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Patients with papillary thyroid cancer are treated with radioactive iodine therapy, hormone therapy, and targeted medical therapy. | Patients with papillary thyroid cancer are treated with radioactive iodine therapy, hormone therapy, and targeted medical therapy. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
* Treatment options for papillary thyroid cancer include: | |||
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===Radiation Therapy=== | ===Radiation Therapy=== | ||
* External beam radiation therapy | * External beam radiation therapy | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Patients with papillary thyroid cancer are treated with radioactive iodine therapy, hormone therapy, and targeted medical therapy.
Medical Therapy
- Treatment options for papillary thyroid cancer include:
Radiation Therapy
- External beam radiation therapy
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
Precision Medicine and Targeted Therapy
- Sorafenib[1]
- Lenvatinib
Hormone Therapy
- Levothyroxine in a dosage of 2.5-3.5 mcg/kg/day is recommended for patients post thyroidectomy.
References
- ↑ Targetted therapy for thyroid cancer.Cancer.org(2015). http://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroidcancer/detailedguide/thyroid-cancer-treating-targeted-therapy Accessed on November,4, 2015
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| Localized or regional tumor | Metastatic | Recurrent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surgery Total thyroidectomy Lobectomy RAI therapy Thyroid suppression therapy EBRT | Surgery ± postoperative RAI therapy Targeted therapy EBRT Chemotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iodine sensitive | Iodine resistent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||