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New Alpha-Particle drug targets Hard-to-Treat thyroid cancer
NCT ID NCT07287748
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new radioactive drug called Af-001 in people with advanced differentiated thyroid cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. The study has two parts: first, to find the safest dose, and second, to see if multiple doses can shrink tumors. About 38 participants will be enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Af-001 (a radioactive drug that emits alpha particles)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced thyroid cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 38 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The radioactive drug may cause serious side effects like low blood counts or infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 38 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \<Ia part\> * Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (papillary carcinoma, follicular carcinoma) after total thyroidectomy. * Patients with radically unresectable, recurrent, metastatic disease who are judged by the principal investigator or sub-investigator (hereinafter, "principal/sub-investigators") to be refractory to or intolerant of standard-of-care therapy. \<Ib part\> * Patients with radically unresectable, recurrent, metastatic disease who are RAI naive * Patients with measurable lesions. \<Ia/Ib part\> * Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 to 2 and stable general condition. * Patients expected to survive for at least 6 additional months based on clinical symptoms and physical examination findings. Exclusion Criteria: \<Ia/Ib part\> * Patients who need to preserve fertility. * Females who are pregnant or may be pregnant, breastfeeding patients, or patients or their partners who cannot agree to appropriate contraception. * Patients with active multiple cancers (synchronous multiple cancers and ectopic double cancers with a disease-free period of \<=3 years). * Patients with uncontrolled active infections. * Patients who are positive for hepatitis B virus surface (HBs) antigen, hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGKashiwa, Japan
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