This pilot clinical trial studies how well intravital microscopy works in evaluating patients with primary peritoneal, fallopian tube, or stage IA-IV ovarian cancer. Intravital microscopic evaluation of tumor blood vessels, blood flow, immune cell interactions, and drug uptake may be eventually visualized and may lead to valuable prognostic information.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the feasibility of performing intravital microscopy on accessible human ovarian, primary peritoneal and fallopian tube cancers during their standard course of treatment (i.e., surgical debulking). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the blood flow velocity of the tumor vessels and tissue penetration of fluorescein as a marker of tumor vessel permeability. OUTLINE: Patients receive fluorescein sodium injection intravenously (IV). Patients also undergo observation of primary and metastatic tumors via microscopy over 15-20 minutes during the course of standard of care surgery. After completion of study, patients are followed up for 30 days, at 1-3 weeks, and then up to 2 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
19
Undergo observation via intravital microscopy
Given IV
Correlative studies
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States
Fluorescein within the tumor vessels
Will visualize fluorescein within the tumor vessels.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Identification of tumor vessels
Will identify tumor vessels.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Tumor vessel diameter
Will measure tumor vessel diameters.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Vessel density
Will determine vessel density per 10 x field.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Blood flow velocity of the tumor vessels
Will assess the ability to measure the blood flow velocity of the tumor vessels.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Tissue penetration of fluorescein
Will measure tissue penetration of fluorescein as a marker of tumor vessel permeability.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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