Breast CancerEarly Phase 1NCT05859971
ICG and SLN Mapping
A Early Phase 1 study testing SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dye and SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov Platform in people with Breast Cancer, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research study is to assess the feasibility of using a different dye and imaging device, indocyanine green (ICG)-fluorescent imaging through the Asimov Imaging Platform, to perform sentinel lymph node biopsy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dye and SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov Platform
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 10 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 13 Apr 2023to 1 Jun 2023
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Diagnosis of clinical T1 or T2 breast cancer clinically node negative breast cancer requiring surgical lymph node evaluation
- Surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic
Who cannot join
- Pregnant: It is not known whether indocyanine green can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Women of child-bearing age will undergo a urine pregnancy test on the day of surgery, which is standard of care prior to anesthesia.
- Breastfeeding: It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when indocyanine green is administered to a nursing woman. Study team will exclude women who are breastfeeding.
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Allergy to indocyanine green
- History of ipsilateral breast or axillary surgery
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Use of ICG-fluorescent Imaging for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Patients With Breast Cancer
The purpose of this research study is to assess the feasibility of using a different dye and imaging device, indocyanine green (ICG)-fluorescent imaging through the Asimov Imaging Platform, to perform sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Participants in this research study will be undergoing a sentinel lymph node biopsy as part of surgical treatment for breast cancer. Active participation will last through the post-operative visit.
Read the detailed description
In this study, the sentinel lymph node biopsy will be performed with radioactive tracer (technetium-99 sulfur colloid) and blue dye, which is standard of care. Decisions will be made during surgery about which lymph nodes to remove using information from the radioactive tracer and blue dye alone.
For this research, ICG fluorescence dye during participant's surgery will also be used. After anesthesia has started, the ICG fluorescence dye will be injected in the breast along at the edge of the areola in the same location as the radioactive tracer and blue dye injections. The breast and axilla will then be imaged with the Asimov Imaging Platform to look for the sentinel lymph nodes.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dye, SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov Platform
- Keywords
- breast cancer, sentinel lymph node, ICG fluorescence
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dyeDrug
The isosulfan blue dye injection will be performed by the participating surgeon in the operating room; as per standard of care, injection will be subareolar. Incisions will be planned based on the technetium-99m activity or at the lateral aspect of the pectoralis muscle, per usual care.
SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov PlatformDevice
2 ml (5 mg) of ICG solution will be injected intradermally in 1-4 injection sites in the lateral areolar region. After injection, gentle manual massage will be performed for 5 minutes. ICG imaging will be obtained prior to incision. After incision is made (following standard of care procedures), the axilla will be visualized using the Asimov Platform to assess for ICG-fluorescence in sentinel lymph nodes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) mapping | Experimental | SLN mapping and biopsy will be performed using technetium-99m sulfur colloid and isosulfan blue dye, as well as ICG-fluorescent imaging. Receives: Drug: SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dye; Device: SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov Platform |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Concordance Between Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes by ICG Versus Technetium-99, at the Lymph Node Level
The study team will describe concordance rates between technetium-99 and ICG-fluorescence for each sentinel lymph node removed.
Measured: Day of operation
Concordance Between Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes by ICG Versus Technetium-99, at the Patient Level
The study team will assess concordance rates at the patient level rates between technetium-99 and ICG-fluorescence.
Measured: Day of operation
Secondary outcomes (1)
Accuracy of the ICG Mapping
Using the technetium-99as the gold standard, the study team will describe the number of lymph nodes that would have been missed (i.e. technetium-99 + but ICG- in removed SLN) or would have been excised unnecessarily (i.e. residual ICG-fluorescence in axilla but no residual technetium-99) if ICG-fluorescent imaging had guided the SLN.
Measured: Day of operation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 May 2023
- Study start13 Apr 2023
- Primary completion1 Jun 2023
- Study completion1 Jun 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- OnLume Inc., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Heather Neuman, MD, Principal investigator, University of Wisconsin, Madison
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05859971
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023-0030
- Other IDs
- 5R44CA206754, UW22145, SMPH/SURGERY/SURG ONC, Protocol Version 11/29/2022
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 6 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 29 Jul 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Jul 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Use of ICG-fluorescent Imaging for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Patients With Breast Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05859971
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023-0030
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- breast cancer, sentinel lymph node, ICG fluorescence
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- OnLume Inc., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- 13 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jun 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 May 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 15 Aug 2024
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research study is to assess the feasibility of using a different dye and imaging device, indocyanine green (ICG)-fluorescent imaging through the Asimov Imaging Platform, to perform sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Participants in this research study will be undergoing a sentinel lymph node biopsy as part of surgical treatment for breast cancer. Active participation will last through the post-operative visit.
Detailed description
In this study, the sentinel lymph node biopsy will be performed with radioactive tracer (technetium-99 sulfur colloid) and blue dye, which is standard of care. Decisions will be made during surgery about which lymph nodes to remove using information from the radioactive tracer and blue dye alone.
For this research, ICG fluorescence dye during participant's surgery will also be used. After anesthesia has started, the ICG fluorescence dye will be injected in the breast along at the edge of the areola in the same location as the radioactive tracer and blue dye injections. The breast and axilla will then be imaged with the Asimov Imaging Platform to look for the sentinel lymph nodes.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) mapping | Experimental | Drug: SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dye, Device: SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov PlatformSLN mapping and biopsy will be performed using technetium-99m sulfur colloid and isosulfan blue dye, as well as ICG-fluorescent imaging. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Diagnosis of clinical T1 or T2 breast cancer clinically node negative breast cancer requiring surgical lymph node evaluation
- Surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Pregnant: It is not known whether indocyanine green can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Women of child-bearing age will undergo a urine pregnancy test on the day of surgery, which is standard of care prior to anesthesia.
- Breastfeeding: It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when indocyanine green is administered to a nursing woman. Study team will exclude women who are breastfeeding.
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Allergy to indocyanine green
- History of ipsilateral breast or axillary surgery
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dyeThe isosulfan blue dye injection will be performed by the participating surgeon in the operating room; as per standard of care, injection will be subareolar. Incisions will be planned based on the technetium-99m activity or at the lateral aspect of the pectoralis muscle, per usual care. | Drug | Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) mapping |
| SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov Platform2 ml (5 mg) of ICG solution will be injected intradermally in 1-4 injection sites in the lateral areolar region. After injection, gentle manual massage will be performed for 5 minutes. ICG imaging will be obtained prior to incision. After incision is made (following standard of care procedures), the axilla will be visualized using the Asimov Platform to assess for ICG-fluorescence in sentinel lymph nodes. | Device | Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) mapping |
Primary outcome
Concordance Between Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes by ICG Versus Technetium-99, at the Lymph Node Level
Time frame: Day of operation
The study team will describe concordance rates between technetium-99 and ICG-fluorescence for each sentinel lymph node removed.
Concordance Between Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes by ICG Versus Technetium-99, at the Patient Level
Time frame: Day of operation
The study team will assess concordance rates at the patient level rates between technetium-99 and ICG-fluorescence.
1 secondary outcome
Accuracy of the ICG Mapping
Time frame: Day of operation
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Jul 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Heather Neuman, MD principal investigator
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Early Phase 1 study testing SLN mapping using technetium-99m +/- isosulfan blue dye and SLN mapping with ICG fluorescence using the Asimov Platform in people with Breast Cancer, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 Aug 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Concordance Between Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes by ICG Versus Technetium-99, at the Lymph Node Level (time frame: Day of operation). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jul 2025.