Clinical trial NCT04663412: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging, Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Patients With Vulvar Cancer
Official title: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging, Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Patients With Vulvar Cancer: Peritumoral Injection Dosage and Waiting Times in Our Experience
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Vulvar Cancer
Keywords: vulvar cancer
indocyanine green
sentinel node
surgery
single center
Lead sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera per l'Emergenza Canizzaro
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-12-11
Enrollment: 2
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: DIAGNOSTIC

Brief summary: The potential of the administration of indocyanine green (ICG) allows the execution of SLN biopsy, avoiding the multiple administrations of radiocolloid in the pre-operative phase, painful for the patient, elimination, and exposure to radioactivity. Therefore, while requiring standardization of the methodology and a large-scale application, this procedure could open a new surgical management perspective in patients with early-stage vulvar cancer.

Detailed description: According to The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) guidelines, the investigators decided to treat patients with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (vSCC), FIGO stage IB with radical vulvectomy, sentinel lymph node search, and removal with indocyanine green (ICG) subsequent bilateral inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy.

Intraoperative imaging system The SPY Portable Handheld Imager (SPY-PHI) © Stryker was used as the intraoperative imaging device. This device uses SPY fluorescence imaging technology to visually assess blood circulation in blood vessels and associated tissue perfusion during surgery. The design of SPY-PHI makes the device versatile, enabling the operator to frame the operating field and use the acquired images in real-time, integrating fluorescence signal data with white light images in real-time. The SPY Portable Handheld Imaging System Camera, with integrated optics and cables for real-time fluorescence imaging in visible light and near-infrared, is ideal for open surgery.

Intraoperative detection of the sentinel lymph node The fluorescent agent was administered to patients placed in the lithotomy position under general anesthesia. Indocyanine green (ICG) prepared with a 25 mg vial of green indocyanine green (ICG) (Pulsion Medical Systems AG, Munich, Germany) diluted in 50 mL of water for injections (B. Braun Medical) was used, resulting in a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL. Injection of 1 ml per quadrant was administered in the three quadrants around the vulvar lesion. After the injection, the infrared camera, equipped with a movable arm, was placed in front of the patient to detect transcutaneous fluorescence during surgery. Subsequently, the SLN was localized based on the fluorescence intensity. The intraoperative fluorescence detection camera system was used to open, identify, and remove the SLN and the vulvectomy of the groin. After the excision, the capture of the residual lymphatic pathway could be seen bilaterally through the infrared camera. Additionally, all SLNs were subject to ex vivo imaging due to the presence of fluorescence. The excised SLNs were sent to pathological anatomy and processed according to the standard SLN protocol.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* patients diagnosed with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma FIGO IB stage

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: Progression-free survival
timeFrame: 3 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Overall Survival
timeFrame: 3 years
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Catania
country: Italy
facility: Ginecologia e Ostetricia
Study officials:
affiliation: A.O.E. Cannizzaro
name: Paolo Scollo, Prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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