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ArticleInternational journal of surgical oncology2021

Survival Benefit of Intervention Treatment in Advanced Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.

Pornthep Kasemsiri, Pimpika Chaisakgreenon, Patravoot Vatanasapt, Supawan Laohasiriwong, Watchareeporn Teeramatwanich, Cattleya Thongrong, Teeraporn Ratanaanekchai, Surapol Suetrong

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Article in International journal of surgical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pornthep KasemsiriDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7563-4134
Pimpika ChaisakgreenonDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-1179
Patravoot VatanasaptDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-8994
Supawan LaohasiriwongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6611-2123
Watchareeporn TeeramatwanichDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2095-5747
Cattleya ThongrongKhon Kaen Head and Neck Oncology Research, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0590-1230
Teeraporn RatanaanekchaiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-4847
Surapol SuetrongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8638-9122
Khon Kaen University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe management of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is controversial; thus, proper treatment and prognostic factors should be investigated.

objectivesTo compare the survival outcomes of the intervention and palliative treatment in ATC patients.

methodsA hospital-based retrospective study was conducted at a single tertiary university hospital. The medical record charts were retrieved from November 20, 1987, to December 31, 2016. The final follow-up ended by December 31, 2017. The patients' demographic data, laboratory data, clinical presentation, and treatment modality results were analyzed.

resultsOne hundred twenty-one records were analyzed with a one-year overall survival rate of 3.5% (median survival time: 77 days); however, 16 cases had insufficient data to classify staging and treatment modalities. Therefore, 105 ATC patients (37 with stage IVa, 39 with stage IVb, and 29 with stage IVc disease) were included with a one-year overall survival rate of 4.0% (median survival time of 82 days). Intervention treatment allowed longer median survival times (

conclusionsIntervention treatment provided a better survival outcome in all stages, particularly in stage IVa, with a significantly better median survival time. Among interventional treatments, postoperative chemoradiation led to the longest survival rate, suggesting that this treatment should be considered in ATC patients with resectable tumors and no poor prognostic factors, such as older age and leukocytosis.

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AdultAgedAge FactorsHospitalsHumansLeukocytosisMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsTreatment Outcome

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