A Dye for the Detection of Cancer of the Tongue and Mouth
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03085147 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : March 21, 2017
Last Update Posted : June 6, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) | Drug: Olaparib | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 39 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This is an open label, investigator initiated single arm phase I/II study. The concentration for imaging OSCC is defined in Phase I. Phase II will then use this concentration to obtain preliminary data on the sensivity of PARPi-FL to detect and delinate OSCC. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | A Phase I/II Study of the Fluorescent PARP1 Binding Imaging Agent PARPi-FL in Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 15, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Fluorescent PARPi Binding Imaging Agent PARPi-FL
In the phase I of the study, increasing concentrations of PARPi-FL will be used in up to 12 patients with OSCC to determine concentration that results in the highest contrast between tumor and normal mucosa. Dose escalation will be performed in groups of three patients until image contrast decreases, side effects are noted or the concentration of PARPi-FL exceeds 1μM. Imaging will be performed in the Department of Surgery during a presurgical visit including clinical examination of the oral cavity. In the phase II part of the study the concentration of PARPi-FL determined in phase I will be used to image 18 patients with OSCC on the day of surgery. Imaging findings will be correlated with histopathologic findings in the surgically resected specimens.
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Drug: Olaparib
For PARRi-FL, imaging patients will first gargle a solution of PARRi-FL for 1 min, then spit out this solution and gargle with a cleaning solution (the solvent used for PARRi-FL) for 1 min. Then fluorescence imaging of the oral cavity and pharynx will be performed with an endoscope. The intensity and extent of the fluorescence signal will be recorded by one of the investigators for the tumor and adjacent normal mucosa.
Other Name: PARPi |
- escalating levels of toxicity (CTCAE v 4.0) [ Time Frame: 1 year ]toxicity data relevant to study interventions (CTCAE v 4.0)

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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:
- Patient is ≥ 18 years old
- Histologically or cytologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity or pharynx (OSCC)
- Scheduled to undergo surgery at MSK
- Any tumor stage, any N, M0
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any surgical therapy in the area of the oral cavity or pharynx within the last 2 weeks
- Prior or ongoing treatment with a PARP1 inhibitor
- Known hypersensitivity to Olaparib
- Known hypersensitivity to PEG Eligibility criteria will be assessed by an experienced oral surgeon, typically the Co-PI of the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03085147
Contact: Heiko Schoder, MD | 212-639-2079 | schoderh@mskcc.org | |
Contact: Ravinder Greawl, MD | 212-639-2872 |
United States, New York | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10065 | |
Contact: Heiko Schoder, MD 212-639-2079 | |
Contact: Ravinder Grewal, MD 212-639-2872 | |
Principal Investigator: Heiko Schoder, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Heiko Schoder, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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Responsible Party: | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03085147 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
15-336 |
First Posted: | March 21, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 6, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Tongue Mouth Fluorescent PARP1 Binding Imaging Agent PARPi-FL 15-336 |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Squamous Cell |
Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Olaparib Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents |