Recruiting
Phase 1

Cytalux

Sponsor:

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Code:

NCT06235125

Conditions

Osteosarcoma

Pulmonary Metastasis

Fluorescence

Metastatic Sarcoma

Pediatrics

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 6 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cytalux

Study Details

Brief summary:

Pediatric subjects aged 6-17 with biopsy confirmed cancer and imaging findings suspicious for pulmonary metastatic disease scheduled to undergo pulmonary metastasectomy via and open or minimally invasive approach.

Conditions

Osteosarcoma

Pulmonary Metastasis

Fluorescence

Metastatic Sarcoma

Pediatrics

Study ID

NCT06235125

Start date

Apr 8, 2024

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Aug 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 6 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients 6-17 years of age at the time of study enrollment
2. Willingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent
3. Willingness of patients (subjects) age 12-17 to provide written adolescent assent
4. Patient weight greater than or equal to 20 kg
5. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of osteosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, hepatoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, Wilms tumor or other non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma
6. Imaging findings highly suspicious for pulmonary metastatic disease based on CT, PET-CT or other imaging and warranting pulmonary surgery based on the judgment of the treating team. At least one nodule ≥4mm measured by preoperative imaging.
7. Female (assigned female at birth) participant is not pregnant and agrees to an acceptable form of contraception from the time of consent through 30 days after study intervention. Confirmed abstinence is an acceptable form of contraception.
8. Female (assigned female at birth) participant must agree to not donate ova from time of consent until 30 days after study intervention
9. Male (assigned male at birth) participant must agree to not donate sperm from time of consent until 30 days after study intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any medical condition that in the opinion of the investigators could potentially jeopardize the safety of the subject
2. History of anaphylactic reactions to products containing indocyanine green for near infrared imaging. Subjects with a medical history of 'idiopathic anaphylaxis' will also be excluded.
3. History of allergy to any of the components of CYTALUX™ (PAFOLACIANINE) INJECTION
4. Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological condition or geographical challenges potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol or follow-up schedule
5. Impaired renal function defined as eGFR< 50 mL/min/1.73m2
6. Impaired liver function defined as values > 3x the upper limit of normal (ULN) for alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), or >2x ULN for total bilirubin except in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome.
7. Patient unable or unwilling to discontinue folate, folic acid, or folate-containing supplements 48 hours before study drug administration
8. History of drug-related serious adverse event with prior Cytalux administration will be an exclusion for re-enrollment for contralateral surgery (see section 5.7).
9. Participants will be excluded if their 12th or 18th birthday would occur during study participation
10. Male sex at birth and commitment to acceptable form of contraception from time of consent through 30 days after study intervention with confirmed abstinence as an acceptable form of contraception as an inclusion criterion.

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cytalux with Near Infrared Imaging

All participants will receive Cytalux and undergo near infrared imaging.

Interventions

Cytalux

Folate analog ligand conjugated with an indole cyanine-like green dye as a solution in vials containing 3 mL at 2 mg/mL

Primary outcome measure

  • Sensitivity of Near-infrared (NIR) imaging after pafolacianine injection for metastatic nodule identification [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
  • False-Positive Rate of Near-infrared (NIR) imaging after pafolacianine injection for metastatic nodule identification [ Time Frame: 1 day ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Last update posted

Jun 5, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago on 2026-06-05.