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First-of-its-Kind Technology Lights Up Lung Cancer Cells, Helps Improve Patient Outcomes

This press conference took place on January 27, 2020, at the STS 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. For more information, contact [email protected]. A groundbreaking tumor-highlighting technology—OTL38—enhances the visualization of lung cancer tissue, providing surgeons with a significantly better chance of finding and removing more cancer than previously possible, according to a scientific presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. “Lung cancer is the most common and lethal cancer worldwide,” said Inderpal (Netu) S. Sarkaria, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania. “Technologies to improve the care of these patients are needed. Near-infrared imaging with OTL38 during surgery for lung cancer is one such promising technology with the potential to significantly improve the completeness and quality of the operation, therefore improving patient outcomes.” Dr. Sarkaria and colleagues at six institutions (University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Cleveland Clinic, Leiden University, and MD Anderson) participated in a phase 2 clinical trial, identifying 92 patients who had lung lesions and were to undergo pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Before their operations, each patient received a measured intravenous dose of OTL38, composed of near-infrared dye and a targeting molecule. The molecule attaches to folic-acid-based receptors on cancer cells and can be illuminated during surgery using a special surgical endoscope. This helps identify small, hard-to-detect cancer lesions that might otherwise have been missed and should be surgically removed. To read the full release, visit sts.org/media.