Active clinical trials for "Thyroid Neoplasms"

To compare the hypothyroid state in patients with thyroid cancer prepared either by placebo or L-T3 following L-T4 withdrawal in preparation for whole body scintigraphy. To evaluate the time needed for TSH elevation (> 30 mUI/L) on placebo vs. L-T3.

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies the effects of taking doxepin hydrochloride as compared to placebo (inactive drug) in treating esophageal pain in patients with cancer located in the chest area receiving radiation therapy to the thorax with or without chemotherapy. Doxepin hydrochloride is a tricyclic antidepressant drug which was recently shown to be helpful for mouth pain in patients receiving radiation therapy. Doxepin hydrochloride affects the surface of the esophagus, which may be helpful in reducing the pain caused by radiation therapy.

Metastases of thyroid cancer with iodine uptake are treated with repeated activity of I-131 administered after thyroid hormone withdrawal. The goal of thyroid hormone withdrawal is to treat patients with elevated thyrotropin stimulated hormone (TSH), a hormone secreted by the pituitary, a gland just located under the brain. Another way to obtain elevated TSH levels is to perform intramuscular injection of recombinant human TSH, a hormone produced pharmaceutically. The goal of this study is to know whether the radioiodine uptake by the metastases is similar after rhTSH administration or after thyroid hormone withdrawal.

RATIONALE: Radioactive iodine kills thyroid cancer cells by giving off radiation. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects, best dose, and how well iodine I 131 works in treating patients with thyroid cancer.

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of veliparib when given together with capecitabine and temozolomide in treating patients with neuroendocrine tumor that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot be cured or controlled with treatment, has returned after a period of improvement, and cannot be removed by surgery. Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading.

The purpose of the study is to find out if the small dose of radioiodine, that is used for the dosimetry study on patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, may stun the cancer cells and make the thyroid cancer treatment less effective.

This is an, open-label, protocol designed to evaluate the activity of targeted therapy in anaplastic/undifferentiated thyroid cancer. Arm A will evaluate ATC/UTC with mutations or rearrangements detected in the ALK gene. There is no effective treatment for anaplastic thyroid cancer in the locally recurrent or metastatic setting. Ceritinib will be administered to the patient until disease progression by RECIST 1.1, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or discontinuation of the trial for any other reason. The primary focus of this arm of the protocol is identifying ceritinib's activity in anaplastic or undifferentiated thyroid cancer patients. Those patients with mutations identified in their ALK gene by sequencing their tumor samples, or with the established ALK abnormalities will be treated with ALK-inhibitors. These include the Ventana assay and Vysis FISH probe, and patients with tumors positive by this assay will also be considered eligible for therapy on the trial. Therapeutic Portion: ARM A: ALK Abnormality IND Ceritinib 750 mg orally daily on Day 1 Continue q4 weeks x 2 cycles Primary Endpoint: The development of progression; new recurrence or distant metastasis, as well as enlargement of an existing metastasis on radiographic imaging. Secondary Endpoints: Overall response rate for patients treated with ceritinib as part of the study. Death of study participant due to any cause.

There are 2 phases in this study: Phase 1 (dose escalation) and Phase 2 (dose expansion). The goal of Phase 1 of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of lenvatinib and Xeloda (capecitabine) that can be given to patients with advanced cancer. The goal of Phase 2 of this study is to learn if the dose of lenvatinib and capecitabine found in Phase 1 can help to control advanced cancer. The safety of this drug combination will be studied in both phases of the study.

Phase 1/2 study of ALM-488 to highlight nerves in patients undergoing head & neck surgery.

The purpose of his study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sorafenib versus placebo in subjects with locally advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). The primary study objective is to compare the Progression-free Survival (PFS) of the Sorafenib treatment group with the placebo treatment group in patients with advanced MTC.