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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2025

Graves' Disease: Is It Time for Targeted Therapy? A Narrative Review.

Nicola Viola, Alessandro Colleo, Mauro Casula, Chiara Mura, Francesco Boi, Giulia Lanzolla

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Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2025. 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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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Nicola ViolaEndocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, University Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Alessandro ColleoEndocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Hospital of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-8160-6302
Mauro CasulaEndocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, University Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Chiara MuraEndocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Hospital of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-5925-1866
Francesco BoiEndocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Hospital of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9924-5192
Giulia LanzollaEndocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Hospital of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9933-4040

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current therapies for Graves' disease (GD) primarily aim to manage hyperthyroidism through synthetic antithyroid drugs, radioiodine, or surgery. However, these approaches are often limited by their incomplete efficacy and the risk of inducing hypothyroidism. The latest advances in understanding the autoimmune mechanisms driving GD have paved the way for novel therapies targeting the thyrotropin receptor (TSH-R) or immune pathways. Overall, key targets include cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20), cluster of differentiation 40 (CD40), protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22), cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4), B cell-activating factor (BAFF), and the Fc receptor-like protein 3 (FcRL3). Recent preclinical studies and clinical trials testing targeted therapies have shown promising results in terms of efficacy and safety. Here, we present a narrative review of the literature on emerging therapeutic approaches for GD that are currently under investigation.

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Graves DiseaseMolecular Targeted TherapyAntithyroid AgentsHumansReceptors, ThyrotropinAntithyroid AgentsReceptors, ThyrotropinGraves’ diseasehyperthyroidismtargeted therapythyroid autoimmunitythyroid diseases

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PMID40142311
PMCPMC11943693

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