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Fluorescence Lymph Node Mapping for Colon Cancer Surgery
NCT07060443 · Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital · Updated 11 July 2025
- What is being tested
- Indocyanine green (ICG) injection for intraoperative lymph node imaging; Standard Right Hemicolectomy (Non-ICG)
- For
- Right Hemicolectomy
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. Phase 2.
- Who can join
- Ages 19 years to 85 years. About 186 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- South Korea (13 sites)
- When
- Starts or started 23 July 2025, ends 31 Dec 2030. Registered 11 July 2025.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
Fluorescence-guided surgery using indocyanine green can visualize the complex and diverse lymph node drainage structures for each patient and help determine the extent of dissection of the D3 lymph node tailored to the patient. However, since fluorescence lymph node mapping (FLNM) is still being conducted only at some institutions for research purposes and is limited to reporting the results of small-scale studies of patients, a large-scale multi-center study was conducted to verify the clinical-oncological effects of FLNM. Research is needed. Therefore, this study used real-time fluorescence lymph node mapping (FLNM) to determine the extent of D3 lymph node dissection when performing right hemicolectomy and D3 lymph node dissection in patients with locally advanced right-sided colon cancer and to safely remove extensive lymph nodes. We aim to evaluate whether the dissection procedure is safe and beneficial in terms of clinical oncology.
Sites
- Keimyung University Dongsan Medical CenterDaegu, South Korea
- Kyungpook National University Chilgok HospitalDaegu, South Korea
- Chungnam National University HospitalDaejeon, South Korea
- National Cancer Center KoreaGoyang, South Korea
- Chonnam National University Hwasun HospitalHwasun, South Korea
- Gachon University Gil Medical CenterIncheon, South Korea
- Jeonbuk National University HospitalJeonju, South Korea
- Seoul National University Bundang HospitalSeongnam, South Korea
- Asan Medical CenterSeoul, South Korea
- Korea University Guro HospitalSeoul, South Korea
- Kyung Hee University HospitalSeoul, South Korea
- St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of KoreaSuwon, South Korea
- Pusan National University Yangsan HospitalYangsan, South Korea