Fluorescence-Guided Surgical Resection for Reducing Unexpected Positive Margins in Patients With Sarcoma, SarcoSIGHT Trial

Recruiting now · Phase 2

Conditions studied: High Grade Sarcoma, Sarcoma

In brief

This phase II trial compares standard of care surgical resection to fluorescence-guided surgical resection using indocyanine green and fluorescence imaging for reducing unexpected positive margin rates in patients with sarcoma. Surgical margins are one of the criteria used in assessing the effectiveness of a given surgical procedure. They are the edges or border of the tissue removed in cancer surgery. A negative margin means that the resected tumor is surrounded by normal tissue, which implies there is no disease left in the patient. By contrast, a positive margin means that sarcoma cells are visible at the edge of the tumor. Positive margins may be classified as planned when they are expected pre-operatively due to the preservation of a critical structure, or unexpected when the pathologist reports the presence of tumor at the margin despite the surgeon having intended to remove it in its entirety. Fluorescence-guided surgery is an established surgical method that involves the administration of fluorescent dye (in this case, indocyanine green) into the tumor, which can then be visualized with a special camera during surgery to help surgeons identify tumor versus healthy tissue. Fluorescence-guided surgery may reduce the rate of unexpected positive margins in patients undergoing surgery for sarcoma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07650656

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

22

Starts

2027-05-15

Expected to finish

2028-05-11

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-22

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Documented written informed consent of the participant
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of intermediate to high grade sarcoma
• All ages
• Amenable to surgical resection as a part of curative intent for the patient
• Willingness to:
• Respond to surveys during the trial
• Permit medical record/ clinical laboratory result review

You may not qualify if…

• Due for surgery with palliative intent
• Recurrent tumors
• Intracranial, retroperitoneal, and visceral anatomical locations
• A woman of childbearing potential who is currently pregnant (as confirmed by urine pregnancy test)
• A woman who are currently breastfeeding
• Known allergies to ICG, iodine, iodine dyes or shellfish
• Unable to provide written and informed consent
• Patients with hyper-thyroidism or autonomic thyroid adenomas
• Premature infants/neonates with exchange transfusion indication due to hyperbilirubinemia

Where it is running

• City of Hope Medical Center — Duarte, California, United States (enrolling)

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