Background:
Oncocytic (Hurthle cell) thyroid cancer (HTC) is a rare disease with few treatment options. Researchers are developing a radioactive drug that targets a protein that appears in high numbers on HTC cancer cells.
Objective:
To test a radioactive drug (177LuDOTA-EB-TATE) in people with HTC.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 years and older with HTC. The HTC must have failed to respond to conventional radioactive treatment; it must also have spread to other parts of the body.
Design:
Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood tests. They will have imaging scans and a test of their heart function.
177LuDOTA-EB-TATE is infused into a vein. Participants will receive 4 infusions spaced 8 to 12 weeks apart. They will stay in the hospital for 4 to 10 days after each infusion. During and after each infusion, participants will remain in a lead-lined room until their radiation levels go down; this usually takes about 24 hours.
Participants will have 4 to 6 follow-up visits in the weeks after each infusion. Procedures will vary at each visit, but may include more imaging scans; blood and urine tests; and tests of heart function. Participants will have 2 single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) scans. SPECT scans show where the study drug is sticking to tumors or maybe other parts of their body. They will lie on a table while a machine rotates around them. Participants will fill in questionnaires about how their thyroid condition affects their life.
Participants will have follow-ups visits for 5 years after their last study treatment.
Aged 18 years or older.
Metastatic RAI-non-responsive and/or RAI-non-avid oncocytic (Hurthle cell) thyroid cancer.
Progressive disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria, with or without symptoms within the last 12 months. This applies to patients with non-measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria, who will be eligible if they have evidence of progression as defined by the development of new lesions within the last 12 months.
High expression of SSTR2 in at least one metastatic lesion as documented by 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT with SUVmax > SUVmax of the liver consistent with Krenning score of >2 or SUVmax >= 13 based on scan performed within 12 weeks of anticipated enrollment.
Pregnant or breastfeeding.
NET/PET score of 5 by imaging with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and 18FDG-PET/CT and defined more than 2 lesions that are SSTR2 negative but 18FDG positive and/or more than 2 lesions that have significantly higher uptake of 18FDG than 68Ga-DOTATATE
History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to 177Lu-DOTA-EB-TATE as assessed from medical record.
Patient weight > 500 lbs. (due to the PET scanner table limit).