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Distribution Of The Photosensitizer Motexafin Lutetium And Hypoxia In Patients With Malignancies

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What is being tested

EF5

+ motexafin lutetium

+ pharmacological study

DrugOther
Who is being recruted

Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial+67

+ Urogenital Diseases

+ Genital Diseases

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Diagnostic Study

Interventional
Study Start: May 2004
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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
Last updated: January 18, 2026
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Study start date: May 1, 2004

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the uptake of motexafin lutetium in tumors and normal tissue of patients with intra-abdominal malignancies or non-small cell lung cancer. II. Determine the ratio of tumor to normal tissue by measuring the level of motexafin lutetium uptake in tumor and normal tissue removed from these patients. III. Determine the pattern, presence, and level of EF5 binding (as a surrogate marker for hypoxia) in tumors of these patients. IV. Determine the feasibility of measuring optical properties, tissue oxygenation, motexafin lutetium concentration, fluorescence, and blood flow by non-invasive means in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, diagnostic study. Patients are stratified according to diagnosis (intra-abdominal malignancy vs non-small cell lung cancer). Patients receive EF5 IV over 1-2.5 hours on day 1 and motexafin lutetium IV over 10-15 minutes on day 2. Patients undergo definitive surgical resection approximately 3 hours after motexafin lutetium administration. Hypoxia and motexafin lutetium levels in the resected tumors are evaluated. Tumor to normal tissue ratios are also determined. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at approximately 1-8 weeks. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients (20 with intra-abdominal malignancies and 10 with non-small cell lung cancer) will be accrued for this study within 10-15 months.

Official TitleDistribution Of The Photosensitizer Motexafin Lutetium And Hypoxia In Patients With Malignancies 
NCT00087191
Principal SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
Last updated: January 18, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

30 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Diagnostic Study

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Carcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialUrogenital DiseasesGenital DiseasesAdenocarcinomaAdnexal DiseasesBile Duct DiseasesBile Duct NeoplasmsBiliary Tract DiseasesBiliary Tract NeoplasmsBronchial NeoplasmsCarcinoid TumorCarcinomaCarcinoma, BronchogenicCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungColonic DiseasesColonic NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsEndocrine System DiseasesEndocrine Gland NeoplasmsFallopian Tube DiseasesFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsGallbladder DiseasesGallbladder NeoplasmsGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGenital Diseases, FemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleGonadal DisordersIntestinal DiseasesIntestinal NeoplasmsLeiomyosarcomaLiver DiseasesLiver NeoplasmsLung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsMalignant Carcinoid SyndromeNeoplasmsNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Connective TissueNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms, Muscle TissueNeoplasms, Nerve TissueOvarian DiseasesOvarian NeoplasmsPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic NeoplasmsPathologic ProcessesRectal DiseasesRectal NeoplasmsRecurrenceRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiratory Tract NeoplasmsSarcomaStomach DiseasesStomach NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Connective and Soft TissueGerminomaCholangiocarcinomaNeuroendocrine TumorsDisease AttributesGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsFemale Urogenital Diseases

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed or suspected diagnosis of 1 of the following: * Intra-abdominal malignancy of 1 of the following types: * Sarcoma * Ovarian cancer * Gastrointestinal malignancies, including, but not limited to, appendiceal cancer, colon cancer, or gastric cancer * Non-small cell lung cancer * Planning to undergo surgical resection of disease * Disease has the propensity to spread to the peritoneal cavity (intra-abdominal malignancy patients) * Performance status - ECOG 0-2 * WBC ≥ 2,000/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 * Bilirubin \< 1.5 mg/dL * Creatinine normal * Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min * Body weight ≤ 130 kg * No G6PD deficiency * No porphyria * No history of peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 3 * Able to tolerate anesthesia and major surgery * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 1 month after study participation

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Patients receive EF5 IV over 1-2.5 hours on day 1 and motexafin lutetium IV over 10-15 minutes on day 2. Patients undergo definitive surgical resection approximately 3 hours after motexafin lutetium administration. Hypoxia and motexafin lutetium levels in the resected tumors are evaluated. Tumor to normal tissue ratios are also determined.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania

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