Glow-in-the-Dark dye could help surgeons spot hidden cancer cells
NCT ID NCT06873815
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a fluorescent dye called fluorescein sodium before vulvectomy helps surgeons see and remove all extramammary Paget's disease cells. About 27 adults with noninvasive or microinvasive disease will receive the dye intravenously in the operating room. The main goal is to see if this reduces the chance of leaving cancer cells behind, which could lower the need for repeat surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fluorescein sodium (a dye given by IV before surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help surgeons remove all disease cells during vulvectomy, reducing the chance that cancer is left behind.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 27 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The dye could cause allergic reactions or other complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 27 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Noninvasive or microinvasive EMPD with a contiguous visible clinical lesion * Newly diagnosed or recurrent lesion * Scheduled to undergo wide local excision or vulvectomy not requiring resection of the clitoris, urethra, or anus and with the surgeon's judgment that primary closure is possible (V-Y advancement flap closure is allowed) Exclusion Criteria: * History of allergic reaction to fluorescein sodium * Multifocal, noncontiguous clinical lesion * Current or previous invasive EMPD * History of invasive vulvar, vaginal, or anal cancer * Lesion in which resection of the clitoris, urethra, and/or anus is deemed to be necessary * Lesion in which a primary closure or V-Y advancement flap is believed not to be possible and a larger myocutaneous flap is needed for closure of the defect * History of radiation therapy to the vulva and/or anus
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGUniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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