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RecruitingNCT05929456MIRRORUpdated Jul 3, 2023

Multispectral Bimodal Fluorescence Guided Surgery of High-grade Glioma With Cetuximab-800CW and 5-ALA (5-aminolevulinic Acid)

A Phase 1 interventional study of Cetuximab-IRDye800 in Glioblastoma and High-grade Glioma, sponsored by University Medical Center Groningen. Recruiting at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-03.

Sponsored by University Medical Center Groningen · Phase 1, Interventional, and Diagnostic

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Oct 2024, 2 years ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started May 2023; still recruiting 3 years 5 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The MIRROR study is a prospective, single center phase I feasibility and dose finding study in patients with high-grade glioma, to establish the safety, feasibility, and optimal dosage of Cetuximab-IRDye800CW for fluorescence guided surgery, in comparison to the standard of care (SOC), 5-ALA fluorescent imaging agent. The main research objectives of this study are:

  1. To determine the optimal dosage of Cetuximab-IRDye800CW for fluorescence guided surgery
  2. To assess the safety and tolerability
  3. To correlate fluorescent signals measured by in vivo multispectral imaging with Cetuximab-IRDye800CW and 5-ALA with those measured by ex vivo imaging

The study population will consist of patients, aged ≥18 years, diagnosed with high-grade glioma and scheduled for surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Glioblastoma
  • High-grade Glioma

Keywords

  • Fluorescence guided surgery
  • Glioblastoma
  • High-grade glioma
  • 5-ALA
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In context

Glioblastoma

1,920 studies on the registry are indexed under Glioblastoma; 450 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 21 is below the median of 36 across 1,618 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen is the lead sponsor of 610 studies on the registry; 174 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Willing to adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in this protocol.
  • Capable of giving signed informed consent (voluntarily), indicating that the patient understands the purpose and procedures required for the study and is willing to comply with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and in this protocol.
  • Patients aged ≥ 18 years inclusive at moment signing informed consent form.
  • Established high-grade glioma (glioblastoma, grade 4 according to the WHO (World Health Organization) classification) and scheduled for surgical intervention.
  • Life expectancy of > 12 weeks.
  • Karnofsky performance status of at least 70%.
  • No clinically significant laboratory abnormalities as determined by the investigator

    o Note: one retest of lab tests is allowed within the screening window

  • Female patients should fulfil one of the following criteria:

    • At least 1 year post-menopausal (amenorrhea >12 months) at screening
    • Surgically sterile (bilateral oophorectomy, hysterectomy, or tubal ligation)
    • Women >18 years of age who are fertile, need to agree to use an adequate form of contraceptives during and till 3 months after the study. Before study enrollment, a pregnancy test in blood or urine will be performed to rule out a pregnancy. In the case of an unlikely pregnancy during the study, they accept the possible maternal/ fetal risk of participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

General:

  • Behavioral or cognitive impairment or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the patient to understand and cooperate with the study protocol
  • Deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order or in an emergency setting.
  • Insufficient venous access for the study procedures.
  • Close affiliation with the investigator; e.g. a close relative of the investigator, dependent person (e.g. employee or student), employee of the department of Neurosurgery of the UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen), or affiliates
  • Any finding in the medical examinations or medical history giving, that in the opinion of the investigator, leads to a reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that makes treatment with the investigational drug unadvisable, or that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or render the patient at high risk for treatment complications
  • Participation in an interventional clinical study within 30 days prior to tracer administration that involved treatment with any drug (excluding vitamins and minerals) or medical device

Medical conditions

  • Concomitant malignancies, including metastasized colon-, rectal-, breast carcinoma, non-small cellular lung carcinoma (NSCLC); primary epithelial ovarian-, fallopian tube-, primary peritoneal- or cervical carcinoma.
  • Any abnormalities in the vital signs of the patient, as judged by the investigator, as a result of which the patient cannot participate
  • eGFR (based on plasma-creatinine) outside of normal range at screening or known renal impairment (≤40 mL/min).
  • Current evidence or history of bacterial, viral or fungal infections within 7 days before Cetuximab-IRDye800CW administration, as judged by the Investigator.

    o T > = 38.0°C or lab confirmed viral/bacterial/fungal infection (PCR)) or symptoms suggestive of an infection)

  • Any laboratory test which is abnormal, and which is deemed by the Investigator(s) to be clinically significant
  • A history of anaphylaxis, history of allergic reaction(s), known allergy to one of the drugs or excipients administered as part of this study. Mild allergies without angioedema or treatment need can be acceptable if deemed not to be of clinical significance (including but not limited to allergy to animals or mild seasonal hay fever)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
21 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Glioblastoma group

    This study will consist of 1 group and therefore 1 arm

    Drug: Cetuximab-IRDye800

Interventions

  • DrugCetuximab-IRDye800

    patients will receive a single IV injection of Cetuximab-IRDye800CW 2-4 days prior to surgert. The IMP (Investigational medicinal product)/tracer will be used for fluorescence guided surgery.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Optimal dosage

    To determine the optimal dosage of Cetuximab-IRDye800CW for fluorescence guided surgery of high-grade glioma using Near- Infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging

    Time frame: 1 day

  2. To assess the safety and tolerability of intravenous tracer administration by measuring/registering the number(S)AEs and SUSARs that have occurred during the duration of the trial

    The (S)AEs and SUSARS will be reported according to the CTCAE v4.0

    Time frame: 4-5 days

  3. In vivo/ex vivo correlation

    To correlate fluorescent signals measured by in vivo multispectral imaging with Cetuximab-IRDye800CW and 5-ALA with those measured by ex vivo imaging

    Time frame: 1 day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fluorescent signals vs pathology

    To correlate the presence of pathologically confirmed EGFR(epidermal growth factor receptor)-gene amplification with the presence of fluorescence signals, in- and ex vivo, as measured with NIR fluorescent imaging after administering Cetuximab-IRDye800CW.

    Time frame: 1 day

  2. DSC biomarkers

    Correlation between DSC (dynamic susceptibility contrast) biomarkers with pathological EGFR-gene amplification status.

    Time frame: 1 day

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • UMCG
    Groningen, 9700RB, Netherlands
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — upon request it can be decided whether data will/can be shared with other researchers

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 3, 2023, 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
NCT05929456
Lead sponsor
University Medical Center Groningen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 3, 2023
Start date
May 5, 2023
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 1, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 3, 2023

Study contacts

Yester Janssen, MD
Contact
y.f.janssen@umcg.nl
+316 15 17 09 00
Rob Groen, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University Medical Center Groningen

Oversight

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