An Imaging Agent (Pafolacianine) for Identifying Lesions in Pediatric Patients With Primary or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-17
SponsorMayo Clinic

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

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators