scholarly journals Correlation of thyroglobulin (Tg) oscillations with progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with radioactive iodine-refractory (RAI-R) differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) treated with multikinase inhibitors (MKI)

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. v757-v758
Author(s):  
J. Hernando Cubero ◽  
A. García Álvarez ◽  
M. Roca Herrera ◽  
D. Acosta ◽  
M. Diez ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 165 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merina Ahmed ◽  
Yolanda Barbachano ◽  
Angela Riddell ◽  
Jen Hickey ◽  
Katie L Newbold ◽  
...  

AimTo evaluate the tolerability and efficacy of sorafenib in patients with thyroid carcinoma.MethodsPatients with progressive locally advanced/metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), or differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) with non-radioiodine-avid disease, were treated with sorafenib 400 mg twice daily until disease progression. The primary endpoint was the radiological response rate (RR) at 6 months. Secondary endpoints were RR at 3, 9 and 12 months, biochemical responses, toxicity, biomarker analyses and progression free and overall survival (OS).ResultsA total of 34 patients were recruited to the study (15 medullary and 19 differentiated). After 6 months, the RR rate was 15% and a further 74% of patients achieved stable disease in the first 6 months. After 12 months of treatment, the RR was 21%. In the MTC patients, the RR at 12 months was 25% and OS was 100%. In DTC patients corresponding rates were 18 and 79% respectively. Median overall and progression-free survival points were not reached at 19 months. Commonest adverse events included hand–foot syndrome, other skin toxicities, diarrhoea and alopecia. Dose reduction was required in 79% patients. Median time on treatment was 16.5 months.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that sorafenib is tolerable at reduced doses over prolonged periods of time in patients with thyroid cancer. Sorafenib leads to radiological and biochemical stabilisation of disease in the majority of these patients despite dose reductions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Alejandro Román González ◽  
Álvaro Sanabria

Introducción: El carcinoma de tiroides es el cáncer endocrino más frecuente. Las opciones terapéuticas cuando hay enfermedad progresiva, sintomática y resistente al yodo radioactivo son mínimas y poco efectivas. El sorafenib es una terapia aprobada para estos pacientes con base en los resultados del estudio DECISION. Se hace una revisión crítica acorde con los principios de medicina basada en la evidencia del estudio que llevó a la aprobación de este medicamento.Título del estudio: Sorafenib in radioactive iodine-refractory, locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2014;384(9940):319-28 (1)Métodos: Ensayo clínico aleatorizado, financiado por Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals y Onyx Pharmaceuticals, asignación oculta. Pacientes y resultados: 419 pacientes mayores de 18 años con cáncer de tiroides localmente avanzado o cáncer de tiroides diferenciado metastásico refractario a yodo (papilar, folicular, incluyendo el de células de Hürthle y pobremente diferenciado), con progresión en los últimos 14 meses de acuerdo con los criterios de RECIST, al menos una lesión medible por TAC o por RM, ECOG 0–2; con función renal, medular y hepática normal y TSH menor de 0,5 mIU/L. El cáncer de tiroides refractario a yodo se definió como la presencia de al menos una lesión sin captación de yodo o pacientes con tumores yodo captantes y, bien sea, progresión luego de un tratamiento con yodo radioactivo en los últimos 16 meses o progresión luego de dos tratamientos con yodo recibidos con menos de 16 meses de diferencia (la última dosis recibida más de 16 meses antes) o una dosis acumulada de yodo de al menos 22,3 GBq (?600 mCi). Se excluyeron pacientes que habían recibido previamente terapia dirigida, talidomida o quimioterapia para cáncer de tiroides, cirugía previa o trauma en los 30 días previos al inicio del medicamento, antecedente de cáncer de piel, cérvix o vejiga en los últimos cinco años, cáncer indiferenciado de tiroides, úlceras, infección activa o sangrado en los últimos tres meses, historia de hemorragia, infiltración traqueal, bronquial o esofágica; cardiopatía o hipertensión arterial no controlada, infección por VIH o hepatitis, embarazo o lactancia y alergia al sorafenib. Se permitieron dosis bajas de quimioterapia para radiosensibilización. El desenlace primario fue la supervivencia libre de progresión (cada ocho semanas) con criterios RECIST y los secundarios fueron supervivencia global, tiempo para la progresión, tasa de respuesta objetiva (parcial o completa), tasa de control de la enfermedad (parcial, completa o estable ?4 semanas/6 meses) y duración de la respuesta. La supervivencia libre de progresión fue mayor en el grupo de sorafenib que en el grupo de placebo (10,8 meses vs. 5,8 meses, HR 0,59 – IC 95% 0,45-0,76 p<0,0001). El grupo de sorafenib tuvo una mayor tasa de eventos adversos (98,6 vs. 87,6%).Conclusión: Sorafenib mejora significativamente la supervivencia libre de progresión comparado con placebo en pacientes con cáncer de tiroides diferenciado progresivo refractario a yodo radioactivo. La diferencia es pequeña. Los eventos adversos son frecuentes. No se reporta calidad de vida o mejoría sintomática. Esta terapia debe ser usada por personas expertas y debe evaluarse individualmente cada caso, agotando las opciones disponibles para el paciente antes de someterlo a los riegos del tratamiento.Abstract Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma is the most frequent endocrine cancer. There are minimal therapeutic options once the disease is metastatic, progressive, symptomatic and radioactive iodine resistant. Sorafenib is a recent approved therapy for these patients based on the results of the DECISION trial. A critical review of this study is done according to the principles of evidence-based medicine.Title of the study: Sorafenib in radioactive iodine-refractory, locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2014;384(9940):319-28(1)Methods: Randomized clinical trial. Financial support was by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals. Blinded randomization.Patients and results: 419 patients older tan 18 years with locally advanced thyroid carcinoma or well differentiate or poorly differentiate radioactive resistant metastatic thyroid carcinoma (papillary, follicular, Hurthle´s cell carcinoma and poorly differentiate), with progression over previous 14 months according to RECIST, with at least on measurable target lesion by CT or MR imaging, ECOG 0–2; normal kidney, medullar and liver function and TSH less than 0.5 mIU/L. Resistant radio-active iodine thyroid carcinoma was defined as the presence of at least 1 lesion without iodine uptake or patients with iodine uptake and progression over previous 16 months or progression after two cycles of radio-active iodine with less than 16 months of difference (lass cycle should be administered more 16 months before) or an total radioactive iodine of ?600 mCi. Patients who were treated before with target therapy, talidomide or systemic chemotherapy were excluded. Also patients with surgery or trauma 30 days before starting sorafenib, personal history of skin, cervical or bladder cancer, undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma, ulcers, active infection or bleeding in previous three months, bleeding history, tracheal, bronchial or esophageal infiltration, cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled high blood pressure, HIV infection, hepatitis, pregnancy or breast feeding and sorafenib allergy were excluded. Small chemotherapy doses for radio sensitization were allowed. Primary outcome was progression free survival (every 8 weeks) according to RECIST and secondary outcomes was overall survival, time to progression, rate of objective response (partial or complete), rate of disease control (partial, complete or stable) and response duration. Progression free survival was larger in the sorafenib group than in the placebo group (10.8 month vs5.8 months, HR 0.59 – IC 95% 0.45-0.76 p<0.0001). Sorafenib group had a higher side effects frequency (98·6 vs 87·6%). Conclusion: Sorafenib significantly improves progression free survival compared with placebo in patients with radio-active iodine resistant progressive thyroid carcinoma. The difference is small. Side effects are frequent and quality of life and symptomatic improvement are not reported. This therapy must be used by experts and an individual assessment must be done and all available options must be used before consider the use of this treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (24s) ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnese Latorre ◽  
Agnese Maria Fioretti ◽  
Francesco Giotta ◽  
Vito Lorusso

Lenvatinib significantly prolonged progression-free survival versus placebo in patients with radio-iodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma. However, the primary adverse effects of any grade that occurred in >40% of patients in the lenvatinib group of the Phase III SELECT trial was hypertension (67.8%). Therefore, this drug should be used with caution in patients with cardiological morbidity. Here, we describe the case of a 73-year-old man with hypertension, obesity and chronic atrial fibrillation, who received lenvatinib for 6 months in the absence of cardiological symptoms.


2016 ◽  
Vol 130 (S4) ◽  
pp. S50-S53 ◽  
Author(s):  
T J Matthews ◽  
E Chua ◽  
A Gargya ◽  
J Clark ◽  
K Gao ◽  
...  

AbstractBackground:Serum thyroglobulin is used as a surrogate marker for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma recurrence. This study investigates whether thyroglobulin measured at the time of ablative radioactive iodine therapy predicts disease-free survival.Methods:A retrospective review was conducted of patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma presenting from 1989 to 2010 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. Disease-free survival of patients with a significantly elevated stimulated thyroglobulin level (27.5 µg/l or higher) at the time of ablative radioactive iodine therapy was compared to that of patients without a significantly elevated thyroglobulin level using univariate analysis.Results:Patients with a thyroglobulin level of 27.5 µg/l or higher had an increased relative risk of disease recurrence of 4.50 (95 per cent confidence interval = 1.35–15.04). If lateral neck dissection was required at the time of surgery, patients also had an increased relative risk of macroscopic disease recurrence of 4.94 (95 per cent confidence interval = 1.47–16.55).Conclusion:An elevated thyroglobulin level of 27.5 µg/l or higher at the time of ablative radioactive iodine therapy is a prognostic indicator for macroscopic disease recurrence in well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma.


2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (03) ◽  
pp. 149-160
Author(s):  
Frederik A. Verburg ◽  
Holger Amthauer ◽  
Ina Binse ◽  
Ingo Brink ◽  
Andreas Buck ◽  
...  

AbstractNotwithstanding regulatory approval of lenvatinib and sorafenib to treat radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma (RAI-R DTC), important questions and controversies persist regarding this use of these tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). RAI-R DTC experts from German tertiary referral centers convened to identify and explore such issues; this paper summarizes their discussions. One challenge is determining when to start TKI therapy. Decision-making should be shared between patients and multidisciplinary caregivers, and should consider tumor size/burden, growth rate, and site(s), the key drivers of RAI-R DTC morbidity and mortality, along with current and projected tumor-related symptomatology, co-morbidities, and performance status. Another question involves choice of first-line TKIs. Currently, lenvatinib is generally preferred, due to greater increase in progression-free survival versus placebo treatment and higher response rate in its pivotal trial versus that of sorafenib; additionally, in those studies, lenvatinib but not sorafenib showed overall survival benefit in subgroup analysis. Whether recommended maximum or lower TKI starting doses better balance anti-tumor effects versus tolerability is also unresolved. Exploratory analyses of lenvatinib pivotal study data suggest dose-response effects, possibly favoring higher dosing; however, results are awaited of a prospective comparison of lenvatinib starting regimens. Some controversy surrounds determination of net therapeutic benefit, the key criterion for continuing TKI therapy: if tolerability is acceptable, overall disease control may justify further treatment despite limited but manageable progression. Future research should assess potential guideposts for starting TKIs; fine-tune dosing strategies and further characterize antitumor efficacy; and evaluate interventions to prevent and/or treat TKI toxicity, particularly palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia and fatigue.


1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 107327489500200
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Alexander ◽  
Roberto E. Izquierdo ◽  
James Figge ◽  
John Horton

Thyroid carcinoma, which comprises the majority of endocrine malignancies, has a substantial annual morbidity and mortality based on age and other predisposing factors. Diagnosis of a growing thyroid nodule can be difficult, but ultrasonography, radionuclide scanning, and fine needle aspiration allow the majority of nodules to be properly characterized. Treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma remains controversial. Surgical resection continues to be the most important modality with long survival if the tumor is resected early. Newer imaging techniques have improved the diagnosis of locally recurrent or metastatic disease. Radioactive iodine ablation is indicated for patients with “high-risk” tumors or advanced age. Few patients respond to cytotoxic chemotherapy. In the past decade, advances in the screening and diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma have led to earlier detection with improvement in survival.


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