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.
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
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)
Parallel
Electronic Health Record Review
Other interventionAncillary studies
Fluorescence Imaging
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo fluorescence imaging
Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo FGS
Indocyanine Green
DrugGiven IV
Questionnaire Administration
Other interventionAncillary studies
Resection
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo surgical resection
Unexpected positive margin (UPM) rate
The margin status of each tumor will be taken from the pathology report for each patient enrolled in the trial. This will be recorded at six months post- surgery and will be classified according to the R classification system. The UPM rate for each arm will be defined by calculating the percentage of patients in that arm with a UPM on histopathological assessment of the resection specimen. The percentage of patients with unexpected positive margins will be calculated for each group to give the unexpected positive margin rate. This will then be compared between the two groups. Will use a logistic regression that adjusts key covariates including stratification factors used in the randomization. A Wald test and a 95% confidence interval will be extracted from this model. A two-sided p-value will be found from the Wald test.
Intraoperative complications
Intraoperative complications may include blood loss requiring transfusion, inadvertent damage to nerves, inadvertent damage to tendons/ligaments, inadvertent damage to bony structures, myocardial infarction, stroke, other events determined by the principal investigator to be a complication of the surgery. Will be compared between the two groups at the day of operation. Descriptive analysis will be performed to analyze the nature of the data. Secondary outcomes with binary/multiple measures will be analyzed with logistic regression. For variables with continuous measure, appropriate regression models will be used. Appropriate statistical tests depending on the nature of the variables (whether qualitative or quantitative) will be used for comparison between the two treatment arms.
Postoperative complications
Postoperative complications may include wound infection, wound dehiscence, seroma, flap complications, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, stroke, other events determined by the principal investigator to be a complication of the surgery. Post operative complications will be graded using the Calvien Dindo Classifications of Surgical Complications. Will be compared between the two groups at the day of operation and at 1-, 6- and 12-month follow-up time points. Descriptive analysis will be performed to analyze the nature of the data. Secondary outcomes with binary/multiple measures will be analyzed with logistic regression. For variables with continuous measure, appropriate regression models will be used. Appropriate statistical tests depending on the nature of the variables (whether qualitative or quantitative) will be used for comparison between the two treatment arms.
Length of index operation
Will be measured in minutes. Will be compared between groups on the day of operation. Descriptive analysis will be performed to analyze the nature of the data. Secondary outcomes with binary/multiple measures will be analyzed with logistic regression. For variables with continuous measure, appropriate regression models will be used. Appropriate statistical tests depending on the nature of the variables (whether qualitative or quantitative) will be used for comparison between the two treatment arms.
Length of inpatient stay
Will be measured in days. Will be compared between the two groups at the day of operation and at 1-, 6- and 12-month follow-up time points. Descriptive analysis will be performed to analyze the nature of the data. Secondary outcomes with binary/multiple measures will be analyzed with logistic regression. For variables with continuous measure, appropriate regression models will be used. Appropriate statistical tests depending on the nature of the variables (whether qualitative or quantitative) will be used for comparison between the two treatment arms.
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City of Hope Medical Center
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
