This is a patient pilot study testing the hypothesis that vemurafenib with the addition of KTN3379 can restore iodine incorporation in BRAF mutant (MUT), radioiodine-refractory (RAIR) thyroid cancer patients.
This is a patient pilot study testing the hypothesis that vemurafenib with the addition of KTN3379 can restore iodine incorporation in BRAF mutant (MUT), radioiodine-refractory (RAIR) thyroid cancer patients. Eligible patients with BRAF MUT, RAIR thyroid cancer will undergo human recombinant TSH (rhTSH or Thyrogen)-stimulated 124I PET/CT lesional dosimetry to quantify the baseline RAI avidity of index metastatic lesion(s). Patients will then receive vemurafenib followed by the addition of KTN3379 after which a second Thyrogen-stimulated 124I PET/CT lesional dosimetry will be performed. For patients whose tumor(s) demonstrate sufficient iodine incorporation warranting 131I therapy, Thyrogen-stimulated standard dosimetry will be performed and therapeutic 131I will be administered concurrently with vemurafenib and KTN3379. Subsequent to discontinuation of vemurafenib, tumor assessments will be conducted with serial radiologic scan(s) and thyroglobulins (scans will be performed at baseline, before 131I, 3 months (+/- 1 month) following 131I, and 6 months after 131I).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
IV every 2 weeks
960 mg po bid
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
The number of patients with BRAF MUT, radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer in which the combination of vemurafenib and KTN3379 can increase tumoral iodine incorporation to warrant 131I treatment
Time frame: 4 to 6 weeks
Safety and tolerability of the combination of vemurafenib and KTN3379 by assessing adverse events
Time frame: 6 to 8 weeks
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