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ReviewCancer management and research2015

The treatment landscape in thyroid cancer: a focus on cabozantinib.

Steven P Weitzman, Maria E Cabanillas

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Review in Cancer management and research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Medullary thyroid carcinoma: recent advances in identification, treatment, and prognosis.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2021
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  7. The molecular basis for RET tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2017
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  10. Lenvatinib for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2017
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  11. Role of CDKN2C Copy Number in Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Steven P WeitzmanDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Maria E CabanillasDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although patients with thyroid cancer generally fare well, there is a subset for which this is not necessarily true. Progress in understanding the molecular aberrations in thyroid cancer has led to a change in the management of these cases. Since 2011, four multikinase inhibitors (MKIs) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for thyroid cancer - cabozantinib and vandetanib for medullary thyroid cancer and sorafenib and lenvatinib for differentiated thyroid cancer. This change in the treatment landscape has raised challenges for practitioners who may not be familiar with the use of MKIs or with the treatment and natural history of advanced thyroid cancer in general. This article reviews the epidemiology, molecular drivers, and initial treatment of patients with thyroid cancer and offers practical guidance to assist with the determination of when to appropriately start an MKI. As an example, cabozantinib and its efficacy are discussed in detail. Close monitoring is required for all patients on targeted agents to assess for adverse effects and response to therapy. An approach to managing drug-related adverse events is detailed. Since these drugs are not curative and have not yet proven to prolong overall survival, it is critical to weigh the risks and benefits of treatment at every visit. The potential value of changing to a different agent following failure of an MKI is also addressed.

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adverse eventchemotherapykinase inhibitorRETtargeted therapyVEGF

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PMID26316818
PMCPMC4547654

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