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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Differentiated Thyroid Cancer-Treatment: State of the Art.

Benedikt Schmidbauer, Karin Menhart, Dirk Hellwig, Jirka Grosse

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
112citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

112 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 202 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. FDA Approval Summary: Cabozantinib for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2022
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  8. The impact of coping styles on anxiety and depression trajectories in thyroid cancer surgery patients: a longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  17. [Future oncology (London, England) · 2025
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52 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benedikt SchmidbauerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. benedikt.schmidbauer@ukr.de.
Karin MenhartDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. karin.menhart@ukr.de.
Dirk HellwigDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. dirk.hellwig@ukr.de.
Jirka GrosseDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. jirka.grosse@ukr.de.
University of Regensburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is a rare malignant disease, although its incidence has increased over the last few decades. It derives from follicular thyroid cells. Generally speaking, the prognosis is excellent. If treatment according to the current guidelines is given, cases of recurrence or persistence are rare. DTC requires special expertise by the treating physician. In recent years, new therapeutic options for these patients have become available. For this article we performed a systematic literature review with special focus on the guidelines of the American Thyroid Association, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, and the German Society of Nuclear Medicine. For DTC, surgery and radioiodine therapy followed by levothyroxine substitution remain the established therapeutic procedures. Even metastasized tumors can be cured this way. However, in rare cases of radioiodine-refractory tumors, additional options are to be discussed. These include strict suppression of thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, TSH) and external local radiotherapy. Systemic cytostatic chemotherapy does not play a significant role. Recently, multikinase or tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of radioiodine-refractory DTC. Although a benefit for overall survival has not been shown yet, these new drugs can slow down tumor progression. However, they are frequently associated with severe side effects and should be reserved for patients with threatening symptoms only.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma, FollicularCarcinoma, PapillaryDrug TherapyEnzyme InhibitorsHumansIodine RadioisotopesNeoplasm MetastasisNoonan SyndromePrognosisProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRadiotherapyRadiotherapy, AdjuvantThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid HormonesThyroid NeoplasmsEnzyme InhibitorsIodine RadioisotopesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesThyroid HormonesThyrotropinThyroxinedifferentiated thyroid cancerradioiodine therapytargeted therapytyrosine kinase inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID28629126
PMCPMC5486113
OpenAlexW2625082907

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