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ReviewEndocrine reviews2020

New Therapeutic Horizons for Graves' Hyperthyroidism.

Laura C Lane, Tim D Cheetham, Petros Perros, Simon H S Pearce

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Review in Endocrine reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Adjuvant Rituximab-Exploratory Trial in Young People With Graves Disease.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022
    Trial
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  6. Cigarette smoking exposure and clinical outcomes in Graves' disease.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026
    Observational
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  13. Management Aspects of Medical Therapy in Graves Disease.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2025
    Review
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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.

Laura C LaneTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Tim D CheethamTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Petros PerrosEndocrine unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Simon H S PearceTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council G0500783Medical Research Council MR/S001611/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graves' hyperthyroidism is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies that stimulate the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), resulting in uncontrolled secretion of excessive thyroid hormone. Conventional treatments, including antithyroid medication, radioiodine, or surgery have remained largely unchanged for the past 70 years and either lack efficacy for many patients, or result in lifelong thyroid hormone replacement therapy, in the case of the latter 2 options. The demand for new therapeutic options, combined with greater insight into basic immunobiology, has led to the emergence of novel approaches to treat Graves' hyperthyroidism. The current therapies under investigation include biologics, small molecules, and peptide immunomodulation. There is a growing focus on TSHR-specific treatment modalities, which carry the advantage of eliciting a specific, targeted approach, with the aim of avoiding disruption of the functioning immune system. These therapies present a new opportunity to supersede the inadequate treatments currently available for some Graves' patients, offering hope of successful restoration of euthyroidism without the need for ongoing therapy. Several of these therapeutic options have the potential to translate into clinical practice in the near future. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances and various stages of development of the novel therapeutic approaches to treat Graves' hyperthyroidism.

Indexed as

Biological TherapyReceptors, ThyrotropinGraves DiseaseHumansReceptors, ThyrotropinTSHR protein, humanGraves’ diseasehyperthyroidismimmunomodulationimmunotherapythyroid hormonethyroid-stimulating hormone receptor

Identifiers

PMID32845332
PMCPMC7567404

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