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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. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]
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:[1]
| Papillary thyroid cnacer treatment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RAI therapy Thyroid suppression therapy | Thyroid suppression therapy Targeted therapy Surgery EBRT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment Options |
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Radiation Therapy
- External beam radiation therapy
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
Precision Medicine and Targeted Therapy
- Sorafenib[2]
- Lenvatinib
Hormone Therapy
- Levothyroxine in a dosage of 2.5-3.5 mcg/kg/day is recommended for patients post thyroidectomy.
References
- ↑ "Thyroid Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute".
- ↑ 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