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ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2021

Course and Predictive Factors of Incomplete Response to Therapy in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Thyroid Cancer.

Ali S Alzahrani, Yosra Moria, Noha Mukhtar, Hadeel Aljamei, Sedra Mazi, Lina Albalawi, Abeer Aljomaiah

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Article in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Ali S AlzahraniDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Yosra MoriaDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Noha MukhtarDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hadeel AljameiDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sedra MaziDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Lina AlbalawiDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer AljomaiahDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextControversy surrounds the extent and intensity of the management of American Thyroid Association (ATA) intermediate- and low-risk patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Understanding the natural history and factors that predict outcome is important for properly tailoring the management of these patients.

objectiveThis work aims to study the natural course and predictive factors of incomplete response to therapy in low- and intermediate-risk DTC. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe studied a cohort of 506 consecutive patients [418 women (82.6%) and 88 men (17.4%)] with low and intermediate risk with a median age of 35 years (interquartile range [IQR], 27-46 years). We analyzed the natural course and the predictive factors of biochemically or structurally incomplete response.

resultsOf 506 patients studied, 297 (58.7%) patients were in the low-risk group and 209 (41.3%) were in the intermediate-risk group. Over a median follow-up of 102 months (IQR, 66-130 months), 458 (90.5%) patients achieved an excellent response, 17 (3.4%) had a biochemically incomplete status, and 31 (6.1%) had a structurally incomplete status. In univariable and multivariable analyses, age (≥ 33 years) (

conclusionsPatients with low- and intermediate-risk DTC have favorable outcomes. Age and lateral LNM are strong predictors of an incomplete response to therapy. This suggests that older patients and those with LNM should be managed and followed up more actively than younger patients and those without LNM.

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American Thyroid Associationdifferentiated thyroid cancerresponse to therapyrisk stratificationthyroid cancer

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PMID33367194
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