Glow-in-the-Dark dyes may help surgeons remove more brain tumor
NCT ID NCT07499141
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at medical records of 41 patients who had surgery for aggressive brain tumors (high-grade gliomas). Some surgeries used fluorescent dyes that make tumor tissue glow, helping surgeons tell it apart from healthy brain. The goal was to see if using these dyes leads to more complete tumor removal, as confirmed by MRI scans. The study did not test a new treatment, but rather reviewed past cases to learn how well these dyes work.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
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Who is studied
A total of 45 patients undergoing surgery for high-grade brain glioma will be enrolled at the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo" in Alessandria, during the period from June 2023 to March 2024.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients hospitalized at the AOU AL (Neurosurgery Department) and undergoing surgical removal of a brain lesion compatible with ICD-9 diagnosis: * 191 MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE BRAIN * 191.1 MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE FRONTAL LOBE * 191.2 MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE TEMPORAL LOBE * 191.3 MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE PARIETAL LOBE * 191.4 MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE OCCIPITAL LOBE * 191.9 MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE BRAIN, UNSPECIFIED * Signing of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete electronic records or missing clinical data useful for this study. * Patients not eligible for surgical intervention * Patients affected by a neoplasm not compatible with a histological diagnosis of high-grade glioma
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Trial Center, Alessandria, Piedmont 151121
Alessandria, Italy, 15121, Italy
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