OTL38 for Intra-operative Imaging of Folate Receptor Positive Ovarian Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03180307 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 8, 2017
Results First Posted : February 4, 2022
Last Update Posted : February 4, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ovarian Cancer | Drug: OTL38 Device: near infrared camera imaging system Procedure: laparotomy | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 140 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Single Dose, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of OTL38 Injection (OTL38) for Intra-operative Imaging of Folate Receptor Positive Ovarian Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 26, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 16, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 16, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Sham Comparator: no fluorescent imaging
Patient injected with OTL38, but does not undergo fluorescent imaging
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Drug: OTL38
0.025 mg/kg of OTL38 in 250ml dextrose 5% in water (D5W) infused intravenously over 60 minutes
Other Name: OTL38 for Injection Procedure: laparotomy primary surgical cytoreduction, interval debulking, or recurrent ovarian cancer surgery |
Experimental: near infrared imaging arm
Patient injected with OTL38 and undergoes near infrared imaging
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Drug: OTL38
0.025 mg/kg of OTL38 in 250ml dextrose 5% in water (D5W) infused intravenously over 60 minutes
Other Name: OTL38 for Injection Device: near infrared camera imaging system Infrared imaging used to excite OTL38 for fluorescence
Other Name: Near IR imaging Procedure: laparotomy primary surgical cytoreduction, interval debulking, or recurrent ovarian cancer surgery |
- Efficacy Patient Level [ Time Frame: 30 days ]Percentage of patients with at least one evaluable FR+ ovarian cancer lesion confirmed by central pathology (Standard of truth) that was detected using the combination of OTL38 and fluorescent light but not under normal light or palpation (Full Analysis Set)
- Patient False Positive Rate [ Time Frame: 30 days ]False Positive Rate at the patient level (FPRp) will be a major secondary efficacy endpoint and is defined as the percentage of women who underwent both normal light and fluorescent light (Intent-to-Image Set)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female patients 18 years of age and older
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Have a primary diagnosis, or at high clinical suspicion, of primary ovarian cancer (of epithelial type), planned for primary surgical cytoreduction, interval debulking, or have recurrent ovarian cancer surgery, and:
- Who are scheduled to undergo laparotomy for the debulking surgery OR
- Who are scheduled to undergo laparoscopy and pre-authorized to undergo laparotomy for the debulking surgery if cancer is detected on the laparoscopy
- A negative serum pregnancy test at Screening followed by a negative urine pregnancy test on the day of surgery or day of admission for female patients of childbearing potential
- Female patients of childbearing potential or less than 2 years postmenopausal agree to use an acceptable form of contraception from the time of signing informed consent until 30 days after study completion
- Ability to understand the requirements of the study, provide written informed consent for participation in the study and authorization of use and disclosure of protected health information, and agree to abide by the study restrictions and to return for the required assessments
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous exposure to OTL38
- Known FR-negative ovarian cancer
- Planned surgical debulking via laparoscopy or robotic surgery, with no intent of laparotomy.
- Patients with known ovarian cancer miliary disease determined preoperatively to be inoperable.
- Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, could potentially jeopardize the safety of the patient
- History of anaphylactic reactions
- History of allergy to any of the components of OTL38, including folic acid
- Pregnancy or positive pregnancy test
- Clinically significant abnormalities on electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
- Impaired renal function defined as eGFR< 50 mL/min/1.73m2
- Impaired liver function defined as values > 3x the upper limit of normal (ULN) for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), or total bilirubin.
- Known Stage IV ovarian cancer with brain metastases
- Received an investigational agent in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to surgery
- Known sensitivity to fluorescent light

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03180307
United States, Arizona | |
The Mayo Clinic - Phoenix | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054 | |
University of Arizona | |
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724 | |
United States, California | |
City of Hope Medical Center | |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
University of CA at Irvine Chao Cancer Center | |
Orange, California, United States, 92868 | |
United States, Florida | |
Moffitt Cancer Center | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
United States, Michigan | |
Karmanos Cancer Institutes | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
Mayo Clinic-Rochester | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63108 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Kettering Medical Center | |
Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45427 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
Netherlands | |
Leiden University Medical Center | |
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, 2333 ZA |
Principal Investigator: | Janos Tanyi, MD | University of Pennsylvania |
Documents provided by On Target Laboratories, LLC:
Responsible Party: | On Target Laboratories, LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03180307 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
OTL-2016-OTL38-006 |
First Posted: | June 8, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 4, 2022 |
Last Update Posted: | February 4, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Ovarian Neoplasms Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Ovarian Diseases Adnexal Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
Urogenital Diseases Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Genital Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type |