Clinical trial · Observational
Device Validation of Augmented-Reality ICG Fluorescence Imaging for Sentinel Lymph Node Detection in Breast Cancer
Validation of Augmented-Reality/Virtual-Reality Goggle-Based Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Sentinel Lymph Node Detection in Patients With Breast Cancer
- 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)
This study evaluates how accurately augmented-reality goggles with indocyanine green (ICG) near-infrared fluorescence can identify sentinel (first-draining) lymph nodes during breast cancer surgery. The goggles and ICG signal are used to mark candidate sentinel nodes, and an additional observer may record near-infrared images during the operation for device-performance assessment. These imaging findings do not change the surgical procedure. The candidate nodes and all removed tissue are examined by histopathology, which serves as the reference standard. Two hundred patients undergoing breast cancer surgery will take part. The study measures how well the goggle-based imaging detects nodes that contain cancer, compared with final pathology.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Breast Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Lymphatic Metastasis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Sentinel Lymph Node | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR-ICG near-infrared fluorescence imaging | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Breast cancer patients undergoing surgery with AR-ICG node imaging
- description
- Patients undergoing breast cancer surgery in whom AR-ICG goggle-based near-infrared imaging is used to mark candidate sentinel nodes, with optional observer near-infrared imaging for device-performance assessment; histopathology is the reference standard.
- interventionNames
- Device: AR-ICG near-infrared fluorescence imaging
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Node-level diagnostic accuracy of AR-ICG fluorescence imaging versus histopathology
- timeFrame
- From surgery to final histopathology (up to ~2 weeks after surgery)
- description
- Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, and area under the ROC curve for goggle-based near-infrared fluorescence detection of tumor-positive lymph nodes, using final histopathology as the reference standard, with confidence intervals accounting for clustering of nodes within patients.
Secondary outcomes (5)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically proven breast cancer * Age 18 years or older * Undergoing breast cancer surgery with sentinel lymph node evaluation and/or axillary lymph node dissection * Provides written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Neoadjuvant chemotherapy * Prior breast surgery * Iodine or seafood allergy * Indocyanine green (ICG) allergy * Declines or is unable to provide informed consent
References
Publications (4)
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- RESULTde Boniface J, Filtenborg Tvedskov T, Ryden L, Szulkin R, Reimer T, Kuhn T, Kontos M, Gentilini OD, Olofsson Bagge R, Sund M, Lundstedt D, Appelgren M, Ahlgren J, Norenstedt S, Celebioglu F, Sackey H, Scheel Andersen I, Hoyer U, Nyman PF, Vikhe Patil E, Wieslander E, Dahl Nissen H, Alkner S, Andersson Y, Offersen BV, Bergkvist L, Frisell J, Christiansen P; SENOMAC Trialists' Group; SENOMAC Trialists' Group. Omitting Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer with Sentinel-Node Metastases. N Engl J Med. 2024 Apr 4;390(13):1163-1175. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2313487. PMID 38598571