New microscope peers inside living tumors to see how they behave
NCT ID NCT03823144
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses a special microscope called intravital microscopy to look at blood vessels inside solid tumors while patients are in surgery. Researchers want to see how these vessels work and how well they let blood and dye flow through. The goal is to learn whether tumor vessel function could help predict how well a patient might respond to cancer treatments. About 85 adults with various cancers, including breast, colorectal, and pancreatic, will take part.
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 Injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients' tumors are likely to respond to certain cancer treatments based on how their blood vessels function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct benefit for participants, and the findings may not apply to all cancer types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 85 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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Anyone
- 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 of age * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status of ≤ 2 * Measurable tumor by direct visualization requiring surgical resection in the operating room (OR) * Tumor types of origin include gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colorectal, sarcoma, brain, or breast cancer that may involve the axillary lymph nodes cancers. Tumors may be primary or metastatic * Subject must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent * Subject must have a skin prick test pre-operatively (at the time of the preoperative visit and after signed informed consent for entry into this clinical trial is given) to determine any sensitivity to fluorescein Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations * Renal dysfunction as defined as a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 45 * Liver dysfunction as defined by Child-Pugh score \> 5, or liver function test (LFT)'s 1.5 x above normal range * Any known allergy or prior reaction to fluorescein or a positive skin prick test to fluorescein * Pregnant or nursing female subjects, determined preoperatively with a urine pregnancy test * Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements * Any condition which in the investigators' opinion deems the patient unsuitable (e.g., abnormal electrocardiography \[EKG\], including T wave inversion, elevated T waves, prolonged QRS interval, or conduction blocks) or that requires further work-up (including cardiac echo or stress test) * Any condition that excludes surgical resection as the standard of care for the patient
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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