About this trial
This study will investigate the tumor-associated vasculature of patients with solid tumors. The investigators will use a technology known as intravital microscopy (IVM) in order to visualize in real-time the vessels associated with solid tumors. The IVM observations may determine if an individual patient's tumor vessels would be amenable to receiving systemic therapy, based on the functionality of the vessels.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years of age
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status of ≤ 2
Measurable tumor by direct visualization requiring surgical resection in the operating room (OR)
Tumor types of origin include gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colorectal, sarcoma, brain, or breast cancer that may involve the axillary lymph nodes cancers. Tumors may be primary or metastatic
Disqualifiers
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations
Renal dysfunction as defined as a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 45
Liver dysfunction as defined by Child-Pugh score > 5, or liver function test (LFT)'s 1.5 x above normal range
Any known allergy or prior reaction to fluorescein or a positive skin prick test to fluorescein
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Diagnostic Microscopy
- Fluorescein Sodium Injection