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Active, not recruitingNCT04238624Updated Jul 6, 2026

Study of Cemiplimab Combined With Dabrafenib and Trametinib in People With Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer and BRAF Gene Mutation, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Active, not recruiting at 7 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-06.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is being done to see if adding the study drug, cemiplimab, to the standard therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib is an effective treatment against anaplastic thyroid cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • BRAF Gene Mutation
  • BRAF Mutation-Related Tumors

Keywords

  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Cemiplimab
  • BRAF-Mutant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
  • BRAF Mutation-Related Tumors
  • BRAF Gene Mutation
  • 19-464
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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In context

Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic

70 studies on the registry are indexed under Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic; 17 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 16 is below the median of 29 across 58 interventional studies indexed under Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic.

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Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 1,930 studies on the registry; 325 are open to participants now.

Of its 129 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 66 (51%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Pathological (histologically or cytologically) proven diagnosis of BRAF-V600E mutant ATC (a diagnosis that is noted to be consistent with ATC is acceptable)
  • Either Metastatic disease or locoregional disease that is considered not resectable for cure
  • Ideally a surgeon should determine that the disease is not resectable for cure, but this can also be done by any investigator
  • Patients must have measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria, defined as at least 1 lesion that can be accurately measured in at least 1 dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for nonnodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as >/= 20 mm with conventional techniques or as >/= 10 mm with spiral CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam
  • Age >/= 18 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \</= (or Karnofsky performance score >/= 60)
  • Able to swallow and retain orally administered medication
  • Patient must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • Absolute neutrophil count >/=1.5 x 10\^9/L
    • Hemoglobin >/=8 g/dL
    • Platelets >/=100 x 10\^9/L
    • Serum bilirubin \</=1.5x institutional ULN (unless the patient has GIlbert's Disease, in which case total bilirubin \</=3x institutional ULN)
    • AST and ALT \</=2.5x institutional ULN (\</=5x institutional ULN if there is liver metastasis)
    • Serum creatinine \</=1.5mg/dL or calculated creatinined clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) >/=50 mL/min or 24-h urine creatinine clearance >/=50 mL/min
    • Left ventricular ejection fraction greater than or equal to instutional lower limit of normal (LLN) by echocardiogram or multigated acquisition (MUGA)
  • Negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 14 days of registration for women of childbearing potential. Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) before study entry and for the duration of study participation. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception before the study, for the duration of study participation, and for 4 months after completion of trametinib administration
  • Must agree to allow 2-4 separate biopsies of any malignant lesion. For patients whose biopsies (initial) are deemed as unsafe or contraindicated, they will not be eligible.
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Note: Use of Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) is permitted

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous documentation or current evidence of treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib.

    ° Exception: (1) Patients who started dabrafenib and tranetinib for ATC at an institution outside of MSK are eligible or (2) with the consent of the PI (Sherman). However, this exception is limited to 8 subjects.

  • Active brain metastases, unless an exception is granted by the Principal Investigator.
  • Current interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis
  • Prior history of idelalisib therapy. Exceptions allowed with the consent of the principal investigator (Dr. Sherman)
  • History of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) or central serous retinopathy (CSR):

    ° History of RVO or CSR or predisposing factors to RVO or CSR (e.g. uncontrolled glaucoma or ocular hypertension)

  • History or current evidence of cardiovascular risk, including any of the following:

    • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<LLN
    • A QT interval corrected for heart rate using the Bazett's formula of QTcB>/=480msec
    • Current evidence of clinically significant uncontrolled arrhythmias (exception: patients with controlled atrial fibrillation for >30 days before enrollment are eligible)
    • History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction and unstable angina), coronary angioplasty, or stenting within 6 months before treatment
  • Known hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (with the exception of chronic or cleared HBV and HCV infection, which will be allowed)

HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with trametinib. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirement.
  • Inability to receive immunotherapy for the following reasons:

    • Any prior grade >/=3 immune-related adverse event (irAE) while receiving any previous immunotherapy agent or any unresolved irAE grade >1
    • Active or prior documented autoimmune disease within the past 2 years. NOTE: Subjects with vitiligo, Grave's disease, or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years) are not excluded. Exceptions allowed with the consent of the principal investigator (Dr. Sherman)
    • Active inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
    • History of primary immunodeficiency
    • History of allogeneic organ transplant
    • Known history of previous clinical diagnosis of active tuberculosis (this does not include a history of being PPD positive)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
16 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    BRAF-mutant ATC

    Participants will have a diagnosis of BRAF-V600E mutant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

    Drug: Dabrafenib · Drug: Trametinib

Interventions

  • DrugDabrafenib

    Participants will receive dabrafenib 150 mg orally twice a day

  • DrugTrametinib

    Participants will receive trametinib 2 mg orally once a day

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate per RECIST 1.1 Criteria

    Response and progression will be evaluated by using criteria proposed in RECIST 1.1.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

7 sites
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
    Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
    Middletown, New Jersey 07748, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
    Montvale, New Jersey 07645, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
    Commack, New York 11725, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
    Harrison, New York 10604, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
    Uniondale, New York 11553, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Informed consent form · Nov 9, 2021

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 6, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04238624
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 23, 2020
Start date
Jan 20, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 20, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 20, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 6, 2026

Study contacts

Eric Sherman, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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