RecruitingPhase 2NCT05783323

Larotrectinib to Enhance RAI Avidity in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Larotrectinib to Enhance RAI Avidity in Patients With Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Harboring NTRK Fusions (LANTERN)


Sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Enrollment

13 participants

Start Date

Feb 14, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common form of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The traditional first line treatment for patients with advanced DTC after surgical resection is radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. However, less than a quarter of patients with lung metastases will achieve a complete response to RAI therapy, and this therapy carries the risk of pulmonary fibrosis and an increasingly recognized risk of secondary malignancies.


Eligibility

Min Age: 2 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether larotrectinib — a targeted drug that blocks a specific genetic mutation (TRK fusion) — can make thyroid cancer cells more likely to absorb radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment. Some differentiated thyroid cancers stop responding to radioactive iodine, and this drug may help restore that sensitivity. **You may be eligible if:** - You are at least 1 year old - You have been diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer and have had your thyroid surgically removed, with appropriate local treatment - You have lung metastases visible on CT scan (either multiple small nodules or enlarging nodules) - Your cancer has a TRK gene fusion mutation - Your prior radioactive iodine scan showed low or absent iodine uptake in the cancer **You may NOT be eligible if:** - Your cancer does not have a TRK gene fusion - Your cancer absorbs radioactive iodine normally (no need to enhance uptake) - Your general health or organ function does not support participation Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGLarotrectinib monotherapy

Patients will receive larotrectinib monotherapy for 6 months at the FDA-approved dose.

RADIATION131I therapy

Patients will receive 131I therapy after 6 months of larotrectinib.


Locations(5)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, United States

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