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NCT05783323RecruitingPhase 2

Larotrectinib to Enhance RAI Avidity in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Larotrectinib to Enhance RAI Avidity in Patients With Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Harboring NTRK Fusions (LANTERN)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common form of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The traditional first line treatment for patients with advanced DTC after surgical resection is radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. However, less than a quarter of patients with lung metastases will achieve a complete response to RAI therapy, and this therapy carries the risk of pulmonary fibrosis and an increasingly recognized risk of secondary malignancies.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13 (estimated)
First submitted
2 Mar 2023
Start date
14 Feb 2024
Primary completion date
1 Oct 2028
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NCT number
NCT05783323

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 13
  • From 14 Feb 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 Oct 2028
  • 6 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • No prior systemic therapy for thyroid cancer, including tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitors. Note that prior 131I is permitted.
  • Concurrent therapy: Patients currently receiving a strong CYP3A4 inducer or inhibitor are not eligible. Strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 should be avoided 14 days prior to treatment to the end of the study treatment.

Other

  • Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding are excluded due to the potential risks of larotrectinib and RAI to the fetus/neonate.

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥ 1 year
  • Histologic diagnosis of a differentiated thyroid cancer, s/p thyroidectomy and adequate local therapy (e.g., lymph node dissection as per standard of care) for metastatic disease in the neck in the opinion of the treating investigator
  • Anatomically evaluable disease on chest CT meeting one of the following criteria (obtained within 90 days of enrollment):
    • multiple (\> 10) noncalcified solid pulmonary nodules visible on CT and/or B. enlarging, discrete pulmonary nodules visible on CT of any number consistent with metastatic disease
  • Identification of an neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) (NTRK1, NTRK2, or NTRK3) gene fusion in a CLIA/CAP accredited laboratory without known kinase domain resistance mutation
  • Lansky/Karnofsky performance status ≥ 50%
  • Adequate Organ Function
    • Bone Marrow Function:
    • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm3
    • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment)
    • Hemoglobin ≥ to 8.0 g/dL at baseline (may receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusions).
    • Adequate Renal Function:
    • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 or a maximum serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
    • Age Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Male Female 1 to \< 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to \< 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to \< 10 years 1 1 10 to \< 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to \< 16 years 1.5 1.5
    • ≥ 16 years 1.7 1.7
    • Adequate Liver Function
    • Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age.
    • Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (ALT) ≤ 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L.
    • Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL
  • Female patients of reproductive potential must agree to use a highly effective contraceptive method for the duration of study therapy and for at least one month after the final dose of larotrectinib. Males of reproductive potential with a non-pregnant female partner of child-bearing potential must use a highly effective contraception for the duration of the study and for at least one month after the final dose of larotrectinib.

Age in the registry: 2 years to 99 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (6)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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BostonUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
MD Anderson Cancer Center
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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MemphisUnited StatesRecruiting
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesRecruiting
University of California San Francisco
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San FranciscoUnited StatesRecruiting
Seattle Children's Hospital
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SeattleUnited StatesRecruiting

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