Glow-in-the-Dark dye could help surgeons wipe out sarcoma
NCT ID NCT07650656
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a special dye that makes cancer cells glow during surgery helps surgeons remove all of the tumor. About 22 people with high-grade sarcoma will be randomly assigned to standard surgery or dye-guided surgery. The goal is to see if the dye reduces the chance of leaving cancer cells behind.
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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 22 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Documented written informed consent of the participant * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of intermediate to high grade sarcoma * All ages * Amenable to surgical resection as a part of curative intent for the patient * Willingness to: * Respond to surveys during the trial * Permit medical record/ clinical laboratory result review Exclusion Criteria: * Due for surgery with palliative intent * Recurrent tumors * Intracranial, retroperitoneal, and visceral anatomical locations * A woman of childbearing potential who is currently pregnant (as confirmed by urine pregnancy test) * A woman who are currently breastfeeding * Known allergies to ICG, iodine, iodine dyes or shellfish * Unable to provide written and informed consent * Patients with hyper-thyroidism or autonomic thyroid adenomas * Premature infants/neonates with exchange transfusion indication due to hyperbilirubinemia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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