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The Role of 68-Gallium-DOTATATE-PET/CT in the Imaging of Metastatic Thyroid Cancer

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Metastic Thyroid Cancer
Interventions
Drug: 68-Gallium-DOTATATE-PET/CT
Registration Number
NCT04927416
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Brief Summary

Background:

About 5% to 10% of differentiated thyroid cancers become resistant to standard treatment with radioactive iodine. In these cases, treatment options are limited and generally not effective. Researchers want to see if they can better detect thyroid tumors by using a compound called 68Gallium-DOTATATE. This compound may bind to a tumor and make it visible during a positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan. This information might help guide future research and treatment.

Objective:

To identify the people with thyroid cancer whose tumors have a high uptake of 68Gallium-DOTATATE as analyzed by imaging with PET/CT.

Eligibility:

People ages 18 years and older with thyroid cancer that has spread outside of the thyroid.

Design:

Participants will have a medical exam. They will give blood and urine samples. Some samples will be used for research.

Participants will have imaging scans that follow standard of care. These scans may include:

CT scan of the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis

Bone scan

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, spine, or liver

18-FDG-PET/CT as needed

Participants will have a PET/CT scan. They will get an intravenous (IV) line. They will get an IV injection of 68Gallium-DOTATATE. It contains radioactive tracers. The PET/CT scanner is shaped like a large donut. It contains crystals. The crystals pick up small radiation signals that are given off by the tracers. The CT part of the scan uses low-dose x-rays. The pictures made by the scanner show where the tracers are in the body. The session will last 90 minutes.

Participation will last for about 3 months.

Detailed Description

Study Description:

The study is designed to identify the patients with metastatic radioactive iodine (RAI) non-avid or non-responsive thyroid cancer, whose tumors are characterized by the high expression of somatostatin receptors type 2 (SSTR2) by imaging with 68Gallium(68Ga)-DOTATATE Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT). Participants will undergo a one-time experimental imaging with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT. This imaging will enable identification of patients with high maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of 68Ga-DOTATATE defined as SUVmax of \>15, as this SUVmax threshold has been associated with a good response to peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in pre-clinical and clinical models of SSTR2-positive tumors. PRRT will not be offered in this trial.

Objectives:

Primary Objective:

To compare the prevalence of patients with metastatic RAI-non-avid or RAI-non-responsive thyroid cancer whose tumors are characterized by a high SSTR2 expression by imaging with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT between three groups:

* Group HTC--the molecularly and histologically unique subtype of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) - Hurthle cell thyroid cancer (HTC),

* Group DTC--patients with remaining histological types of DTC,

* Group MTC--patients with metastatic thyroid cancer of neuroendocrine origin - medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).

Secondary Objectives:

1. To analyze the association between the 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake and molecular signature of thyroid cancer and tumor volume,

2. to create a repository of data for future research in thyroid cancer.

Endpoints:

Primary Endpoint: Prevalence of thyroid cancer patients characterized by a high SSTR2 expression in at least one metastatic lesions per patient documented by SUVmax of 68Ga-DOTATATEPET/CT of above 15 among patients with metastatic HTC, DTC and MTC.

Secondary Endpoints: Associations between 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake as measured by SUVmax in up to 10 lesions per organ per patient and:

1. Somatic mutation status in primary tumors divided into BRAF-like, RAS-like, harboring mitochondrial DNA mutations and /or RET protooncogene mutation,

2. Tumor volume measured in cm3 per the ellipsoid formula p/6 length\*width\*depth.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)68-Gallium-DOTATATE-PET/CTPatients with DTC but not HTC
Hurthle cell thyroid cancer (HTC)68-Gallium-DOTATATE-PET/CTMolecularly and histologically unique subtype of DTC - Hurthle cell thyroid cancer (HTC),
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)68-Gallium-DOTATATE-PET/CTPatients with metastatic thyroid cancer of neuroendocrine origin - medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prevalence of patients with metastatic RAI-non-avid or RAI-non-responsive thyroid cancer whose tumors are characterized by a high SSTR2 expression by imaging with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CTDuring baseline assessment

Prevalence of thyroid cancer patients characterized by a high SSTR2 expression in at least one metastatic lesion per patient documented by SUVmax of 68Ga-DOTATATE-PET/CT of above 15 among patients with metastatic HTC, DTC and MTC.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation between tumor volume and SUV max for each participantDuring baseline assessment

Tumor volume in cm3 as measured by the ellipsoid formula will be measured on up to 10 lesions per organ and correlated with SUVMax

Maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of 68Ga-DOTATATEDuring baseline assessment

SUVmax will be compared in groups based on the somatic mutation status in primary tumors: BRAF-like, RAS-like, harboring mitochondrial DNA mutations and /or RET protooncogene mutation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
🇺🇸Bethesda, Maryland, United States
For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR)
Contact
800-411-1222
prpl@cc.nih.gov

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