🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-10-06

PDR001 Combination Therapy for Radioiodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer (NCT04544111)

Phase II Study of PDR001 in Combination With MAPK Pathway Inhibitors in Patients With Radioiodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a drug called PDR001, combined with either trametinib or dabrafenib, is a safe and effective treatment for thyroid cancer.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (30 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (31 items).

Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Cohort A Only:
  • Patients with the following ophthalmological finding/conditions:
  • Intraocular pressure \>21 mmHg, or uncontrolled glaucoma (irrespective of intraocular pressure).
  • Current or past history of central serous retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion.
  • Cohort A Only: Prior therapy with a MEK 1/2 targeted drug (with the exception of patients who received this therapy for a defined period of time to enhance radioiodine activity).
  • Symptomatic metastatic brain or leptomeningeal tumors (asymptomatic or treated metastatic brain or leptomeningeal tumors are allowed).
  • Prior therapy directed at the PD1/PD-L1 axis.
  • Any of the following cardiovascular risks:
  • A QT interval corrected for heart rate using the Bazett's formula QTcB ≥ 480 msec.
  • Clinically significant uncontrolled arrhythmias (Exception: patients with controlled atrial fibrillation for \>30 days prior to enrollment are eligible).
  • Acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction and unstable angina), coronary angioplasty, or stenting within 6 months of enrollment.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (7 Sites)

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities) — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited protocol activities) — Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited protocol activities) — Rockville Centre, New York

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (800) 525-2225

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗