A Phase 1, Single Dose, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of OTL38 Injection (OTL38) for Intra-operative Imaging of Folate Receptor-alpha Positive Pituitary Adenoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02769533 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 11, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 11, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Patients With Suspected Malignancies of the Pituitary Gland | Drug: OTL0038 Drug: Benadryl Device: intraoperative imaging | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 32 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | A Phase 1, Single Dose, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of OTL38 Injection (OTL38) for Intra-operative Imaging of Folate Receptor-alpha Positive Pituitary Adenoma |
Study Start Date : | September 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 3, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 3, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: pituitary adenoma
OTL38 infusion
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Drug: OTL0038 Drug: Benadryl Device: intraoperative imaging |
- Number of Adverse Events [ Time Frame: five years ]
- Number of pituitary adenomas are detected by intraoperative imaging [ Time Frame: five years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients over 18 years of age
- Patients presenting with a pituitary nodule presumed to be resectable on pre-operative assessment
- Good operative candidate
- Subject capable of giving informed consent and participating in the process of consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women as determined by urinary or serum beta hCG within 72 hours of surgery
- Patients with a history of anaphylactic reactions to OTL38
- Patients with a known allergy to Benadryl
- Previous exposure to OTL38

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02769533
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 |
Principal Investigator: | Sunil Singhal, MD | Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania |
Responsible Party: | Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02769533 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UPCC 18315 |
First Posted: | May 11, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 11, 2019 |
Last Verified: | April 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
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