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Near-infrared Image Guided Surgery in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02743975
Lead Sponsor
University Medical Center Groningen
Brief Summary

There is a need for better visualization of resection margins and detection of small tumor deposits during surgery for pancreatic cancer. Optical molecular imaging of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated biomarkers is a promising technique to accommodate this need. The biomarker Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer tissue versus normal tissue and has proven to be a valid target for molecular imaging. VEGF-A can be targeted by the monoclonal antibody bevacizumab. Monoclonal antibodies can be labeled by the near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye IRDye800CW (800CW). The investigators hypothesize that bevacizumab-800CW accumulates in VEGF expressing cancer, enabling pancreatic cancer visualization using a NIR intraoperative camera system. In this pilot intervention study the investigators will determine the optimal dosage of bevacizumab-800CW (4,5 10, 25 or 50mg) to detect pancreatic cancer tissue intraoperatively.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • Patients with clinical suspicion of pancreatic head cancer who are scheduled to undergo surgical intervention with curative intent
  • World Health Organization (WHO) performance score 0-2.
  • Signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent.
  • Other invasive malignancy
  • Pregnant or lactating women. Documentation of a negative pregnancy test must be available for woman of childbearing potential. Woman of childbearing potential are pre- menopausal women with intact reproductive organs and women less than two years after menopause.
  • Prior neo-adjuvant chemo- of radiotherapy
  • History of infusion reactions to bevacizumab or other monoclonal antibody therapies.
  • Inadequately controlled hypertension with or without current antihypertensive medications
  • Within 6 months prior to inclusion: myocardial infarction, Transient Ischemic Attack, Cerebral Vascular Accident, pulmonary embolism, uncontrolled chronic hepatic failure, unstable angina pectoris.
  • Anticoagulant therapy with vitamine K antagonists
  • Patients receiving Class 1A (quinidine, procainamide) or class III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents
  • Evidence of QTc (corrected QT interval) prolongation on pretreatment ECG (greater than 44ms in males of greater than 450ms in females)
  • Magnesium, potassium and calcium below the lower limit of normal range.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment groupBevacizumab-800CWBevacizumab-800CW
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tracer accumulation in tumor tissue vs normal pancreatic tissue assessed by intraoperatively and ex vivo measuring of the mean fluorescent intensityup to 6 months

Mean Fluorescent Intensity (MFI) measured in tumor tissue compared to normal pancreatic tissue at macroscopic and microscopic level

Finding optimal dose of Bevacizumab-800CW for intraoperative imaging of pancreatic cancer measured by calculating Target to Background ratios (TBR)3 days after tracer injection

TBR of each dose group assessed by intraoperative imaging as well as ex vivo imaging

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse eventsUp to 4 weeks after tracer injection

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Radboud University Medical Center

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Nijmegen, Netherlands

University Medical Center Groningen

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Groningen, Netherlands

Leiden University Medical Center

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Leiden, Netherlands

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