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Brief Title: Study of Everolimus and Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancer Who Progressed on Sorafenib Alone
Official Title: A Phase II Study of Everolimus and Sorafenib in Patients With Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Who Have Progressed on Sorafenib Alone
Study ID: NCT01263951
Brief Summary: The goal of this study is to determine the effect of combining everolimus and sorafenib in patients with metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer who progressed on sorafenib alone.
Detailed Description: The purpose of this research study is to: 1. Find out if sorafenib and everolimus prevent the growth of tumors that have grown when treated with sorafenib alone 2. Find out how long one might benefit from treatment with sorafenib and everolimus 3. Find out what side effects this drug may cause 4. Measure the amount of sorafenib and everolimus in the blood and see if "markers" can be found to help understand who might benefit from sorafenib and everolimus.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Name: Marcia Brose, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- Abramson Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR