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RecruitingNCT07772895Updated Aug 19, 2026

Pemefolacianine for IMI of Lung Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of Pemefolacianine Cohort 1 in Part A and Pemefolacianin Cohort 2 in Part B in Lung Cancer (Locally Advanced or Metastatic), sponsored by Sunil Singhal. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-19.

Sponsored by Sunil Singhal · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this Phase 1b study is to investigate the safety and fluorescence signal of a single dose of Pemefolacianine for Injection, a novel fluorescence imaging agent developed by Nanjing Nuoyuan Medical Devices Co., Ltd (Nuoyuan Medical), administered by slow intravenous (IV) in patients undergoing surgical thoracoscopy and/or RATS (Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) resection of lung cancer. Safety is the primary objective of this study, followed by evaluation of the fluorescence signal as it relates to dose level and dosing time interval which will not be used for decision-making in the surgical resection in this study.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Cancer (Locally Advanced or Metastatic)

Keywords

  • Lung Nodule
  • Lung cancer
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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or Female subjects greater than 18 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • Have a primary diagnosis, or a high clinical suspicion, for cancer in the lung based on CT, biopsy, or other imaging.
  • Are scheduled to undergo surgical thoracoscopy or open surgery (thoracotomy) and resection of the lung.
  • If of childbearing potential, the patient must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening, on Day 1 prior to Pemefolacianine for Injection administration, as well as using a medically acceptable form of contraception
  • Ability to understand the requirements of the study, provide written informed consent and authorization of use and disclosure of protected health information, and agree to abide by the study restrictions and to return for the required assessments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindications for surgery or any medical condition that in the opinion of the investigator could significantly jeopardize the safety of the subject
  • No planned surgical use of any other fluorescent optical imaging agent, or exposure to another optical imaging agent within 8 weeks prior to surgery (e.g., Cytalux)
  • History of any drug-related hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reactions, including those attributed to indocyanine green (ICG) or other agents used in the study, or known shellfish allergies.
  • Known sensitivity to fluorescent light
  • Patients with impaired renal function as defined by a creatinine clearance (CrCl) \<60 mL/min at Screening, according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula ((140 - age) × body weight/plasma creatinine × 72 (× 0.85 for female)
  • History, or presence in the ECG at Screening, of any clinically significant abnormalities including cardiac conduction abnormalities such as Fridericia's corrected QTc interval (QTcF) > 470 ms
  • History of radiation therapy to the chest
  • Received a systemic investigational drug of any kind for any indication within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to administration of Pemefolacianine for Injection and/or the patient has received Pemefolacianine for Injection previously
  • Total bilirubin level >1.5 times upper limit of normal at screening
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening
  • The patient is pregnant, breast feeding, or plans to become pregnant within 6 months of the administration of Pemefolacianine for Injection or has a positive serum pregnancy test at Screening or a positive urine pregnancy test on the day of surgery or day of admission for female subjects of childbearing potential
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
12 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pemefolacianine Cohort 1

    The dose of Pemefolacianine for Injection planned to be administered to the first cohort of patients is 0.02 mg/kg.

    Drug: Pemefolacianine Cohort 1 in Part A

  • Experimental
    Pemefolacianine Cohort 2

    The patients in second cohort were planned to receive dose Pemefolacianine for Injection at 0.04 mg/kg.

    Drug: Pemefolacianin Cohort 2 in Part B

Interventions

  • DrugPemefolacianine Cohort 1 in Part A

    Enrolled subjects arrive at the infusion center for their infusions up to 8-36hours before the scheduled surgery to receive their injection of Pemefolacianine for Injection. cohorts 1 patients will receive dose of 0.02 mg/kg

    Also known as: Pemefolacianine

  • DrugPemefolacianin Cohort 2 in Part B

    Enrolled subjects arrive at the infusion center for their infusions up to 8-36hours before the scheduled surgery to receive their injection of Pemefolacianine for Injection. cohorts 2 patients will receive dose of 0.04 mg/kg

    Also known as: Pemefolacianine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Safety of Pemefolacianine for Injection, as assessed by the incidence, severity, and relationship of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and clinically significant changes in laboratory values, vital signs, physical examinations, and electrocardiograms (ECGs) from baseline through the end of the study.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 30

Secondary outcomes

  1. Signal-to-Background Ratio in Intraoperative Tissue Images

    Surgeon intraoperative semi-quantitative fluorescence assessments will be collected. Video images will be analyzed for fluorescence signal (eg, mean fluorescence intensity) and ratios (eg, signal-to-background, tumor/non-tumor) will be determined in various images and recorded. Descriptive statistics will be obtained and compared with histopathology and the surgeon's assessment of fluorescence in each tissue type.

    Time frame: Day 2 surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07772895
Lead sponsor
Sunil Singhal
Responsible party
Sunil Singhal (Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 19, 2026
Start date
Mar 11, 2026
Primary completion
Mar 11, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 11, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 19, 2026

Oversight

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