factors, the pathogenesis of IBD is attributed to proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and Interleukin 23 (IL-23). Adalimumab, a human monoclonal anti-TNF antibody, and risankizumab, a humanized monoclonal anti-IL-23 antibody, are used to treat patients with moderate to severely active IBD. However, IBD patients often only partially respond to such biological immunomodulating therapies, resulting in high primary nonresponse (30-60%) and loss of response over time (48-58%). The investigators are currently missing reliable tools for response prediction because the limitations of current technologies do not allow the visualization of the molecular phenotype or heterogeneity within patients. Therefore, patients are potentially exposed to a non-effective treatment and its potential side effects while clinical deterioration is ongoing. In addition, it remains completely unknown for most biologicals used for IBD therapy whether they reach their actual targets in the tissue and if a sufficient local concentration is present to achieve treatment response. To develop a predictive tool for assessment of therapeutic (non-)response to patients and gain insights into local drug concentrations in individual patients before initiating anti-TNF or anti-IL23 therapy, the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), fluorescently labeled adalimumab (adalimumab-680LT) and risankizumab (risankizumab-800CW) to visualize and quantify the labeled drugs in diseased tissue with dedicated optical fluorescence imaging systems. In previous studies, the investigators have proven that those tracers bind to TNFα/IL23 in the mucosa after intravenous injection and that the investigators can investigate the drug distribution in vivo due to the colocalization of the fluorescently labeled compound. The aim of this follow-up study is to assess the feasibility of simultaneous dual wavelength imaging of adalimumab-680LT and risankizumab-800CW at baseline and evaluate target saturation after at least 14 weeks of adalimumab or risankizumab therapy. The investigators will also use in vivo and ex vivo fluorescence molecular imaging (FMI) to visualize tracer target cells and the patient's molecular phenotype for potential treatment response prediction in IBD patients in the future.

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The investigators will determine the feasibility of dual wavelengths molecular fluorescence imaging using the GMPproduced near-infrared fluorescent tracers adalimumab-680LT and risankizumab-800CW for visualizing medicine distribution in and ex vivo IBD patients with dedicated fluorescence imaging systems.

Furthermore, the investigators will evaluate TNF and IL23 target saturation after 14 weeks of adalimumab or risankizumab therapy and characterize the tissue microenvironment where the drug is abundant and identify potential drug target cells.

Being tested
25mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW, Adalimumab-680LT 25mg, Risankizumab-800CW 15 mg/25 mg
Keywords
Fluorescence Molecular Endoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Risankizumab-800CW, Adalimumab-680LT
Medical subject headings
Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

What participants receive

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

  • 25mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CWDrug

    Adalimumab-680LT and risankizumab-800CW will be administered intravenously. 2-3 days later, a Fluorescence Molecular Imaging procedure will be performed to enable the visualisation and detection of dual-wavelength fluorescence signals.

  • Adalimumab-680LT 25mgDrug

    Adalimumab-680LT will be administered intravenously. 2-3 days later, a Fluorescence Molecular Imaging procedure will be performed to enable the visualisation and detection of fluorescence signals.

  • Risankizumab-800CW 15 mg/25 mgDrug

    Risankizumab-800CW will be administered intravenously. 2-3 days later, a Fluorescence Molecular Imaging procedure will be performed to enable the visualisation and detection of fluorescence signals.

Study groups in NCT07258641
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
25 mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CWExperimentalPatients receive 25 mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW and undergo a Fluorescence Molecular Imaging Procedure
Receives: Drug: 25mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW
25 mg adalimumab-680LTExperimentalPatients starting with adalimumab will receive 25 mg adalimumab-680LT and undergo a Fluorescence Molecular Imaging procedure
Receives: Drug: Adalimumab-680LT 25mg
15/25 mg risankizumab-800CWExperimentalPatients starting with risankizumab receive 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW and undergo a Fluorescence Molecular Imaging procedure
Receives: Drug: Risankizumab-800CW 15 mg/25 mg
No second procedureNo interventionPatients starting with drugs other than adalimumab or risankizumab will not undergo a second procedure

What is being measured

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

  1. To investigate the feasibility of using dual wavelengths fluorescence molecular endoscopy (FME)

    Visual evaluation and distinction of both tracers during FME (visible signal yes/no), as well as TBR and CNR calculations, will be performed to assess in vivo signal detectability.

    Measured: 12 months

  2. To investigate the feasibility of using ex vivo fluorescence molecular imaging (FMI) to detect adalimumab-680LT and risankizumab-800CW signals

    Ex vivo analysis will include mean fluorescence intensities (MFIs) of biopsies, MDSFR/SFF measurements, and fluorescence and light sheet microscopy to quantify and localize tracer signals.

    Measured: 12 months

  3. Blood pressure

    Systolic and diastolic in millimeters of mercure (mmHg)

    Measured: Five minutes before, and five and sixty minutes after tracer administration

  4. Heart rate

    Beats per minute

    Measured: Five minutes before, and five and sixty minutes after tracer administration

  5. Temperature

    Degrees Celsius

    Measured: Five minutes before, and five and sixty minutes after tracer administration

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. To investigate a potential correlation of in vivo and ex vivo fluorescence signal intensities and target saturation to clinical response/remission after 14 weeks of adalimumab/risankizumab therapy regimen in patients with IBD.

    This will involve semi-quantitative and spectroscopic analysis of fluorescence signals during endoscopy and in biopsies, comparison with inflammation scores, and molecular validation of tracer binding and immune cell localization to assess predictive and response-related biomarkers.

    Measured: 12 months

  2. To quantify the fluorescence signals of the tracers in vivo by using single-fiber reflectance/single-fiber fluorescence (MDSFR/SFF) spectroscopy and correlate these measurements to inflammation severity.

    This will be achieved through real-time spectroscopic quantification of fluorescence signals during endoscopy in each investigated bowel segment, followed by comparison with endoscopic and histologic inflammation scores to assess the relationship between tracer signal intensity and tissue inflammation.

    Measured: 12 months

  3. To evaluate the adalimumab-680LT and risankizumab-800CW distribution inside mucosal biopsies

    This will be achieved through 3D ex vivo fluorescence signal analysis of intact biopsies collected from high and low fluorescence areas during endoscopy, enabling assessment of tracer distribution across inflamed and non-inflamed tissue. Additional validation will include SDS-PAGE to confirm tracer integrity, fluorescence microscopy, and immunofluorescence staining to visualize and quantify tracer-positive cells and their immune cell types.

    Measured: 12 months

  4. To identify the composition of immune cells in the mucosal microenvironment of IBD patients and gain new insights into the target cells and distribution of adalimumab and risankizumab

    This will be addressed through fluorescence microscopy and immunofluorescence staining of FFPE biopsy slides to visualize adalimumab-680LT and risankizumab-800CW signals and identify immune cell types (e.g., CD68, CD3, CD8, CD20). The number and distribution of tracer-positive cells and immune subsets will be quantified to explore associations with therapy response and mucosal immune profiles.

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Dec 2025
  2. Study start15 Jan 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Apr 2028 (estimated)

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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 1/2
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07258641
Sponsor's protocol ID
UMCG 21773
Other IDs
2025-521420-30-00, 2025
Acronym
VOYAGER
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
20 Nov 2025
Last updated
14 Jan 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing 25mg adalimumab-680LT and 15/25 mg risankizumab-800CW, Adalimumab-680LT 25mg and Risankizumab-800CW 15 mg/25 mg in people with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn Disease (CD), run by University Medical Center Groningen at 1 site in Netherlands.

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 9 inclusion and 6 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jan 2026. 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 Netherlands. 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.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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 Wouter B Nagengast, MD, PharmD, PhD, Professor (+31(0)503612620, w.b.nagengast@umcg.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To investigate the feasibility of using dual wavelengths fluorescence molecular endoscopy (FME) (time frame: 12 months). The study lists 5 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 14 Jan 2026.

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