A Project Assessing the Safety and Feasibility of Using Panitumumab-IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Ovarian Cancer During Surgical Procedures

October 30, 2026 updated by: Teresa Boitano, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pilot Project Assessing the Safety and Feasibility of Using Panitumumab-IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Ovarian Cancer During Surgical Procedures

This is a pilot project to determine the safety and feasibility of using panitumumab-IRDye800 to detect cancerous tissue compared to normal surrounding tissue in participants with ovarian cancer undergoing surgical resection. This study is an extension of the work previously done using this agent in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck, exploring its utility in a different cancer type.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study is an open label, single site, Phase I study to determine the safety and feasibility of using conjugated panitumumab-IRDye800 in patients with ovarian cancer undergoing surgical resection. Tumor to background ratios (TBRs) will be determined by comparing fluorescence intensity of tumor tissue to grossly normal tissue in the field. The presence of tumor tissue and fluorescence will be confirmed by histopathologic analysis.

Panitumumab-IRDye800CW has a toxicity and pharmacodynamic profile that matches the parent compound. In this study, patients will receive a 50mg flat dose of panitumumab-IRdye800 without a loading dose of panitumumab alone, which was found in the Phase I study of patient with head and neck cancer to be the safest and most cost-effective dose in a dose-range escalation study with high sensitivity, specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV), and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) for fluorescence detection of tumor compared to normal background tissue. This infusion will occur 24-72 hours prior to planned surgery.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

6

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Michelle Osoinak, BSN, RN, CNOR
  • Phone Number: 205-539-2903
  • Email: mosoinak@uabmc.edu

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Jason Warram, PhD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Teresa Boitano, MD
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

  2. Diagnosis of any stage.

  3. Diagnosis of any histology.

  4. Planning to undergo surgical resection via any modality (i.e., open, laparoscopic, robotic) with primary cytoreduction or interval debulking following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

  5. Age ≥ 18 years

  6. ECOG 1

  7. Have acceptable hematologic status, coagulation status, kidney function, and liver function including the following clinical results:

    1. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 gm/dL
    2. Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥ 1500
    3. White Blood Cell count > 3000/mm3
    4. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
    5. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper reference range

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Received an investigational drug within 30 days prior to first dose of panitumumab-IRDye800
  2. Had within 6 months prior to enrollment: MI, CVA, or uncontrolled CHF
  3. History of infusion reactions to any monoclonal antibody therapies
  4. Pregnant or breast-feeding
  5. Evidence of QT prolongation on pretreatment EKG (greater than 440 ms in males or greater than 450 ms in females)
  6. Magnesium or potassium lower than the normal institutional values
  7. Patients receiving Class IA (quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents
  8. Patients with a history or evidence of interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis
  9. TSH > 13 micro International Units/mL

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Patients requiring surgical resection of ovarian cancer

Enrolled patients will receive a one-time IV infusion of 50mg of the investigational agent, panitumumab-IRDye800, 24-72 hours prior to the scheduled surgical resection. Participants will be monitored using standard clinical parameters to evaluate for toxicity. Participants will be observed immediately after infusion of the study drug. The following observations and tests shall be performed after treatment to identify both acute and late treatment specific toxicity: vital signs, physical exam, toxicity grading, assignment of performance status, hematology, and blood chemistries (complete metabolic profile to include magnesium and phosphorus). NCI Common Toxicity Criteria v5.0 will be used for grading of toxicity.
Drug: Panitumumab-IRDye800

Single IV systemic infusion of panitumumab-IRDye800 and NIR imaging of cancer during and after surgical resection.

Enrolled patients will receive a one-time IV infusion of 50mg of the investigational agent, panitumumab-IRDye800, 24-72 hours prior to the scheduled surgical resection. All appropriate labs, tests, and safety monitoring will occur as outlined in Section 8.1. Participants will be monitored using standard clinical parameters to evaluate for toxicity. Participants will be observed immediately after infusion of the study drug. The following observations and tests shall be performed after treatment to identify both acute and late treatment specific toxicity: vital signs, physical exam, toxicity grading, assignment of performance status, hematology, and blood chemistries (complete metabolic profile to include magnesium and phosphorus). NCI Common Toxicity Criteria v5.0 will be used for grading of toxicity.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Dose limiting toxicity (DLT)
Time Frame: up to 15 days after infusion

Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) defined as any grade 2 or greater toxicity that is considered definitely related to the study drug, considered clinically significant by the Principal Investigator, and occurs within 15 days of receiving treatment.
up to 15 days after infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Teresa Boitano, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

November 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

November 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2026

Last Verified

October 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STUDY00000341
  • UAB (Other Identifier: UAB)

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

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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