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NCT07772895RecruitingPhase 1

Pemefolacianine for IMI of Lung Cancer

A Phase IB, Single Dose, Open-Label, Dose-escalation Study to Investigate the Safety and Imaging Characteristics of Pemefolacianine for Intraoperative Molecular Imaging of Lung Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

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.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12 (estimated)
First submitted
21 May 2026
Start date
11 Mar 2026
Primary completion date
11 Mar 2027
Lead sponsor
Sunil Singhal
Diseases
Lung cancer
NCT number
NCT07772895

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1
  • Planned participants: 12
  • From 11 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 11 Mar 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

  • 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)
  • 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

Other illness

  • Contraindications for surgery or any medical condition that in the opinion of the investigator could significantly jeopardize the safety of the subject
  • 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.
  • History of radiation therapy to the chest

Lab values

  • 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
  • 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

Other

  • Known sensitivity to fluorescent light

Who the study is looking for

  • 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

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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University of Pennsylvania
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesRecruiting

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