Redifferentiation Therapy Using Alpha Lipoic Acid in Thyroid Cancer (RALT)

July 19, 2021 updated by: Won Bae Kim, Asan Medical Center

Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Redifferentiation Therapy Using Alpha-lipoic Acid in Thyroid Cancer Patients With Decreased Radioactive Iodine Uptake

Radioiodine (I-131) therapy is of proven efficacy for treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). However, loss of differentiation in recurrent or metastatic DTC which decrease I-131 uptake may decrease the efficacy of I-131 therapy. Therefore, strategies to improve I-131 uptake are mandatory. This study is an open label clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) for improving I-131 uptake in recurrent or metastatic of DTC with defective I-131 uptake.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 71 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. aged 20 to 75 years
  2. under birth control, if fertile women

  3. Groups

    • who received radioactive iodine treatment for recurrent and metastatic thyroid cancer, and did not showed any uptake at post-therapeutic whole body scan
    • who planned to receive empirical radioactive treatment due to high expected recurrence

Exclusion Criteria:

  • allergic to alpha-lipoic acid
  • severe heart failure, lung disease, or end-stage renal disease
  • liver function abnormalities (x2.5 above normal limits)
  • neuropsychologically unstable patients
  • previous history of drug medication such as oral steroid, digoxin, theophylline, carbamazepine, valproic acid, phenobarbital, methotrexate, cyclosporin, tacrolimus within 3 months before this recruitment.
  • who is already taking alpha-lipoic acid for other purpose.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Low dose group
Patients who will receive 600 mg/day alpha-lipoic acid
Drug: alpha-lipoic acids
alpha-lipoic acid 600 mg/day or 1,200 mg/day 600 mg/day - Three tablets (200mg x 3), one time per day for 3 months 1,200 mg/day - Three tablets (200mg x 3), two times per day for 3 months
Active Comparator: High dose group
Patients who will receive 1,200 mg/day alpha-lipoic acid
Drug: alpha-lipoic acids
alpha-lipoic acid 600 mg/day or 1,200 mg/day 600 mg/day - Three tablets (200mg x 3), one time per day for 3 months 1,200 mg/day - Three tablets (200mg x 3), two times per day for 3 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Increment of radioactive iodine uptake
Time Frame: 3months after alpha-lipoic acid treatment
3months after alpha-lipoic acid treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Asan Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 19, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 23, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2021

Last Verified

July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AMC_THY_001

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