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==Overview==
==Overview==
Pharmacologic medical therapies for follicular thyroid cancer include [[radioactive]] [[iodine]] therapy and targeted medical therapy.
==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
===Thyroid Hormone Replacement===
===Thyroid Hormone Replacement===
* Thyroxine is recommended as a replacement therapy for all patients with follicular thyroid canccer.
* [[Thyroxine]] is recommended as a replacement therapy for all [[patients]] with follicular thyroid cancer especially for micronodular [[pulmonary]] [[metastases]].<ref name="McHenryPhitayakorn2011">{{cite journal|last1=McHenry|first1=C. R.|last2=Phitayakorn|first2=R.|title=Follicular Adenoma and Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland|journal=The Oncologist|volume=16|issue=5|year=2011|pages=585–593|issn=1083-7159|doi=10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0405}}</ref>
===Radioactive Iodine Therapy===
===Radioactive Iodine Therapy===
* Radio active iodine ablation therapy may be used to prevent the recurrence of cancer.
* [[Radioactive]] [[iodine]] ablation therapy may be used to prevent the recurrence of [[cancer]].
* High doses of [[radioiodine]] is also used to treat microscopic [[bone]] [[metastasis]].
===Targeted Therapy===
===Targeted Therapy===
====Kinase Inhibitors====
* This type of treatment is done using:<ref name="pmid23185034">{{cite journal |vauthors=Carhill AA, Cabanillas ME, Jimenez C, Waguespack SG, Habra MA, Hu M, Ying A, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Gagel RF, Sherman SI, Busaidy NL |title=The noninvestigational use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer: establishing a standard for patient safety and monitoring |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=98 |issue=1 |pages=31–42 |date=January 2013 |pmid=23185034 |pmc=3537108 |doi=10.1210/jc.2012-2909 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22007339">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cabanillas ME, Hu MI, Durand JB, Busaidy NL |title=Challenges associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for metastatic thyroid cancer |journal=J Thyroid Res |volume=2011 |issue= |pages=985780 |date=2011 |pmid=22007339 |pmc=3189619 |doi=10.4061/2011/985780 |url=}}</ref>
* Sorafenib
** [[Sorafenib]], is an orally active, multityrosine kinase inhibitor.
* Lenvatinib
** [[Lenvatinib]], an orally active, multitargeted [[tyrosine kinase]] inhibitor.<ref name="pmid25671254">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schlumberger M, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Brose MS, Elisei R, Habra MA, Newbold K, Shah MH, Hoff AO, Gianoukakis AG, Kiyota N, Taylor MH, Kim SB, Krzyzanowska MK, Dutcus CE, de las Heras B, Zhu J, Sherman SI |title=Lenvatinib versus placebo in radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=372 |issue=7 |pages=621–30 |date=February 2015 |pmid=25671254 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1406470 |url=}}</ref>
'''Adult'''
* Preferred regimen: [[Lenvatinib]] 24 mg PO daily until [[disease]] progression or unacceptable [[toxicity]].
* Alternative regimen: [[Sorefenib]] 400 mg PO q12h until [[disease]] progression or unacceptable [[toxicity]].
* Alternative regimen: [[Larotrectinib]] 100 mg PO q12h until [[disease]] progression or unacceptable [[toxicity]].
* Alternative regimen: [[Entrectinib]] 600 mg PO daily until [[disease]] progression or unacceptable [[toxicity]].
===Radiation Therapy===
* External radiation therapy is used for  bone pain in bone metastasis.
===Other Treatment Options===
* [[Intravenous]] infusions of bisphosphonate is also used to reduce pain in [[bone]] [[metastasis]].
* [[Corticosteroid]] therapy is recommended for [[cerebral edema]] secondary to [[brain]] [[metastasis]].
===Treatment Options for Follicular Thyroid Cancer===
 
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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

Pharmacologic medical therapies for follicular thyroid cancer include radioactive iodine therapy and targeted medical therapy.

Medical Therapy

Thyroid Hormone Replacement

Radioactive Iodine Therapy

Targeted Therapy

Adult

Radiation Therapy

  • External radiation therapy is used for bone pain in bone metastasis.

Other Treatment Options

Treatment Options for Follicular Thyroid Cancer

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Follicular 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
 

Reference

  1. McHenry, C. R.; Phitayakorn, R. (2011). "Follicular Adenoma and Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland". The Oncologist. 16 (5): 585–593. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0405. ISSN 1083-7159.
  2. Carhill AA, Cabanillas ME, Jimenez C, Waguespack SG, Habra MA, Hu M, Ying A, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Gagel RF, Sherman SI, Busaidy NL (January 2013). "The noninvestigational use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer: establishing a standard for patient safety and monitoring". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 98 (1): 31–42. doi:10.1210/jc.2012-2909. PMC 3537108. PMID 23185034.
  3. Cabanillas ME, Hu MI, Durand JB, Busaidy NL (2011). "Challenges associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for metastatic thyroid cancer". J Thyroid Res. 2011: 985780. doi:10.4061/2011/985780. PMC 3189619. PMID 22007339.
  4. Schlumberger M, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Brose MS, Elisei R, Habra MA, Newbold K, Shah MH, Hoff AO, Gianoukakis AG, Kiyota N, Taylor MH, Kim SB, Krzyzanowska MK, Dutcus CE, de las Heras B, Zhu J, Sherman SI (February 2015). "Lenvatinib versus placebo in radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer". N. Engl. J. Med. 372 (7): 621–30. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1406470. PMID 25671254.