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CompletedNCT06024213OASISUpdated May 10, 2024

A French Observational Study of Indocyanine Green for Patients With Breast Cancer Having a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy.

An observational study in Breast Cancer, sponsored by BTG International Inc.. Completed at 6 sites in France. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-10.

Sponsored by BTG International Inc. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
101
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This prospective, observational study will evaluate the patient-based sentinel lymph node detection rate when using the Infracyanine® (indocyanine green) dye technique in patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

The study will describe the demographic, clinical, and tumour characteristics of patients with breast cancer undergoing surgery.

The study will describe the characteristics of how the indocyanine green dye technique is used including the dose and volume of dye used, the number and type of injection sites used to give the dye, the equipment used to detect the dye and locate the sentinel lymph node, and whether indocyanine green is used on its own or with other dyes (blue dye and/or 99mTechnetium dye).

The study will evaluate the characteristics of sentinel lymph node biopsy procedures performed using indocyanine green dye including the number of biopsies performed, the time taken to detect the sentinel lymph node and perform the biopsy, and how many sentinel lymph nodes are detected using indocyanine green dye, blue dye, and 99mTechnetium dye.

The study will also assess the safety of using indocyanine green dye for 6 weeks following surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

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Keywords

  • sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • indocyanine green biopsy
  • fluorescence blue dye
  • technetium99
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In context

Breast Neoplasms

14,825 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 3,319 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 101 is below the median of 184 across 3,235 observational studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

BTG International Inc. is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The study will be conducted at French hospitals involved in the management of female patients with breast cancer where indocyanine green is used in routine practice. Patients will be enrolled from approximately 5 sites in metropolitan France.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Female
  • Aged ≥18 years
  • Undergoing breast cancer surgery with an indication for sentinel lymph node
  • Receiving Infracyanine® (indocyanine green; alone or in combination with blue dye or 99mTc) for intraoperative identification of sentinel lymph node according to the Summary of Product Characteristics

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Male
  • Pregnant or nursing female
  • Previous allergy to indocyanine green or to any
  • Already included in a surgical trial
  • Patient opposed to collection and processing of their data
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Biopsy and archival tissue

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
101 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • ProcedureSentinel lymph node identification

    Intervention description: Intraoperative identification of sentinel lymph node

  • Intervention description: indocyanine green (5 to 10 mg \[ie, 2 to 4 mL of a 2.5 mg/mL solution\]) administered by periareolar or peritumoural route

  • 1%), 2-5 mL administered by periareolar or peritumoural route

  • DrugTechnetium (99mTc)

    (99mTc, 0.2 - 0.4 mCi in 0.4 mL administered by periareolar or peritumoural route

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sentinel lymph node detection rate

    Rate of detection of at least one sentinel lymph node by indocyanine green

    Time frame: Time of Surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Age

    Patient age

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  2. Height

    Patient height

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  3. Weight

    Patient weight

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  4. BMI

    Patient BMI

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  5. Comorbidities

    Comorbidities of interest

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  6. Menopause status

    Menopause status

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  7. Prior excisional surgery

    Prior excisional surgery on the breast

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  8. Surgery type planned

    Type of breast surgery planned

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  9. Tumour size

    Tumour size

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  10. Tumour grade

    Tumour grade

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  11. Tumour stage

    Tumour stage

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  12. Histological type

    Tumour histological type

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  13. Hormone receptor status

    Tumour hormone receptor status (estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and HER2 status)

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  14. Tumour laterality

    Tumour laterality

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  15. Tumour quadrant

    Tumour quadrant

    Time frame: At visit 1 (pre-operative consultation)

  16. Detection method

    Method used to detect sentinel lymph node (indocyanine green alone or in combination with blue dye or 99mTc)

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  17. Indocyanine green dose

    Dose of indocyanine green

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  18. Indocyanine green volume

    Volume of indocyanine green

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  19. Injection site

    Description of injection site

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  20. Number of injection sites

    Number of injection sites

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  21. Route of injection

    Route of injection (periareolar or peritumoural)

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  22. Detection equipment

    Equipment used for detection of sentinel lymph node

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  23. Number of sentinel lymph node biopsies performed

    Number of sentinel lymph node biopsies performed

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  24. Time from injection to visualization

    Time from injection to visualization of first sentinel lymph node

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  25. Time from injection to end of biopsy

    Time from injection to end of biopsy procedure

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  26. Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected

    Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected (by all detection methods) per patient

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  27. Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected - indocyanine green

    Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected (by indocyanine green) per patient

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  28. Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected - blue dye

    Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected (by blue dye) per patient

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  29. Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected - 99mTc

    Number of sentinel lymph nodes detected (by 99mTc) per patient

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  30. Adverse events

    Number, frequency, grade, and outcomes of adverse events related to indocyanine green, using CTCAE v5 criteria/MedDRA

    Time frame: From time of surgery up to 6 weeks post-surgery

  31. Serious adverse events

    Number frequency, and outcomes of serious adverse events related to indocyanine green, using CTCAE v5 criteria/MedDRA

    Time frame: From time of surgery up to 6 weeks post-surgery

  32. Changes in vital signs

    Number of observed clinically significant changes in blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate

    Time frame: From time of surgery up to 6 weeks post-surgery

Other outcomes

  1. Sentinel lymph node detection rate by obesity status

    Rate of detection of at least one sentinel lymph node by indocyanine green in obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) vs non-obese (BMI ≤30 kg/m2) patients

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  2. Sentinel lymph node detection rate in early-stage breast cancer

    Rate of detection of at least one sentinel lymph node by indocyanine green in patients with stage 1A, 1B, or 2A breast cancer

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  3. Sentinel lymph node detection rate by indocyanine green dose

    Rate of detection of at least one sentinel lymph node by indocyanine green for patients receiving 5 mg dose vs 10 mg dose

    Time frame: Time of surgery

  4. Sentinel lymph node detection rate by injection route

    Rate of detection of at least one sentinel lymph node by indocyanine green for patients injected via periareolar vs peritumoural vs subcutaneous route

    Time frame: Time of surgery

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Study locations

6 sites
  • CH Annecy-Genevois
    Annecy, Epagny Metz-Tessy, Haute-Savoie 74370, France
  • Institut Bergonié
    Bordeaux, Gironde 33000, France
  • CHU de Saint-Etienne
    Saint-Etienne, Loire 42100 France, France
  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle 54500, France
  • CHU de Lille
    Lille, Nord 59000, France
  • Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou Paris
    Paris, Île-de-France 75015, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Vermersch C, Raia-Barjat T, Chapelle C, Lima S, Chauleur C. Randomized comparison between indocyanine green fluorescence plus 99mtechnetium and 99mtechnetium alone methods for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer. Sci Rep. 2019 May 6;9(1):6943. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43473-3. PubMed 31061432 ↗
  • Guo J, Yang H, Wang S, Cao Y, Liu M, Xie F, Liu P, Zhou B, Tong F, Cheng L, Liu H, Wang S. Comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy guided by indocyanine green, blue dye, and their combination in breast cancer patients: a prospective cohort study. World J Surg Oncol. 2017 Nov 2;15(1):196. doi: 10.1186/s12957-017-1264-7. PubMed 29096643 ↗
  • Kitai T, Inomoto T, Miwa M, Shikayama T. Fluorescence navigation with indocyanine green for detecting sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer. Breast Cancer. 2005;12(3):211-5. doi: 10.2325/jbcs.12.211. PubMed 16110291 ↗
  • Sugie T, Kinoshita T, Masuda N, Sawada T, Yamauchi A, Kuroi K, Taguchi T, Bando H, Yamashiro H, Lee T, Shinkura N, Kato H, Ikeda T, Yoshimura K, Ueyama H, Toi M. Evaluation of the Clinical Utility of the ICG Fluorescence Method Compared with the Radioisotope Method for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Jan;23(1):44-50. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4809-4. Epub 2015 Aug 15. PubMed 26275781 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jun 2023 to primary completion in Nov 2023, 5 months.

Of 1,191 non-industry observational studies under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 58 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 139. This study's 5 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 1,380 studies reached it within 55 months; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 126.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 29, 2023
First posted
Sep 6, 2023
StartActual
Jun 6, 2023
Primary completionActual
Nov 6, 2023
CompletionActual
Dec 19, 2023
Last update
May 10, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 10, 2024, 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
NCT06024213
Lead sponsor
BTG International Inc.
Collaborators
Iqvia Pty Ltd
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 6, 2023
Start date
Jun 6, 2023
Primary completion
Nov 6, 2023
Completion
Dec 19, 2023
Last update
May 10, 2024

Study contacts

Céline Chauleur, MD
study chair · CHU de Saint-Etienne
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