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CompletedNCT05377554Updated Apr 13, 2026

Bevonescein for Intra-Operative Nerve Visualization in Head and Neck Surgery

A Phase 3 interventional study of Bevonescein and Intraoperative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR) with Fluorescence (FL) Overlay in Surgery, sponsored by Alume Biosciences, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-13.

Sponsored by Alume Biosciences, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
154
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
16 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This protocol describes prospective, open-label, blinded, randomized controlled, multicenter pivotal studies to evaluate bevonescein.

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This protocol describes prospective, open-label, blinded, randomized controlled, multicenter pivotal studies to evaluate bevonescein, a visualization adjunct for the real-time enhanced structural delineation of major nerves, in patients undergoing surgery of the Head and Neck.

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Conditions studied

  • Surgery

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Keywords

  • head and neck surgery
  • malignancy
  • thyroidectomy
  • parotidectomy
  • neck dissection
  • fluorescence
  • nerve
  • ALM-488
  • intra-operative
  • real-time
  • parathyriodectomy
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In context

Neoplasms

9,365 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasms; 2,489 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 154 is above the median of 50 across 7,253 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Alume Biosciences, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Must be a minimum of 16 years of age.
  2. Must be planning to undergo surgery in the Head and Neck.
  3. The study participant's primary surgical treatment is parotidectomy or thyroidectomy (unilateral or bilateral)/parathyroidectomy or cervical neck dissection.
  4. Willing and able to provide written assent as required and written informed consent by a legally authorized representative after the nature of the study has been explained, and prior to any research-related procedures.
  5. Willing and able to comply with all study procedures.
  6. Sexually active patients must be willing to use an acceptable method of contraception (e.g., double barrier method) while participating in the study and for 30 days after receiving the last dose of bevonescein.
  7. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and be willing to have additional pregnancy tests during the study. Females considered not of childbearing potential include those who have been in menopause at least 2 years, or had bilateral tubal ligation at least 1 year prior to screening, or who have had total hysterectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The patient has a history of prior radiation or surgery to the intended surgical site.
  2. The patient has abnormal cardiac rhythm not controlled with medication.
  3. The patient has moderate to severe renal impairment as indicated by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 60 mL/min.
  4. The patient has decreased hepatic function defined as aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic/oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine transaminase (ALT)/serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) that is higher than 20% of the institution's normal laboratory limits, and/or the patient has elevated total bilirubin that is higher than 20% of the institution's normal laboratory limits.
  5. The patient has unresolved acute toxicity from prior anti-cancer therapy grade 2 or higher, as graded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0. Alopecia, neuropathy ≤ Grade 2, as well as other non- acute and stable anti-cancer therapy toxicities are acceptable.
  6. The patient has a history of fluorescein allergy.
  7. The patient has a history of drug-related anaphylactic or severe allergic reactions.
  8. Presence or history of any hypersensitivity to bevonescein or its excipients that, in the judgment of the investigator, places the patient at increased risk for adverse effects.
  9. Presence of a concurrent disease or condition that may interfere with study participation including recent (within 6 months of screening) NYHA Class III or IV heart failure, myocardial infarction (MI) or cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
  10. Presence or history of any condition that, in the view of the Investigator, places the patient at high risk of poor treatment compliance or of not completing the study.
  11. Pregnant or breastfeeding at screening or planning to become pregnant (self or partner) at any time during the study.
  12. Use of any Investigational Product or investigational medical device within 30 days prior to screening, or requirement for any investigational agent prior to completion of all scheduled study assessments.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
154 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ALM-488-002a WLR only

    Patients with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy will be assigned to study ALM-488-002a. All patients will receive ALM-488 infusion. Intraoperative nerve visualization will be performed using WLR only.

    Drug: Bevonescein · Other: Intra-operative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR)

  • Experimental
    ALM-488-002a WLR with FL Overlay

    Patients with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy will be assigned to study ALM-488-002a. All patients will receive ALM-488 infusion. Intraoperative nerve visualization will be performed using WLR with FL Overlay.

    Drug: Bevonescein · Other: Intraoperative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR) with Fluorescence (FL) Overlay

  • Experimental
    ALM-488-002b WLR only

    Patients without a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy will be assigned to study ALM-488-002b. All patients will receive ALM-488 infusion. Intraoperative nerve visualization will be performed using WLR only.

    Drug: Bevonescein · Other: Intra-operative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR)

  • Experimental
    ALM-488-002b WLR with FL Overlay

    Patients without a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy will be assigned to study ALM-488-002b. All patients will receive ALM-488 infusion. Intraoperative nerve visualization will be performed using WLR with FL Overlay.

    Drug: Bevonescein · Other: Intraoperative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR) with Fluorescence (FL) Overlay

Interventions

  • DrugBevonescein

    Bevonescein will be infused during the pre-operative period.

    Also known as: ALM-488

  • OtherIntraoperative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR) with Fluorescence (FL) Overlay

    Intra-operative real time nerve visualization will be undertaken using WLR with FL Overlay.

  • OtherIntra-operative Visualization using White Light Reflectance (WLR)

    Intra-operative real time nerve visualization will be undertaken using WLR.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Nerve Conspicuity

    Nerve Conspicuity will be compared between WLR and WLR with FL Overlay Using the Visualization Scoring System.

    Time frame: During surgery

  2. Length Measurement

    Nerve Length Measurement in mm will be compared between WLR and WLR with FL Overlay Using a Metric Ruler. Higher values are better than lower values.

    Time frame: During Surgery

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Study locations

1 site
  • Alume Biosciences
    La Jolla, California 92097, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 13, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05377554
Lead sponsor
Alume Biosciences, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 17, 2022
Start date
Apr 29, 2022
Primary completion
Oct 27, 2025
Completion
Nov 24, 2025
Last update
Apr 13, 2026

Study contacts

Brett Berman MD FACC
study director · Chief Medical Officer

Oversight

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