Current Treatment Strategies in Metastasized Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

J Nucl Med. 2019 Jan;60(1):9-15. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.117.190819. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Abstract

On successful completion of this activity one should be able to judge the prognosis of patients harboring metastasized differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC); identify suitable treatment regimens, taking into account the characteristics of the tumor and the patient's general condition; and know the basics of radioiodine treatment, tyrosine kinase treatment, and redifferentiation treatment for metastasized DTC.

Keywords: metastasized thyroid cancer; radioiodine refractory thyroid cancer; redifferentiation; tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy / adverse effects
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / therapy*