Status:

COMPLETED

Contrast-Enhanced Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging in Improving Characterization of Adnexal Masses in Patients Undergoing Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Lantheus Medical Imaging

Conditions:

Adnexal Mass

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well contrast-enhanced subharmonic ultrasound imaging works in improving the characterization of adnexal masses in patients undergoing surgery. Contrast-enhanced ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To develop qualitative subharmonic imaging (SHI) or SHI-derived quantitative biomarkers. II. To generate pilot data for a study to evaluate if they improve the characterizatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Be diagnosed with an adnexal mass
  • Be scheduled for surgery to remove the adnexal mass
  • Be clinically stable
  • If a female of child-bearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test
  • Be conscious and able to comply with study procedures
  • Have read and signed the Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent form for participating in the study

Exclusion

  • Females who are pregnant or nursing
  • Patients who have received an investigational drug in the 30 days before study drug administration, or will receive one within 72 hours (h) afterwards
  • Patients with known or suspected right-to-left, bi-directional, or transient right-to-left cardiac shunts
  • Patients with pulmonary hypertension or unstable cardiopulmonary conditions
  • Patients currently on chemotherapy or with other primary cancers requiring systemic or hepatic loco-regional treatment
  • Patients who are clinically unstable, patients who are seriously or terminally ill with a life expectancy of less than 1 month, and patients whose clinical course are unpredictable; for example:
  • Patients on life support or in a critical care unit
  • Patients with unstable occlusive disease (e.g., crescendo angina)
  • Patients with clinically unstable cardiac arrhythmias, such as recurrent ventricular tachycardia
  • Patients with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class IV)
  • Patients with recent cerebral hemorrhage
  • Patients who have undergone surgery within 24 hours prior to the study sonographic examination
  • Patients with a history of anaphylactic allergy to Definity, manifested by one or more of the following symptoms: generalized urticaria, difficulty in breathing, swelling of the mouth and throat, hypotension, or shock
  • Patients with congenital heart defects
  • Patients with severe emphysema, pulmonary vasculitis, or a history of pulmonary emboli
  • Patients with respiratory distress syndrome
  • Patients with thrombosis within the splenic vein

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 4 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03297112

Start Date

August 1 2017

End Date

September 4 2018

Last Update

May 15 2025

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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107