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. 2022 Apr 26;29(7):R85–R103. doi: 10.1530/ERC-21-0368

Table 2.

Registered (clinicaltrials.gov) clinical trials for the treatment of advanced and /or metastatic MTC.

Clinical trial ID Molecule tested Status of the study Type of the study (phase)
MKIs
Phase 1 and 2
- A Study of LOXO-292 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumours, RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumours and MTC NCT03157128 Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) Recruiting 1 and 2
- Study of TPX-0046, a RET/SRC Inhibitor in Adult Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumours Harbouring RET Fusions or Mutations NCT03647657 TPX-0046 (third generation, highly selective TKI) Recruiting 1 and 2
- A Study of HA121-28 Tablets in Patients With MTC NCT04787328 HA121-28 Recruiting 2
- A Study Using Regorafenib as Second or Third-Line Therapy in Metastatic MTC NCT02657551 Regorafenib Recruiting 2
- A Study Using Regorafenib as Second or Third-Line Therapy in Metastatic MTC NCT02657551 Regorafenib Recruiting 2
- Selpercatinib Before Surgery for the Treatment of RET-Altered Thyroid Cancer NCT04759911 Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) Recruiting 2
- Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Locally Advanced or Recurrent MTC NCT00390325 Sorafenib tosylate Active recruitment completed 2
- Sunitinib Malate in Treating Patients With Thyroid Cancer That Did Not Respond to Iodine I 131 and Cannot Be Removed by Surgery NCT00381641 Sunitinib malate Active not recruited yet 2
- A Study of Selpercatinib (LY3527723) in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumours Including RET Fusion-positive Solid Tumours, MTC and Other Tumours With RET Activation NCT04280081 Selpercatinib Active not recruited yet 2
- Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumour, or Other Rare Tumours NCT02867592 Cabozantinib-S-malate Active not recruited yet 2
- Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancer NCT00625846 Pazopanib hydrochloride Completed (2020) results pending 2
- Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability of BOS172738 in Patients With Advanced Rearranged During Transfection (RET) Gene-Altered Tumours NCT03780517 BOS172738 (selective RET inhibitor) 2
- Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumour, or Other Rare Tumours NCT02867592 Cabozantinib-S-malate Active not recruited yet 2
Phase 3 and 4
- A Study of Selpercatinib (LY3527723) in Participants With RET-Mutant MTC NCT04211337 Selpercatinib, cabozantinib, vandetanib Recruiting 3
- A Study of Two Different Doses of Cabozantinib (XL184) in Progressive, Metastatic MTC NCT01896479 Cabozantinib (XL184) 140 mg vs cabozantinib (XL184) 60 mg vs placebo Active not recruited yet 4
- A Study of Pralsetinib Versus Standard of Care (SOC) for Treatment of RET-Mutated MTC NCT04760288 Pralsetinib, cabozantinib, vandetanib Active, not yet recruiting 3
- To Compare The Effects Of Two Doses Of Vandetanib In Patients With Advanced MTC NCT01496313 Vandetanib 150 vs 300 mg Active not recruited yet 4
- An Efficacy Study Comparing ZD6474 to Placebo in MTC NCT00410761 ZD6474 (vandetanib) Active not recruited yet 3
- A Study of Two Different Doses of Cabozantinib (XL184) in Progressive, Metastatic MTC NCT01896479 Cabozantinib 60 vs 140mg Active not recruited yet 4
ICIs (all phase 1 and 2)
- A Phase II Study of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) Plus Tremelimumab for the Treatment of Patients With Progressive, Refractory Advanced Thyroid Carcinoma – The DUTHY Trial NCT03753919 Durvalumab Recruiting 2
- A Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab Plus NCT03246958 Nivolumab+ipilimumab Active not recruiting 2
- Ipilimumab in RAI Refractory, Aggressive Thyroid Cancer With Exploratory Cohorts in Medullary and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Pilot Trial of Nivolumab Plus Cabozantinib for Advanced Solid Tumours in Patients With HIV Infection NCT04514484 Nivolumab Recruiting 1
- Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab in Recurrent or Metastatic MTC NCT03072160 Pembrolizumab Completed (results submitted) 2
- Secured Access to Pembrolizumab for Patients With Selected Rare Cancer Types NCT03012620 Pembrolizumab Recruiting 2
PRRT (all phase 1 and 2)
- Indium In 111 pentetreotid in treating patients with refractory cancer NCT00002947 111In pentetreotid Terminated 1
- 177Lu-PP-F11N in Combination With Sacubitril for Receptor-Targeted Therapy and Imaging of Metastatic Thyroid Cancer NCT03647657 177Lu-PP-F11N Recruiting 1
- 177Lu-PP-F11N for Receptor-Targeted Therapy and Imaging of Metastatic Thyroid Cancer (Lumed) NCT02088645 177Lu-PP-F11N Recruiting 1
- Radioactive Drug (177Lu-DOTATE) for the Treatment of Locally Advanced metastatic or Unresectable Rare Endocrine Cancers NCT04106843 177Lu Dotatate Recruiting 2
Others
- GFRα4 CAR T Cells in MTC Patients NCT04877613 Single dose of CART-GFRa4 cells vs fludarabine vs cyclophosphamide Recruiting 1
- Thermal Ablation of Cervical Metastases From Thyroid Carcinoma NCT04522570 Laser ablation, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation Recruiting n/a
- QUILT-3.006 for Recurrent MTC (vaccine) NCT01856920 GI-6207 (recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae-CEA (610D)) Active not recruited yet 2

Inhibitors, 177Lu-PP-F11N, 177Lutetium-labelled minigastrin analogue; ICI, immune-check point inhibitors; 111In, 111Indium; MKI, multikinase inhibitors; MTC, medullary thyroid cancer; PRRT, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy.