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NCT06915727RecruitingPhase 3

An Imaging Agent (Pafolacianine) for Identifying Lesions in Pediatric Patients With Primary or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Pafolacianine for Localization of Pediatric Extracranial Solid Tumors

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This phase III trial studies how well pafolacianine works for identifying cancerous lesions in children and adolescent patients with primary solid tumors or solid tumors that have spread from where they first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Pafolacianine is a fluorescent imaging agent that targets folate receptors which are overexpressed in many cancers and is used with near infrared (NIR) imaging during surgery to identify tumor cells. NIR uses a special camera that uses wavelengths in the infrared range to visualize and locate the tumor cells that are lit up by the pafolacianine. Giving pafolacianine for NIR imaging may work better than other imaging agents in identifying cancerous lesions in pediatric patients with solid tumors.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (estimated)
First submitted
28 Mar 2025
Start date
15 Apr 2025
Primary completion date
1 May 2027
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
NCT number
NCT06915727

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 20
  • From 15 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 May 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Previous exposure to Cytalux™ (pafolacianine) injection
  • Received an investigational agent in another investigational drug or vaccine trial within 30 days prior to the administration of the study drug. Investigational trials involving administration of drugs or vaccines which are already Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved, such as Children's Oncology Group cooperative trials, are okay
  • Unable or unwilling to discontinue folic acid, folate supplements, and multi-vitamins containing folate 48 hours prior to drug administration

Other illness

  • Any medical condition that in the judgement of the investigators could potentially jeopardize the safety of the participant
  • History of anaphylactic reactions to products containing indocyanine green for near infrared imaging. Participants with a medical history of 'idiopathic anaphylaxis' will require evaluation
  • History of allergy to any of the components of Cytalux™ (pafolacianine) injection
  • Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological condition or geographical challenges potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol or follow-up schedule

Lab values

  • Renal failure on dialysis or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.72m\^2 as measured by the U25 eGFR equation for patients ≥1 year(s) of age. For patients \< 1 year of age, creatinine \> 2x the upper limit of normal will serve as an exclusion criteria. Creatinine will be measured by enzymatic assay with calibration traceable to the international standard reference materials and minimal bias compared to isotope-dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) reference methodology.
  • Undergoing workup for liver failure or listed for liver transplant. Patients with Gilbert's syndrome will be excluded if impaired liver function defined as values \> 3x the upper limit of normal (ULN) for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), or total bilirubin

Other

  • Known sensitivity to fluorescent light
  • Pregnancy
  • Unable or unwilling to use adequate birth control/contraceptive measures or abstain from sexual activity for 30 days following the study intervention
  • Anticipated need to donate ova or sperm within 30 days following study intervention

Who the study is looking for

  • Willingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent
  • Age 6 months to 17 years
  • Have a diagnosis, or a high clinical suspicion, of a solid tumor in the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, or extremities with a plan for surgical resection including embryonal tumors, sarcomas, neurogenic tumors, carcinomas, mesenchymal tumors, germ cell tumors. Children may undergo surgical resection or biopsy of a solid tumor that is suspected to be malignant without a separate preoperative biopsy; therefore, the tumor type may not be definitively known preoperatively

Age in the registry: 6 months to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
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RochesterUnited StatesRecruiting

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