About this trial
This phase III trial studies how well pafolacianine works for identifying cancerous lesions in children and adolescent patients with primary solid tumors or solid tumors that have spread from where they first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Pafolacianine is a fluorescent imaging agent that targets folate receptors which are overexpressed in many cancers and is used with near infrared (NIR) imaging during surgery to identify tumor cells. NIR uses a special camera that uses wavelengths in the infrared range to visualize and locate the tumor cells that are lit up by the pafolacianine. Giving pafolacianine for NIR imaging may work better than other imaging agents in identifying cancerous lesions in pediatric patients with solid tumors.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Willingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent
Age 6 months to 17 years
Have a diagnosis, or a high clinical suspicion, of a solid tumor in the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, or extremities with a plan for surgical resection including embryonal tumors, sarcomas, neurogenic tumors, carcinomas, mesenchymal tumors, germ cell tumors. Children may undergo surgical resection or biopsy of a solid tumor that is suspected to be malignant without a separate preoperative biopsy; therefore, the tumor type may not be definitively known preoperatively
Disqualifiers
Previous exposure to Cytalux™ (pafolacianine) injection
Any medical condition that in the judgement of the investigators could potentially jeopardize the safety of the participant
History of anaphylactic reactions to products containing indocyanine green for near infrared imaging. Participants with a medical history of 'idiopathic anaphylaxis' will require evaluation
History of allergy to any of the components of Cytalux™ (pafolacianine) injection
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Biospecimen Collection
- Near Infrared Imaging
- Pafolacianine Sodium
- Surgical Procedure