TumorGlow Intraoperative Molecular Imaging (IMI) for Solid Tumors

This study is testing a drug called indocyanine green to help surgeons better see solid tumors during surgery. It's for adults (18 years or older) who have a solid tumor or diseased tissue that doctors believe can be removed by surgery. The main goals are to find out if indocyanine green is safe, and to determine the best dose and timing for giving the drug before surgery, as well as the best camera to use. This will help doctors evaluate how well image-guided surgery works using indocyanine green. The study is currently recruiting up to 500 participants.

Study design
This is a Phase 1/2 interventional study, meaning it's an early-stage trial looking at safety and initial effectiveness. It plans to enroll up to 500 participants.
What's involved
You would receive a single dose of indocyanine green intravenously (into a vein) up to 5 days before your scheduled surgery. The exact dose and timing will depend on your tumor type.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your safety will be monitored for up to 5 days after receiving the indocyanine green.

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NCT04723810

TumorGlow Intraoperative Molecular Imaging (IMI)

Recruiting
PHASE1Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Pennsylvania
~500 participants
Updated 2026-03-09 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Indocyanine Green

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Cohort 1: Determine the safety of indocyanine green (all tumor types combined)
Measured over Up to 5 days
+4 more outcomes measured
Tumor, Solid

NCT04723810

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult patients 18 years of age or older.
Patients presenting with any solid tumor and/or diseased tissue even benign nodules presumed to be resectable and at risk for recurrence on pre-operative assessment.
Good operative candidate as determined by the treating physician and/or multidisciplinary team.
Subject capable of giving informed consent.

Exclusion

Subject unable to participate in the consent process.
Vulnerable population including pregnant women, prisoners, and children.
History of uncontrolled hypertension (e.g., history of an ER admission for hypertensive crisis or ≥ 3 blood pressure medications)
Patients with a self-reported history of iodide allergies.
  • Cohort 1: Determine the safety of indocyanine green (all tumor types combined)Up to 5 days

    Type, frequency, severity, and attribution of AEs/SAEs (all tumor types combined).

  • Cohort 1: Identify optimal dosing of indocyanine green before surgery, and camera combination (tumor type-specific)Up to 5 days

    Dosing of indocyanine green, and camera combination with the highest tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) (tumor type-specific). The minimum acceptable TBR value is 2.

  • Cohort 1: Identify optimal timing of indocyanine green before surgery, and camera combination (tumor type-specific)Up to 5 days

    Timing of indocyanine green, and camera combination with the highest tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) (tumor type-specific). The minimum acceptable TBR value is 2.

  • Cohort 2: Determine the sensitivity and specificity of indocyanine green (tumor type-specific)Up to 5 days

    Nodule/lesion-level and subject-level sensitivity and specificity of TumorGlow (tumor type-specific). * Sensitivity of indocyanine green = TP/(TP+FN) = (# that fluoresce and are cancer)/(# that are cancer) * Specificity of indocyanine green = TN/(TN+FP) = (# that not cancer and do not fluoresce)/(# that are not cancer)

  • Cohort 2: Confirm the efficacy of indocyanine green used with Near Infrared (NIR) fluorescent imaging as measured by Clinically Significant Event (CSE) rate (tumor type-specific)Up to 5 days

    Clinically Significant Event (CSE) rate (tumor type-specific). A CSE includes any of the following event: * One or more primary nodule (cancerous or non-cancerous) not detected under normal light and/or palpation but is detected by imaging, * One or more cancerous synchronous lesion not detected under normal light and/or palpation but is detected by imaging, * The identification of a cancer positive margin that fluoresces within (less than or equal to) 5 mm of the surgical margin.