Single Dose Investigator Initiated Pilot Study to Investigate CYTALUX (Pafolacianine) for Intraoperative Detection of Malignant Tissue in Subjects Undergoing Surgical Resection for Cancer.

NCT07039526 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-09-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of clinical trial is to test an FDA approved drug called Pafolacianine that attaches to cancer cells and lights up when seen through a special camera system in adults with a suspected primary diagnosis, or a high clinical suspicion of gastrointestinal, fore gut, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, esophageal malignancies and gyn malignancies planned for HIPEC/debulking, warranting surgery. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Can CYTALUX™ (pafolacianine) injection used with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent imaging improve the detection of malignant tissue in subjects undergoing surgical resection for cancer? Participants taking part in this study will receive the study medication. Then, during the surgery the investigator team will turn on the camera to evaluate if the tumor is visible with the help of the study medication. Taking part in this study will last about 2 months.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

CYTALUX™ (pafolacianine) injection preoperatively

CYTALUX™ (pafolacianine) injection: folate analog ligand conjugated with an indole cyanine green-like dye as a solution in vials containing 1.6 mL at 2 mg/mL. Each subject will be administered a single intravenous dose of not less than 1 hours before and not more than 24 hours before initiation of intraoperative NIR fluorescent imaging.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • On Target Laboratories, LLC

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • John Waters

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Waters, M.D. · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-19
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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