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A Study of Selpercatinib (LY3527723) in Participants With RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial Comparing Selpercatinib to Physicians Choice of Cabozantinib or Vandetanib in Patients With Progressive, Advanced, Kinase Inhibitor Naïve, RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer (LIBRETTO-531)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04211337
Acronym
LIBRETTO-531
Enrollment
291
Registered
2019-12-26
Start date
2020-02-11
Completion date
2027-11-01
Last updated
2026-03-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Keywords

medullary thyroid carcinoma, targeted therapy

Brief summary

The reason for this study is to see if the study drug selpercatinib is safe and more effective compared to a standard treatment in participants with rearranged during transfection (RET)-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other parts of the body. Participants who are assigned to the standard treatment and discontinue due to progressive disease have the option to potentially crossover to selpercatinib.

Detailed description

Adaptive sample size re-estimation will be performed at interim analysis. The sample size could be increased from approximately 250 to 400 depending on the results of interim analysis.

Interventions

DRUGSelpercatinib

Administered orally

DRUGCabozantinib

Administered orally

DRUGVandetanib

Administered orally

Sponsors

Loxo Oncology, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Eli Lilly and Company
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* At least 18 years of age (participants as young as 12 years of age will be allowed if permitted by local regulatory authorities). * Histologically or cytologically confirmed, unresectable, locally advanced and/or metastatic MTC and no prior history of treatment with kinase inhibitors for advanced/metastatic disease. * Radiographic progressive disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 at screening compared with a previous image taken within the prior 14 months as assessed by the BICR. Participants with measurable or non-measurable but evaluable disease are eligible; however, participants with non-measurable disease may not have disease limited to bone sites only. * A defined/acceptable RET gene alteration identified in a tumor, germline deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or blood sample. * Tumor tissue in sufficient quantity to allow for retrospective central analysis of RET mutation status * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 to 2. * Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function and electrolytes. * Men and women of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective contraceptive method during treatment with study drug and for 4 months following the last dose of study drug. * Ability to swallow capsules.

Exclusion criteria

* An additional validated oncogenic driver in MTC if known that could cause resistance to selpercatinib treatment. Examples include, but are not limited to RAS or BRAF gene mutations and NTRK gene fusions. * Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, or untreated spinal cord compression. * Clinically significant active cardiovascular disease or history of myocardial infarction within 6 months, history of Torsades de pointes, or prolongation of the QTcF \>470 milliseconds on more than one electrocardiogram (ECG) during screening. Participants who are intended to receive vandetanib if randomized to the control arm are ineligible if QTcF is \>450 milliseconds. * Active uncontrolled systemic bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or serious ongoing uncontrolled intercurrent illness. * Active hemorrhage or at significant risk for hemorrhage. * Other malignancy unless nonmelanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ or malignancy diagnosed ≥2 years previously and not currently active. Participants with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) associated pheochromocytoma may be eligible.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)Baseline to Progressive Disease or Death from Any Cause, Whichever Occurs First, Up to 39 MonthsPFS is defined as the time from randomization until the occurrence of documented disease progression by the BICR, per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) criteria, or death from any cause in the absence of BICR-documented progressive disease. Progressive Disease (PD) was at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, with reference being the smallest sum and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or 1 or more new lesions.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment Failure-Free Survival (TFFS) by Blinded Independent Committee Review (BICR)Baseline to Progressive Disease, Unacceptable Toxicity or Death from Any Cause Up to 39 MonthsTFFS by BICR is defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of: * documented radiographic disease progression per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR; or * unacceptable toxicity leading to treatment discontinuation as assessed by the investigator. Progressive Disease (PD) was at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, with reference being the smallest sum on study and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or 1 or more new lesions. To qualify as an event, the toxicity must be from an intolerable AE (defined as any study drug-related AE that meets protocol guidance for treatment discontinuation, with the exception of alopecia); or death (due to any cause).
Overall Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) by BICRBaseline through Disease Progression or Death Up to 39 MonthsORR is defined as the number of participants who achieved the best overall response (BOR) of CR or PR divided by the total number of participants randomized to each treatment arm. ORR per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR.
Duration of Response (DoR) by BICRDate of CR or PR to Date of Disease Progression or Death Due to Any Cause Up to 39 MonthsDoR by BICR is defined as the time from the date that measurement criteria for complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (whichever is first recorded) are first met by the BICR or investigator assessment, as applicable, until the first date that disease is recurrent or documented disease progression is observed, per RECIST 1.1 criteria, or the date of death from any cause in the absence of documented disease progression or recurrence. Progressive Disease (PD) was at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, with reference being the smallest sum and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or 1 or more new lesions.
Overall Survival (OS)BaselineOverall survival (OS) is defined as the time from randomization until death from any cause. If the participant is alive or lost to follow-up at the time of data analysis, OS data will be censored on the last date the participant is known to be alive.
PFS2 by InvestigatorBaselineProgression-free survival 2 (PFS2) is defined as the time from randomization to disease progression (radiographic or symptomatic progression as determined by the investigator) on the next line of treatment or death from any cause in the absence of observed disease progression. If the participant is alive at the cutoff for analysis, and disease progression has not been observed, PFS2 data will be censored on the latest date of last progression-free assessment or start of the next line of treatment.
Comparative Tolerability: Number of Weeks With High Side Effect Bother Based Score of 3 or 4 on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Item GP5 (FACT-GP5)Baseline to Progressive Disease, Unacceptable Toxicity or Death from Any Cause Up to 39 MonthsComparative tolerability defined as a comparison of the proportion of time on treatment with high side effect bother as assessed by the FACT-GP5. The FACT-GP5 is a single question used to assess the overall bother of the treatment side effects. It is scored using a 5-point rating scale (0 = not at all; 1 = a little bit; 2 = somewhat; 3 = quite a bit; and 4 = very much), where lower scores reflect less bother from treatment side effects. Time with high side effect bother (i.e.) score of 3 or 4 is reported here and was derived as follows: cumulative amount of time, in weeks, during which a participant reports high side effect bother divided by the total duration of therapy (weeks), derived as (date of last study treatment dose - date of first study treatment dose + 1) divided by 7.
The Concordance of the Local Lab and the Central Lab RET Results: Percentage of Participants With RET-Positive Specimens as Called by the Central Lab, Which is Also RET-Positive as Called by a Local Lab (Positive Percent Agreement)Baseline

Countries

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORCall 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM

Eli Lilly and Company

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

If a participant has a recorded death on study, or is alive and being followed but off treatment, then the participant can be considered to be study completer. Participants randomized to the Cabozantinib or Vandetanib arm will be allowed to crossover to receive the investigational product at the time of Blinded Independent Committee Review (BICR) confirmed radiographic progression.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Selpercatinib (TRT A)
160 milligrams Selpercatinib administered orally (PO) twice daily (BID). Adolescent Dose: 92 mg/m2 BID (not to exceed 160 mg BID).
193
Cabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)
140 mg Cabozantinib administered orally daily (QD) or 300 mg Vandetanib administered orally QD per physician choice. Cabozantinib Adolescent Dose: 40 mg/m2. Vandetanib Adolescent Dose: * 0.7 - \<0.9 - 100 mg every other day (QOD) * 0.9 - \<1.2 - 100 mg QD * 1.2 - \<1.6 - 7-day schedule 100 mg - 200 mg - 100 mg - 200 mg - 100 mg - 200 mg - 100 mg * ≥1.6 - 200 QD
98
Total291

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSelpercatinib (TRT A)TotalCabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
49 Participants75 Participants26 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
143 Participants215 Participants72 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
9 Participants12 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
181 Participants275 Participants94 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
43 Participants67 Participants24 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
5 Participants7 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
29 Participants49 Participants20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
116 Participants168 Participants52 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Australia
9 Participants11 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Belgium
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Brazil
20 Participants33 Participants13 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
China
14 Participants30 Participants16 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Czechia
6 Participants6 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
24 Participants42 Participants18 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Germany
7 Participants13 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Greece
3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
India
9 Participants11 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Israel
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Italy
14 Participants20 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Japan
5 Participants6 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Netherlands
6 Participants9 Participants3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Poland
15 Participants25 Participants10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Russia
15 Participants21 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
South Korea
10 Participants12 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
9 Participants12 Participants3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Taiwan
4 Participants5 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United Kingdom
9 Participants12 Participants3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
11 Participants15 Participants4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
78 Participants108 Participants30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
115 Participants183 Participants68 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
8 / 19310 / 97
other
Total, other adverse events
184 / 19396 / 97
serious
Total, serious adverse events
43 / 19327 / 97

Outcome results

Primary

Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

PFS is defined as the time from randomization until the occurrence of documented disease progression by the BICR, per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) criteria, or death from any cause in the absence of BICR-documented progressive disease. Progressive Disease (PD) was at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, with reference being the smallest sum and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or 1 or more new lesions.

Time frame: Baseline to Progressive Disease or Death from Any Cause, Whichever Occurs First, Up to 39 Months

Population: All randomized participants, even if a participant did not take the assigned treatment, did not receive the correct treatment, or otherwise did not follow the protocol. Censored participants: Selpercatinib - 167; Cabozantinib or Vandetanib - 66

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Selpercatinib (TRT A)Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)NA Months
Cabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)16.76 Months
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [0.165, 0.475]Log Rank
Secondary

Comparative Tolerability: Number of Weeks With High Side Effect Bother Based Score of 3 or 4 on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Item GP5 (FACT-GP5)

Comparative tolerability defined as a comparison of the proportion of time on treatment with high side effect bother as assessed by the FACT-GP5. The FACT-GP5 is a single question used to assess the overall bother of the treatment side effects. It is scored using a 5-point rating scale (0 = not at all; 1 = a little bit; 2 = somewhat; 3 = quite a bit; and 4 = very much), where lower scores reflect less bother from treatment side effects. Time with high side effect bother (i.e.) score of 3 or 4 is reported here and was derived as follows: cumulative amount of time, in weeks, during which a participant reports high side effect bother divided by the total duration of therapy (weeks), derived as (date of last study treatment dose - date of first study treatment dose + 1) divided by 7.

Time frame: Baseline to Progressive Disease, Unacceptable Toxicity or Death from Any Cause Up to 39 Months

Population: All participants who received the first dose of study treatment prior to the interim efficacy analysis and at least 6 months prior to the data cutoff date. Analysis of tolerability will be based on the actual treatment a participant received on the first study treatment administration regardless of which treatment they were randomized to receive (as treated).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Selpercatinib (TRT A)Comparative Tolerability: Number of Weeks With High Side Effect Bother Based Score of 3 or 4 on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Item GP5 (FACT-GP5)0.08 WeeksStandard Deviation 0.169
Cabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)Comparative Tolerability: Number of Weeks With High Side Effect Bother Based Score of 3 or 4 on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Item GP5 (FACT-GP5)0.24 WeeksStandard Deviation 0.304
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [-0.23, -0.1]Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Secondary

Duration of Response (DoR) by BICR

DoR by BICR is defined as the time from the date that measurement criteria for complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (whichever is first recorded) are first met by the BICR or investigator assessment, as applicable, until the first date that disease is recurrent or documented disease progression is observed, per RECIST 1.1 criteria, or the date of death from any cause in the absence of documented disease progression or recurrence. Progressive Disease (PD) was at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, with reference being the smallest sum and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or 1 or more new lesions.

Time frame: Date of CR or PR to Date of Disease Progression or Death Due to Any Cause Up to 39 Months

Population: All randomized participants, even if a participant did not take the assigned treatment, did not receive the correct treatment, or otherwise did not follow the protocol. Censored participants: Selpercatinib - 119, Cabozantinib or Vandetanib - 25

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Selpercatinib (TRT A)Duration of Response (DoR) by BICRNA Months
Cabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)Duration of Response (DoR) by BICR16.56 Months
p-value: 0.000495% CI: [0.129, 0.587]Log Rank
Secondary

Overall Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) by BICR

ORR is defined as the number of participants who achieved the best overall response (BOR) of CR or PR divided by the total number of participants randomized to each treatment arm. ORR per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR.

Time frame: Baseline through Disease Progression or Death Up to 39 Months

Population: All randomized participants, even if a participant did not take the assigned treatment, did not receive the correct treatment, or otherwise did not follow the protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Selpercatinib (TRT A)Overall Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) by BICR69.4 Percentage of Participants
Cabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)Overall Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) by BICR38.8 Percentage of Participants
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [2.2, 6.3]Clopper-Pearson method
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from randomization until death from any cause. If the participant is alive or lost to follow-up at the time of data analysis, OS data will be censored on the last date the participant is known to be alive.

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary

PFS2 by Investigator

Progression-free survival 2 (PFS2) is defined as the time from randomization to disease progression (radiographic or symptomatic progression as determined by the investigator) on the next line of treatment or death from any cause in the absence of observed disease progression. If the participant is alive at the cutoff for analysis, and disease progression has not been observed, PFS2 data will be censored on the latest date of last progression-free assessment or start of the next line of treatment.

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary

The Concordance of the Local Lab and the Central Lab RET Results: Percentage of Participants With RET-Positive Specimens as Called by the Central Lab, Which is Also RET-Positive as Called by a Local Lab (Positive Percent Agreement)

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary

Treatment Failure-Free Survival (TFFS) by Blinded Independent Committee Review (BICR)

TFFS by BICR is defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of: * documented radiographic disease progression per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR; or * unacceptable toxicity leading to treatment discontinuation as assessed by the investigator. Progressive Disease (PD) was at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, with reference being the smallest sum on study and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or 1 or more new lesions. To qualify as an event, the toxicity must be from an intolerable AE (defined as any study drug-related AE that meets protocol guidance for treatment discontinuation, with the exception of alopecia); or death (due to any cause).

Time frame: Baseline to Progressive Disease, Unacceptable Toxicity or Death from Any Cause Up to 39 Months

Population: All randomized participants, even if a participant did not take the assigned treatment, did not receive the correct treatment, or otherwise did not follow the protocol. Censored participants: Selpercatinib - 166; Cabozantinib or Vandetanib - 61

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Selpercatinib (TRT A)Treatment Failure-Free Survival (TFFS) by Blinded Independent Committee Review (BICR)NA Months
Cabozantinib or Vandetanib (TRT B)Treatment Failure-Free Survival (TFFS) by Blinded Independent Committee Review (BICR)13.93 Months
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [0.153, 0.423]Log Rank

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026