Status:

SUSPENDED

Feasibility Study of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Surgical Excision in People Living With HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lead Sponsor:

AIDS Malignancy Consortium

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia

HPV

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Participants will undergo surgical excision of OSSN at baseline and will be followed at 1 week, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months for post-surgical follow up. This study is being conduced to assess the...

Detailed Description

The AMC-certified ophthalmologist will obtain a thorough eye history and conduct a slit-lamp examination of both eyes. The AMC-certified ophthalmologist will draw the size and shape of the suspected l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 2.1 Participants with suspected unilateral, non-invasive OSSN lesions that the AMC-certified ophthalmologist determines can be resected with 3 mm clinical margins, sparing involvement of the superior and inferior fornices as well as 6 clock hours of the corneal scleral limbus. This assessment must be carried out within 4 weeks before surgery.
  • 2.2 HIV positive. Documentation of HIV-1 infection by means of any one of the following:
  • Documentation of receipt of ART by a licensed health care provider (Documentation may be a record of an ART prescription in the participant's medical record, a written prescription in the name of the participant for ART, or pill bottles for ART with a label showing the participant's name. Antiretroviral drug regimens used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may not satisfy this requirement.;
  • HIV-1 RNA detection by a licensed HIV-1 RNA assay demonstrating \>1000 RNA copies/mL confirmed by a licensed screening antibody and/or HIV antibody/antigen combination assay;
  • Any licensed HIV screening antibody and/or HIV antibody/antigen combination assay confirmed by a second licensed HIV assay such as a HIV-1 Western blot confirmation or HIV rapid multispot antibody differentiation assay.
  • Note: The term "licensed" refers to a kit that has been certified or licensed by an oversight body within the participating country and validated internally (e.g., U.S. FDA).
  • WHO and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines mandate that confirmation of the initial test result must use a test that is different from the one used for the initial assessment. A reactive initial rapid test should be confirmed by either another type of rapid assay or an enzyme or chemiluminescence assay (E/CIA) that is based on a different antigen preparation and/or different test principle (e.g., indirect versus competitive), or a Western blot or a plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load.
  • 2.3 Performance status ≤ 2 on the WHO Scale (see Appendix III).

Exclusion

  • 3.1 Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents within 30 days before enrollment for surgery, except for investigational ART regimens, which will be permitted.
  • 3.2 Participants with known history of ocular surface lesions including OSSN, other ocular neoplasm, pterygia, or limbal vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
  • 3.3 Uncontrolled intercurrent illness within 4 weeks before enrollment, including but not limited to ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 21 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04704648

Start Date

June 21 2023

End Date

December 30 2027

Last Update

December 11 2025

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Uganda Cancer Institute

Kampala, Uganda