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Robotic Endomicroscopy to Better Define Resection Strategies Applied to Hepatic Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hepatocarcinoma
Hepatic Metastasis
Hepatic Tumor
Interventions
Device: Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
Registration Number
NCT03718078
Lead Sponsor
Mauna Kea Technologies
Brief Summary

This study aims at assessing the feasibility of Probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) during laparoscopic hepatic masses resection for intra-operative characterisation of hepatic masses and surgical margins assessment.

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer deaths in the Western countries. In France, 45.000 new patients develop colorectal cancer every year. The liver is the most common organ targeted by CRLM, representing 50%. Approximately, 15-25% of colorectal cancer patients have synchronous CRLM at initial workup, and 20-30% patients sustain subsequent liver metastases within few years following diagnosis.

The strategy for colorectal cancer liver metastasis resection and liver cancer has evolved to a parenchymatic sparing procedure. This technic aims to minimize surgical margins width while removing the tumor. Therefore, the current standard for resection margins is a margin width superior to 1mm. However, there is still a debate concerning the margin width. Indeed, with modern chemotherapy, several studies reported no statistical differences in the overall survival between R0 patients and R1 patients treated with chemotherapy. However, in order to preserve patients from chemotherapy treatments' adverse effects an intra-operative microscopic assessment of surgical margins should be set up in order to reduce R1 margins occurrence.

Ex vivo study:

Surgical specimens obtained during hepatectomy will be imaged to generate an atlas of pCLE images.

In vivo study:

Intraoperative characterization of sub-capsular hepatic masses and surgical margins will be assessed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Over 18 years
  • Scheduled for a surgical resection of hepatic masses
  • Provided signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Allergy to Indocyanine green (ICG)
  • Kidney failure
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Confocal Laser EndomicroscopyConfocal Laser Endomicroscopylt includes patients will undergo probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy during laparoscopic hepatic masses resection.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
malignant pCLE criteria1 year

Definition of pCLE criteria for normal and malignant hepatic tissues

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pathological pCLE criteria1 year

Definition of pCLE criteria for pathological hepatic parenchyma (non tumoral)

Number of participants with CLE imaging-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.01 year

The device safety will be measured by assessing the occurence and severity of adverse events during the study

Audio/video telecommunication quality1 year

The telecommunication quality will be assessed using a questionnaire that the surgeon and the anatomopathologist will fill at the end of each procedure

Ease of use of the endomicroscopy device1 year

The ease of use of the endomicroscopy device will be assessed using a questionnaire that the surgeon will fill at the end of each procedure

Stability and reproducibility of images/sequences during procedures1 year

The stability and reproducibility of endomicroscopy images will be assessed using a questionnaire that the surgeon and the anatomopathologist will fill at the end of each procedure

pCLE criteria diagnostic performance1 year

The diagnostic performance of identified pCLE criteria will be expressed by their sensitivities, specificities, negative predictive value and positive predictive value.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris

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Paris, France

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