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A pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of fluorescent sentinel lymph node identification in colon carcinoma using Indocyanine green.

Recruiting
Conditions
cT1-T2 colon carcinoma
Registration Number
NL-OMON24349
Lead Sponsor
Meander Medical Centre, Department of Surgery
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

Oral and written informed consent (IC);
- Aged 18 years and older;
- Pathologically confirmed and/or suspected T1-T2 colon carcinoma without (suspected) lymph node metastases.

Exclusion Criteria

- Distant metastasis;
- cT3- T 4 disease based on pre-operative assessment;
- Metastatic or T 4 disease discovered during intraoperative staging;
- A tumour too large to pass endoscopically;
- Pregnancy, lactation or a planned pregnancy during the course of the study.
- Known allergy to any of the compound used for SLN identification (ICG, iodine or sodium iodide);
- Suspected or proven lymph node metastasis;
- Previous colon surgery;
- Contra-indication for robotic surgery;
- Ink marking close to the tumour;
- Severe kidney- or liver failure;
- Hyperthyroidism or an autonomously functioning thyroid adenoma.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Identification rate of SLN with ICG: Number of patients with one or more SLNs identified / total number of procedures (n, %).<br>2. Adverse events related towards ICG: Number of adverse events related towards ICG / total number of procedures (n, %).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
3. False negative SLNs: The SLNs are negative whereas the non-sentinel nodes (NSNs) were positive (number).<br>4. True negative SLNs: Both the SLNs and NSNs are negative (number). <br>5. Sensitivity: The number of patients with a positive SLN / the total number of node positive patients (n, %).<br>6. Upstaging: The number of patients with SLNs positive for micro- or macrometastases by serial slicing and IHC / the number of patients who were node negative by H&E examination (n, %).<br>7. Aberrant lymph node status: The number of patients with aberrant lymph nodes, and the status of these lymph nodes considering micro- or macrometastases. <br>8. Accuracy: (The total number of patients with a positive SLN + the number of patients with a truenegative SLN) / number of patients with an identified SLN (n, %).
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