New light treatment offers hope for rare vulvar cancer
NCT ID NCT03713203
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device called PAGETEX that uses light therapy (photodynamic therapy) to treat a rare skin condition called vulvar Paget's disease. The disease often comes back after surgery, so researchers want to see if this light treatment can control it better. About 24 women with non-invasive or recurrent disease will receive the treatment, and doctors will check if the lesions shrink or disappear.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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
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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: * Non-invasive, primary or recurrent vulvar Paget's disease after surgical resection * Ability to give informed consent. * Ability to adhere to the study protocol * Patients must have biopsy (\< 1year) proven recurrent extra mammary Paget's disease * Effective contraception for Women of childbearing potential Exclusion Criteria: * Invasive vulvar Paget's Disease * Underlying adenocarcinoma * Subject to photosensitive disorders / reactions * Treatment with Imiquimod / Aldara 5% cream in the last 3 months * Photodynamic therapy used to treat MPV lesions in the last 3 months * Use of photosensitive agents in the last 3 months * Treatment with an experimental drug in the 30 days prior to the start of the study, * Allergic or hypersensitivity to methyl aminolevulinate or any of the other ingredients of this medication (propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, cetostearyl alcohol, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate) * Allergic or hypersensitivity to peanut or soya due to the presence of peanut oil in Metvixia® * Patient with Porphyria * Patient already treated with topical corticosteroids on the injured area in the last 3 months * Patients with immunity disorders (HIV, transplantation) * Clinical follow-up impossible for psychological, family, social or geographical reasons, * Legal incapacity * Pregnant or lactating woman * Refuse to participate in or sign the consent of the study
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Locations
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Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHU
RECRUITINGLille, France
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