Novel Exoscope System for 5-ALA Fluorescence-Guided Surgery for Gliomas

Overview

5-ALA and the Orbeye surgical microscope are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved products. For this study, the Orbeye microscope imaging system is being used with special filters to visualize 5-ALA fluorescence. The FDA currently permits the use of these filters. The purpose of this study is to collect medical information before, during, and after standard treatment in order to better understand how to make this type of procedure accessible to patients. This study is also being conducted to determine if use of the Orbeye equipped with these special filters improves the ability of the surgeon to remove brain tumors.

Full Title of Study: “Clinical Study of the Utility of a Novel Exoscope System for 5-ALA Fluorescence-Guided Surgery for Gliomas”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Prospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: December 17, 2019

Interventions

  • Device: Orbeye surgical videomicroscope
    • The ORBEYE surgical microscope is an FDA-cleared apparatus designed to facilitate operating procedures that involve fine nerves, blood vessels, and other small anatomic features by providing an enlarged stereoscopic visual field of the surgical site. The 4K 3D digital images of the ORBEYE microscope provide high-resolution stereoscopic images of the fine structures of tissue and blood vessels. As the surgical procedures are displayed on a large 55-inch monitor, the device is expected to reduce fatigue of the operator by eliminating the need for extensive viewing via microscope eyepieces for an extended period of time. The technology adopted in the ORBEYE was developed by Sony Olympus Medical Solutions, and its product design was handled by Olympus Medical Systems Corp. The ORBEYE is marketed by the Olympus Corporation.
  • Drug: 5-Aminolevulinic Acid
    • 5- aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a European Medicines Agency- and Food and Drug Administration- (FDA-) approved drug that is administered to patients 2 to 4 hours before surgery and converted preferentially by tumor cells to protoporphyrrin IX (PPIX). PPIX fluoresces red when exposed to blue light. Use of 5-ALA has previously been shown to permit surgeons to obtain a more complete tumor resection, and its use has also been associated with an increased rate of progression-free survival.(3) There are currently 2 surgical microscope systems available on the market that are equipped with a 5-ALA visualization system. These visualization systems are currently classified by the FDA as Class I-exempt accessories to Class I-cleared surgical microscopes.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Participants with known or suspected high grade gliomas

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Compare Visualized Fluroescence within brain tumors
    • Time Frame: Surgery day one
    • 6 tissue samples will be obtained intraoperatively for each patient and assessed for 5-ALA visualization (strongly positive.weakly positive/negative). Tissue samples will be submitted for pathological assessment to determine whether tumor cells are present or absent. Visualization results will be evaluated against the pathology results (gold standard) to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for 5-ALA visualizations with use of the ORBEYE system.

Secondary Measures

  • Volume of Residual tumor
    • Time Frame: up to 48 hours after surgery
    • Residual tumor volume will be identified in post surgical MRI scans. Extent of resection will be compared to preoperative MRI scans.
  • Number of Patients experiencing Adverse Events
    • Time Frame: Up to 16 days after surgery
    • Patients will be assessed for neurological and general side effects/toxicities 7-16 days after surgery.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Must have a suspected or biopsy-proven high-grade glioma (World Health Organization grade II or IV), new or recurrent. – Indication for craniotomy for removal of a suspected or recurrent brain tumor – Karnofsky Performance Scale >/- 60% Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prophyria, hypersensitivity to porphyrins – Renal insufficiency as defined per protocol – Hepatic insufficiency as defined per protocol – Existing pregnancy (to be checked by a pregnancy test if of child-bearing age. – Nursing women or women using inadequate contraception

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
  • Collaborator
    • Olympus Corporation
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Michael A Vogelbaum, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute

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