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Panitumumab-IRDye800 in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgery

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Fluorescence Imaging and Panitumumab in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by George Poultsides. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-17.

Sponsored by George Poultsides · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of panitumumab-IRDye800 and to see how well it works in finding cancer in patients with pancreatic cancer who are undergoing surgery. Panitumumab-IRDye800 is a combination of the antibody drug panitumumab and IRDye800CW, an investigational dye that can be seen using a special camera. Panitumumab-IRDye800 may attach to tumor cells and make them more visible during surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the optimal dose of panitumumab-IRDye800 in identifying pancreatic cancer compared to surrounding normal tissue in the ex vivo setting as measured by tumor to background ratio.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the safety and tolerability of the panitumumab-IRDye800 as an imaging agent in subjects undergoing resection of pancreatic cancer.

II. Determine whether metastatic lesions, positive lymph node, or residual disease can be detected by near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with panitumumab-IRDye800 but not by white light.

OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of panitumumab-IRDye800 followed by a phase II study.

Patients receive a loading dose of panitumumab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes, and after 15 minutes of observation, patients then receive panitumumab-IRDye800 IV over 60 minutes on day 0. Patients then undergo surgical resection 2-5 days after panitumumab-IRDye800 administration with imaging using the Novadaq SPY/LUNA, Novadaq IR9000 fluorescence imaging system with open field handheld fluorescence imaging camera, and/or pinpoint endoscopic fluorescence imaging camera, and SurgVision Explorer Air multi spectral fluorescence reflectance system.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 15 and 30 days.

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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinically suspected or biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Planned standard of care surgery with curative intent for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Life expectancy of more than 12 weeks
  • Karnofsky performance status of at least 70% or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)/Zubrod level =\< 1
  • Hemoglobin >= 9 gm/dL
  • Platelet count >= 100,000/mm\^3
  • Magnesium > the lower limit of normal per institution normal lab values
  • Potassium > the lower limit of normal per institution normal lab values
  • Calcium > the lower limit of normal per institution normal lab values
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) \< 13 micro international units/mL

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received an investigational drug within 30 days prior to first dose of panitumumab-IRDye800
  • Myocardial infarction (MI); cerebrovascular accident (CVA); uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF); or unstable angina within 6 months prior to enrollment
  • History of infusion reactions to panitumumab or other monoclonal antibody therapies
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Evidence of corrected QT (QTc) prolongation on pretreatment electrocardiography (ECG) (greater than 440 ms in males or greater than 460 ms in females)
  • Lab values that in the opinion of the physician would prevent surgical resection
  • Patients receiving class IA (quinidine, procainamide) or class III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
27 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1a

    A test/loading dose of 100 mg of unlabeled Panitumumab (fixed dose) will be administered via a 60 minute IV infusion prior to infusion of the Panitumumab IRDye800. Cohort 1a will receive 25 mg of Panitumumab IRDye800 with a 100 mg unlabeled test/loading dose of Panitumumab. The surgical resection will then occur 2 to 5 days after infusion. Intraoperative imaging will be performed using the intraoperative optical imaging devices

    Procedure: Fluorescence Imaging · Biological: Panitumumab · Drug: Panitumumab-IRDye800

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1b

    Cohort 1b will receive 50 mg of Panitumumab IRDye800 with a 100 mg unlabeled test/loading dose of Panitumumab. A test/loading dose of 100 mg of unlabeled Panitumumab (fixed dose) will be administered via a 60 minute IV infusion prior to infusion of the Panitumumab IRDye800. The surgical resection will then occur 2 to 5 days after infusion. Intraoperative imaging will be performed using the intraoperative optical imaging devices

    Procedure: Fluorescence Imaging · Biological: Panitumumab · Drug: Panitumumab-IRDye800

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1c

    Cohort 1c will receive 75 mg of Panitumumab IRDye800 with a 100 mg unlabeled test/loading dose of Panitumumab.A test/loading dose of 100 mg of unlabeled Panitumumab (fixed dose) will be administered via a 60 minute IV infusion prior to infusion of the Panitumumab IRDye800. The surgical resection will then occur 2 to 5 days after infusion. Intraoperative imaging will be performed using the intraoperative optical imaging devices

    Procedure: Fluorescence Imaging · Biological: Panitumumab · Drug: Panitumumab-IRDye800

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1d

    Cohort 1d will receive a 50 mg dose of Panitumumab IRDye800 and no test/loading dose. A test/loading dose of 100 mg of unlabeled Panitumumab (fixed dose) will be administered via a 60 minute IV infusion prior to infusion of the Panitumumab IRDye800. The surgical resection will then occur 2 to 5 days after infusion. Intraoperative imaging will be performed using the intraoperative optical imaging devices

    Procedure: Fluorescence Imaging · Biological: Panitumumab · Drug: Panitumumab-IRDye800

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2- Dose Expansion

    Cohort 2 will receive the optimal dose of Panitumumab-IRDye800 as determined in Cohort 1

    Procedure: Fluorescence Imaging · Biological: Panitumumab · Drug: Panitumumab-IRDye800

Interventions

  • ProcedureFluorescence Imaging

    Undergo fluorescence imaging

  • BiologicalPanitumumab

    Given IV

    Also known as: ABX-EGF, ABX-EGF Monoclonal Antibody, ABX-EGF, Clone E7.6.3, MoAb ABX-EGF, Monoclonal Antibody ABX-EGF, Vectibix

  • DrugPanitumumab-IRDye800

    Given IV

    Also known as: Panitumumab IRDye 800, RDye800-Panitumumab Conjugate

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Tumor to background ratio (TBR)

    TBR is defined as fluorescence intensity of tumor tissue compared to that of normal surrounding pancreatic tissue.

    Time frame: 1 day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Grade 2 or higher AEs determined to be clinically significant and definitely, probably or possibly related to study drug

    Safety events will be recorded over the 30 day observation period.

    Time frame: Up to 30 days

  2. Number of positive lymph nodes per participant, not detected by white light

    Determine whether positive lymph nodes can be detected by near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with Panitumumab-IRDye800 but not by white light.

    Time frame: 1 day

  3. Number of positive resection margins per participant, not detected by white light

    Determine whether residual disease at resection margins can be detected by near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with Panitumumab-IRDye800 but not by white light.

    Time frame: 1 day

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Stanford University, School of Medicine
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lu G, van den Berg NS, Martin BA, Nishio N, Hart ZP, van Keulen S, Fakurnejad S, Chirita SU, Raymundo RC, Yi G, Zhou Q, Fisher GA, Rosenthal EL, Poultsides GA. Tumour-specific fluorescence-guided surgery for pancreatic cancer using panitumumab-IRDye800CW: a phase 1 single-centre, open-label, single-arm, dose-escalation study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Aug;5(8):753-764. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30088-1. Epub 2020 May 14. PubMed 32416764 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03384238
Lead sponsor
George Poultsides
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
George Poultsides (Chief of Surgical Oncology and Professor of Surgery, Stanford University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Dec 27, 2017
Start date
Feb 7, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 17, 2026

Study contacts

gitrialeligibility@stanford.edu gitrialeligibility@stanford.edu
Contact
gitrialeligibility@stanford.edu
(650) 498-7757
George Poultsides
principal investigator · Stanford University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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