Clinical trial · Interventional
Infrared Lymphangiography as a Method of Sentinel Node Identification
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The initial treatment for most people with melanoma involves wide excision of the skin and sentinel node biopsy. As with other cancers, the status of the sentinel node provides important prognostic information to the patient and physician. Sentinel node biopsy was first developed using only a blue dye. Technetium99, a radioactive protein, was added later and provides the ability to image the patient and identify relevant lymph node basins. For the last 15 years or so, the standard method of SLN localization includes both tech99 and blue dye. While the rates of localization overall are excellent, these methods each have drawbacks. We are investigating a new method of finding sentinel nodes that uses a green dye that has an infrared signal. Our hypothesis is that indocyanine green (ICG) and real time lymphangiography is equivalent to technetium99 and methylene blue in identifying sentinel nodes (SLN) in patients with melanoma.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Sentinel Node | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indocyanine green | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Methylene blue | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Technetium99 | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Indocyanine Green
- description
- Single arm study, each subject receives 0.9ml ICG, methylene blue and technetium 99.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Indocyanine green
- Drug: Technetium99
- Drug: Methylene blue
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Equivalence of ICG and Real Time Lymphangiography to technetium99 and Blue Dye in Localizing Sentinel Nodes
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks
- description
- The primary outcome measure is the accuracy of indocyanine green (ICG) and real time lymphangiography to identify sentinel nodes (SLN) in patients with melanoma, compared to tech99 and methylene blue. Tech99 is considered the standard, for comparison. Accuracy is being determined by the number of sentinel nodes that are identified with ICG, compared to tech99 or methylene blue.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed melanoma. * All patients with melanoma of the arm, leg or trunk who qualify for a sentinel node biopsy based on the characteristics of their primary tumor are eligible to participate. Patients with melanoma that is T1b or greater are recommended to have a sentinel node biopsy. * Age \>18 years. Melanoma is extremely uncommon in children, this disease is not relevant in this age group. * The effects of IC-Green on the developing human fetus at the recommended therapeutic dose are unknown. For this reason women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, the patient should inform the treating physician immediately. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with melanoma on the head or neck are excluded * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to IC-Green, sodium iodide or other agents used in the study. * Pregnant women are excluded from this study
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDJain V, Phillips BT, Conkling N, Pameijer C. Sentinel lymph node detection using laser-assisted indocyanine green dye lymphangiography in patients with melanoma. Int J Surg Oncol. 2013;2013:904214. doi: 10.1155/2013/904214. Epub 2013 Dec 8. PMID 24382997