Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a common type of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in children and represents the second most common cancer in adolescent females. Recently targeted drugs that block many of the genetic drivers of DTC have become available. While Investigators know that these drugs shrink DTC tumors in many cases, the impact on radioactive iodine (RAI) avidity has not been systematically studied.
This is an observational cohort study that will enroll patients with DTC metastatic to the lungs who will receive oncogene-specific targeted therapy as part of routine clinical care or a separate therapeutic clinical trial. After approximately 4 weeks of therapy, patients will have a whole body scan to determine the change in RAI-avidity of their tumor from baseline. Subsequent therapy will be at the discretion of the treating physician or according to the therapeutic trial on which the patient is enrolled.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
32
Patients will receive oncogene-specific molecularly targeted therapy independently of this protocol either via commercial supply of an FDA approved agent, or as part of a separate therapeutic clinical trial/compassionate use protocol/single patient investigational new drug (IND). During screening, patients will undergo a baseline RAI-whole body scan (WBS) to assess RAI-avidity of their tumor per standard of care. Following approximately 28 days of targeted therapy, the WBS will be repeated to determine whether this therapy is associated with an increase in RAI-avidity of their tumor.
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGEmory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
RECRUITINGBoston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
RECRUITINGMD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGTexas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGSeattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, United States
RECRUITINGChildren's Hospital Westmead
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
RECRUITINGProportion of patients with increased tumor RAI-avidity after receiving oncogene-specific, targeted therapy
The primary outcome measure is to determine the proportion of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer metastatic to the lungs for whom oncogene-specific, targeted therapy increases tumor RAI-avidity.
Time frame: up to 5 years
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