This phase II trial studies whether indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during surgery (intraoperative) works to improve the identification of head and neck tumor cells in patients with a mucosal origin and who are at a high risk of the cancer coming back after a period of improvement (recurrence). ICG fluorescence imaging is an imaging technique that uses a fluorescent dye, ICG, and a special camera to create an image. Areas of tissue in which the ICG accumulates glow when viewed with the special camera. Researchers think that the ICG will accumulate in the areas that contain tumor cells, which may help to identify head and neck tumor cells in patients with a mucosal origin and at a high risk of recurrence.
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT07149207.
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United States
South Carolina
Charleston
Medical University of South CarolinaStatus: Active
Contact: Jason G Newman
Phone: 843-792-8299
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine if visualization of the tumor-tissue interface is altered using ICG tumor fluorescence during head and neck cancer surgery, and to evaluate the performance of ICG fluorescence (positive or negative) relative to gold standard pathologic evaluation.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine which dimensions of the tumor-tissue interface are altered by ICG fluorescence relative to white light visualization.
II. Evaluate the performance of white light visualization relative to gold standard pathologic evaluation.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive ICG intravenously (IV) over 40-60 minutes up to 5 days before standard surgical resection. Patients then undergo fluorescence imaging over 15-20 minutes of the tumor prior to surgical resection as well as of the resection bed after the completion of surgical resection. Patients may also undergo biopsy on study.
After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 2-4 weeks after surgery.
Lead OrganizationMedical University of South Carolina
Principal InvestigatorJason G Newman