New hope for advanced thyroid cancer: personalized drug cocktails tested
NCT ID NCT07485569
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests whether giving advanced thyroid cancer patients a personalized mix of already-approved drugs, chosen based on their tumor's genetic profile, is feasible and safe. Ten patients with no other treatment options will receive individualized drug combinations. The goal is to see if this approach can control tumor growth or stop it from worsening.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- approved drugs (personalized combination)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that personalized drug repurposing is feasible and safe, potentially offering a new treatment path for advanced thyroid cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small pilot trial with only 10 participants. It may not show clear benefit, and the personalized approach may not work for everyone.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with locally advanced or metastatic TC (such as ATC, PDTC, and RAI refractory DTC progressive under treatment with multikinase inhibitors) for whom no approved conventional treatments are available. * Prior anticancer treatment-related toxicities resolved to Grade ≤1 (CTCAE v5.0). * Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 * Negative pregnancy test within 7 days prior to starting the study in women of childbearing potential and adequate use of contraception. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Inability to obtain a (new) biopsy for molecular profiling * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Other active malignancies requiring therapy. * Neutropenia (ANC \< 1.5 × 10⁹/L). * Severe uncontrolled medical conditions (renal, cardiac, liver, respiratory).
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Anaplastic thyroid cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Radboudumc
Nijmegen, Netherlands
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Antibody-Drug conjugate targets TROP-2 in Hard-to-Treat thyroid cancers
- Can a video keep thyroid cancer patients on track after surgery?
- Aortic graft used to rebuild windpipe in thyroid cancer surgery
- A shot to skip the misery of thyroid hormone withdrawal before cancer treatment?
- Boosting thyroid cancer therapy: does rhTSH make radioactive iodine more effective?
- Could being male or female change how a thyroid cancer drug works?