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CYTALUX preoperatively

Phase 2

Esophageal Cancer | Small molecule | Oncology |Waters Corporation|Last Updated: Sep 24, 2025

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Total Trials1
Total Enrollment50
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CYTALUX preoperatively · 1 trial · 3 indications

Phase 2 1
NCT07039526Single Dose Investigator Initiated Pilot Study to Investigate CYTALUX (Pafolacianine) for Intraoperative Detection of Malignant Tissue in Subjects Undergoing Surgical Resection for Cancer.Esophageal Cancer
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PHASE2RECRUITING
Single Dose Investigator Initiated Pilot Study to Investigate CYTALUX (Pafolacianine) for Intraoperative Detection of Malignant Tissue in Subjects Undergoing Surgical Resection for Cancer.
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Proportion of subjects with one or more NIR fluorescence positive lesion not detected under normal light and/or palpation
Day 1 intra-operatively post intervention

Proportion of subjects who have one or more NIR fluorescence positive lesion not detected under normal light and/or palpation will be measured in this outcome.

Secondary Endpoints
Number of lesions that are simultaneously fluorescence positive and cancer positive
Day 1 intra-operatively post intervention
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationNA
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeDIAGNOSTIC
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
CYTALUX™ (pafolacianine) injection groupEXPERIMENTALSingle arm study, every patient receives the study intervention.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
CYTALUX™ (pafolacianine) injection preoperativelyDRUGCYTALUX™ (pafolacianine) injection: folate analog ligand conjugated with an indole cyanine green-like dye as a solution in vials containing 1.6 mL at 2 mg/mL. Each subject will be administered a single intravenous dose of not less than 1 hours before and not more than 24 hours before initiation of intraoperative NIR fluorescent imaging.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites1

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and Female patients 18 years of age and older 2. Have a primary diagnosis, or a high clinical suspicion, of gastrointestinal, fore gut, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, esophageal malignancies and gyn malignancies planned for HIPEC/debulking, warranting surgery. 3. Are schedul...

Countries:United States
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LOWMay 24, 2026NCT07039526studyFirstPostDate: changed