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Differentiated Thyroid CancerPhase 3NCT04971473

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of rhTSH as An Adjunctive Diagnostic Tool in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Had Been Thyroidectomized Vs. Patients Who After Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal

A Phase 3 study testing rhTSH in people with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, run by Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is A non-blinded trial. Oral radioiodine was given 24 hours after the second injection of rhTSH, and scanning was done 48 hours after the radioiodine administration. Each patient was scanned first following rhTSH and then scanned after thyroid hormone withdrawal. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
What is being tested?
rhTSH
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
201 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
10 Sep 2021to 5 Jul 2023
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF).
  • Age 18-75 years old, either male or female.
  • Patients with diagnosed differentiated papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma, including papillary-follicular variant,.
  • Patients with a total or near-total thyroidectomy within 6 weeks prior to administered.
  • Low iodine diet for 4 weeks prior to randomized.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or breast feeding women.
  • Patients with other malignancies (exception for in situ cervix uterine cancer, baso cellular skin cancer or breast cancer in remission)
  • Subjects who are unsuitable to the trial in combination with other serious diseases, as identified by the investigator.
  • Subjects who have participated in another clinical trial of a new drug or medical instrument within 1 months before screening.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730

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About this study

Official title: An Open, Single-arm, Self-controlled, Multi-center Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of rhTSH as An Adjunctive Diagnostic Tool in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Had Been Thyroidectomized Vs. Patients Who After Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal

This is A non-blinded trial. Oral radioiodine was given 24 hours after the second injection of rhTSH, and scanning was done 48 hours after the radioiodine administration. Each patient was scanned first following rhTSH and then scanned after thyroid hormone withdrawal.

Being tested
rhTSH

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • rhTSHBiological

    Also called recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone

    Scanning was done 48 hours after the radioiodine administration. Each patient was scanned first following rhTSH and then scanned after thyroid hormone withdrawal.

Study groups in NCT04971473
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
rhTSH+Thyroid hormone withdrawalExperimentalrhTSH: rhTSH(0.9 mg) was administered intramuscularly (IM) once daily (qd) for 2 days. Twenty-four hours following the second dose of rhTSH.Oral radioiodine was given 24 hours after the second injection of rhTSH, and scanning was done 48 hours after the radioiodine administration. Thyroid hormone withdrawal: Patients stop taking thyroid hormone for 14 days, and then monitor the level of thyroid stimulating hormone every week. When TSH>30mU/L, an ablative activity of 131I was administered.and scanning was done 48 hours after the radioiodine administration.
Receives: Biological: rhTSH

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. the rate of concordant scans

    scan findings in agreement in a given patient using each preparation method

    Measured: 48 hours after the radioiodine administration

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jul 2021
  2. Study start10 Sep 2021
  3. Primary completion5 Jul 2023
  4. Study completion5 Jul 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
201 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04971473
Sponsor's protocol ID
ZGTSH004
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
7 Jul 2021
Last updated
28 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Lin Y, Wen Q, Fu W, Yang H, Gao Y, Li Z, Huang J, Gao Z, Wu J, Lv Z, Lu K, Chen Y, Yang A, OuYang W, Zhang S, Zhou H, Deng Z, Chen Z, Ding Y, Yuan C, Li L, Lin C, Sang S, Cheng Z, Cheng Y. RhTSH in aiding dynamic assessment in patients with differentiated thyroid Cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2025 Dec;53(1):389-397. doi: 10.1007/s00259-025-07349-1. Epub 2025 Jun 9.

    PubMed 40488858

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing rhTSH in people with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, run by Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

the rate of concordant scans (time frame: 48 hours after the radioiodine administration). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04971473, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Mar 2024.

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