To determine the efficacy and safety of intensity modulated radiation therapy combined with apatinib for inoperable or iodine refractory thyroid cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Apatinib will be used as induction therapy in experimental arm.
Intensity modulated radiation therapy will be used for patients with progression disease during induction therapy or after induction therapy.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGProgression Free Survival
The time from date of randomization until date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause
Time frame: 3-year
Short-term treatment response rate
Number of participants responded to the therapy according to RECIST 1.1
Time frame: Three months after completion of the therapy
Overall survival
Overall survival is calculated from randomization to death from any cause.
Time frame: 3-year
Time to Response
Time to first response to the therapy according to RECIST 1.1
Time frame: From the initial treatment to first response, up to 3 years
Duration of Response
Time from the first response to the therapy to disease progression
Time frame: From first response to disease progression, up to 3 years
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by NCI CTCAE v4.03
Incidence of acute and late toxicity
Time frame: Time interval from start to 3 months after completion of the therapy
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