Detection of PitNET Tissue During TSS Using Bevacizumab-800CW (DEPARTURE)

April 13, 2023 updated by: Jos M. A. Kuijlen, University Medical Center Groningen

Detection of Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor (PitNET) Tissue During Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery Using Bevacizumab-800CW

There is a need for improved visualization of presence and extent of pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET) tissue during transsphenoidal surgery (TSS), especially in tumors invading the cavernous sinus (CS). Optical molecular imaging of PitNET associated biomarkers is a promising technique to accommodate this need. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-A) is overexpressed in PitNET tissue compared to normal pituitary tissue and has proven to be a valid target for molecular imaging. Bevacizumab is an antibody that binds VEGF-A. By conjugating a fluorescent dye to this antibody, the fluorescent tracer molecule bevacizumab-800CW is created, which binds to VEGF-A. The investigators hypothesize that bevacizumab-800CW accumulates in PitNET tissue, enabling visualization using a molecular fluorescence endoscopy system. In this pilot intervention study the investigators will determine the feasibility of using microdoses (4.5, 10 and 25 mg) of bevacizumab-800CW to detect PitNET tissue intraoperatively.

Study Overview

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Completed

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Interventional

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20

Phase

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  • Phase 1

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Study Locations

  • Netherlands
      • Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 GZ
        • University Medical Center Groningen

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with an established diagnosis of PitNET with a Knosp grade of 3 or 4 who are scheduled to undergo TSS.
  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • Signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent
  • Pregnant or lactating women. Documentation of a negative pregnancy test must be available for woman of childbearing potential. Woman of childbearing potential are pre- menopausal women with intact reproductive organs and women less than two years after menopause
  • History of infusion reactions to bevacizumab or other monoclonal antibody therapies.
  • Inadequately controlled hypertension with or without current antihypertensive medication
  • Within 6 months prior to inclusion: myocardial infarction, TIA, CVA, pulmonary embolism, uncontrolled chronic hepatic failure, unstable angina pectoris

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: NIR endoscopic TSS with 4.5 mg bevacizumab-800CW
IV-administration of 4.5 mg of the fluorescent tracer bevacizumab-800CW to 3 patients with a pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET) with a Knosp grade of 3 or 4. The optimal dose will be expanded to include 6 patients.
Drug: Bevacizumab-IRDye800CW
Intravenous administration of 4.5, 10 or 25 mg of Bevacizumab-IRDye800CW prior to endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
Other Names:
  • Tracer administration
Device: Molecular Fluorescence Endoscopy platform
A flexible fluorescence fiber-bundle is attached to a fluorescence camera platform to enable the detection of fluorescence signals. The fluorescence fiber-probe is inserted through the standard working channel of the Surgvision explorer endoscope. During surgery, three imaging moments are defined in which the fluorescence molecular endoscopy system will detect the fluorescent signal
Other Names:
  • Fluorescence endoscopy
Experimental: NIR endoscopic TSS with 10 mg bevacizumab-800CW
IV-administration of 10 mg of the fluorescent tracer bevacizumab-800CW to 3 patients with a pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET) with a Knosp grade of 3 or 4. The optimal dose will be expanded to include 6 patients.
Drug: Bevacizumab-IRDye800CW
Intravenous administration of 4.5, 10 or 25 mg of Bevacizumab-IRDye800CW prior to endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
Other Names:
  • Tracer administration
Device: Molecular Fluorescence Endoscopy platform
A flexible fluorescence fiber-bundle is attached to a fluorescence camera platform to enable the detection of fluorescence signals. The fluorescence fiber-probe is inserted through the standard working channel of the Surgvision explorer endoscope. During surgery, three imaging moments are defined in which the fluorescence molecular endoscopy system will detect the fluorescent signal
Other Names:
  • Fluorescence endoscopy
Experimental: NIR endoscopic TSS with 25 mg bevacizumab-800CW
IV-administration of 25 mg of the fluorescent tracer bevacizumab-800CW to 3 patients with a pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET) with a Knosp grade of 3 or 4. The optimal dose will be expanded to include 6 patients.
Drug: Bevacizumab-IRDye800CW
Intravenous administration of 4.5, 10 or 25 mg of Bevacizumab-IRDye800CW prior to endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
Other Names:
  • Tracer administration
Device: Molecular Fluorescence Endoscopy platform
A flexible fluorescence fiber-bundle is attached to a fluorescence camera platform to enable the detection of fluorescence signals. The fluorescence fiber-probe is inserted through the standard working channel of the Surgvision explorer endoscope. During surgery, three imaging moments are defined in which the fluorescence molecular endoscopy system will detect the fluorescent signal
Other Names:
  • Fluorescence endoscopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Discrimination of tumorous and non-tumorous tissue based on in vivo and ex vivo fluorescence measurements from bevacizumab-800CW gained during fluorescence endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs)
Time Frame: Three days after tracer injection
To determine the sensitivity of the marker bevacizumab-800CW in discriminating between tumorous and non-tumorous tissue during endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) defined as the tumor to background ratio and intrinsic fluorescence
Three days after tracer injection
Number of participants with adverse events (AE), serious adverse events (SAE) and suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions (SUSAR)
Time Frame: Up to 7 days after tracer injection
Data collection as a measure of safety and tolerability regarding administration of bevacizumab-800CW
Up to 7 days after tracer injection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The correlation of in vivo and ex vivo fluorescent signals to histopathological analysis results
Time Frame: Up to 1,5 year
Correlate the H/E images to the fluorescent images made with multiple ex vivo imaging modalities
Up to 1,5 year
Quantification of the fluorescent signal by MDSFR/SFF spectroscopy
Time Frame: Up to 1,5 year
Multi-diameter single-fiber reflectance with single-fiber fluorescence (MDSFR/SFF) spectroscopy can measure the fluorescence signal quantitatively, both in vivo and ex vivo
Up to 1,5 year
Assessment of the (sub)-cellular distribution of bevacizumab-800CW by ex vivo fluorescence microscopy
Time Frame: Up to 1,5 year
Imaging of the distribution of bevacizumab-800CW with a fluorescence microscope
Up to 1,5 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

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University Medical Center Groningen

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General Publications

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October 28, 2020

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October 24, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

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October 24, 2022

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First Submitted

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December 17, 2019

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December 24, 2019

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December 30, 2019

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April 14, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 13, 2023

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April 1, 2023

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  • UMCG 201800170

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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