Using recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone for diagnosing advanced thyroid cancer
Official title: Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Thyroid Stimulating Hormone for Adjuvant Diagnosis in Patients With Locally Advanced/Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Run by Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University · NCT06431620 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing if a special hormone can help improve imaging for people with advanced thyroid cancer to get clearer results without the need to stop their thyroid medication.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years to 75 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 15 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Nanjing, Jiangsu) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 30, 2024 |
| Main results expected | May 31, 2026 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | May 28, 2024 |
| Trial ID | NCT06431620 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with locally recurrent or metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma who have undergone total or subtotal thyroidectomy.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with conditions that do not allow for the use of rhTSH or those with a life expectancy of less than three months may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone (rhTSH) in enhancing diagnostic imaging for patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer. By administering rhTSH, the study aims to temporarily elevate TSH levels, facilitating more accurate 131I SPECT/CT whole-body scans before and after the use of antiangiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitors. This approach seeks to minimize the risks associated with thyroid hormone withdrawal and improve the clarity of diagnostic imaging results. The study includes patients who have undergone thyroidectomy and have measurable lesions.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could lead to more accurate diagnoses and better management of advanced thyroid cancer.
How similar studies have gone: While the use of rhTSH in this context is innovative, similar approaches in enhancing diagnostic imaging have shown promise in other studies.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18\~75 years old (including 18 and 75 years old); * ECOG: 0-2 points; * Expected survival of more than 3 months; Differentiated thyroid carcinoma undergoing total thyroidectomy or subtotal thyroidectomy and confirmed as locally recurrent or metastatic disease by imaging, serum tumor marker (tg), biopsy pathology; at least one measurable lesion (diameter of the tumor ≥10 mm), and meets the requirements of RECIST 1.1. * Hemoglobin ≥80g/L, neutrophil ≥1.5×109/L, platelet count ≥80×109/L, serum creatinine ≤1.5× upper limit of normal or creatinine clearance ≥60ml/min, Blood urea nitrogen ≤2.5× upper limit of normal (ULN); Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5×ULN; If accompanied by liver metastasis, ALT and AST≤5×ULN albumin ≥25 g/L; * Women of childbearing potential must have taken reliable contraceptive measures or undergone a pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 7 days prior to enrollment, with a negative result, and be willing to use appropriate contraceptive methods during the trial and for 1 year after the last dose of 131I (for women), or for 6 months after the last dose of 131I (for men); * Participants voluntarily joined the study and signed informed consent, with good compliance and follow-up; * Patients diagnosed with iodine-refractory/potentially iodine-refractory DTC after multidisciplinary team discussion. Exclusion Criteria: * Accompanied by pleural effusion or ascites, causing respiratory distress; * Symptoms of brain metastasis cannot be controlled and treated in less than 2 months; there is a risk of suffocation due to excessively large neck metastatic masses; patients with spinal bone metastases have a risk of spinal cord compression paralysis; cardiac metastasis, heart failure, and patients at risk of acute cardiovascular events; * Patients with severe and uncontrolled diseases, including: 1) Uncontrolled hypertension (despite optimal drug therapy, systolic blood pressure ≥140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg); 2) Poorly controlled arrhythmias of ischemic heart disease or myocardial infarction of grade II or above (including corrected QT interval (QTc) male ≥450 ms, female ≥470 ms) and ≥2 congestive heart failures (New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification); 3) Poorly controlled diabetes (fasting blood sugar \>10mmol/L); 4) Active or poorly controlled severe infections (according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events ≥ grade 2); 5) Patients with active hepatitis B or hepatitis C (hepatitis B: positive HBsAg and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA ≥500 IU/mL; hepatitis C: positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and abnormal liver function), or active infections requiring antimicrobial therapy (e.g., with antibiotics, antiviral drugs, antifungal drugs); 6) Renal insufficiency: urine routine shows urine protein ≥++ or confirmed 24-hour urine protein ≥1.0 g; 7) Patients with seizures requiring treatment. * Received surgical treatment, incisional biopsy, or major trauma within 28 days prior to randomization; * Unable to quit or with a history of psychiatric medication abuse; * Allergic to the investigational drug (rhTSH or 131I) or its excipients; * Had an infection within 4 weeks prior to screening, including bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, with ongoing symptoms at the time of screening; * Received lipophilic iodine contrast agents (such as iodized oil, iodized benzene, etc.) within the past 3 months or received water-soluble iodine contrast agents (such as iohexol, iodinated glycerol, etc.) within the past 1 month prior to screening; * Pregnant or lactating women, or women who engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse within the two weeks prior to screening, or women with a positive blood pregnancy test at screening; * Male subjects (or their partners) or female subjects who have plans for fertility or donation of sperm or ova during the entire study period and within 6 months after the end of the study, and who are unwilling to adopt contraceptive measures during the study period and within 6 months after the end of the study; * Researchers believe that the presence of any condition may harm the subjects or prevent them from meeting or fulfilling the study requirements.
Where it's running
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical Univerity
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Feng Wang — Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
- Study coordinator: Feng Wang
- Email: fengwangcn@hotmail.com
- Phone: 02552271455
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.