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A Phase 2a, Single-dose, Open-label Study to Evaluate Diagnostic Performance and Safety of Pegsitacianine, an Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging Agent for the Detection of Cancer, in Patients With Unknown Primary Head and Neck Cancer (ILLUMINATE STUDY)

Is NCT05576974 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies Pegsitacianine for head and neck cancer.

Phase 2RecruitingUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterNCT05576974Data as of May 2026

Treatment: PegsitacianineThis is a non-randomized, open-label, single-center, safety and imaging feasibility study of Pegsitacianine, an intraoperative fluorescence imaging agent.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Disease stage

Required: Stage I, II, III, IV

Stage 1 to 4 HNSCC

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: investigational agent

Received an investigational agent within the shorter of 5 half-lives or 30 days before Pegsitacianine dosing

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Acceptable hematologic status as standard surgery protocol requires, as determined by the Investigator

Kidney function

Acceptable kidney function as determined by the Investigator

Liver function

Elevations of creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, or total bilirubin >1.5× ULN must be determined to be not clinically significant by the Investigator and approved by the Medical Monitor; Hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh score >5) or significant liver disease including active hepatitis or cirrhosis [excluded]

Acceptable hematologic status (as standard surgery protocol requires, as determined by the Investigator), kidney function and liver function. Elevations of creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, or total bilirubin >1.5× ULN must be determined to be not clinically significant by the Investigator and approved by the Medical Monitor. Hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh score >5) or significant liver disease including active hepatitis or cirrhosis [excluded]

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US trial sites

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, Texas

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