Journal of International Oncology ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (7): 464-467.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20231008-00076

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Progress in the study of redifferentiation therapy for radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Liu Jing1, Zhang Jun2()   

  1. 1Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
    2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Jiangsu Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, China
  • Received:2023-10-08 Revised:2024-02-16 Online:2024-07-08 Published:2024-08-14
  • Contact: Zhang Jun, Email: dr.junzhang@njmu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The overall prognosis of differentiated thyroid cancer is good, but a small number of patients will still develop local recurrence and distant metastasis, and lose iodine uptaking ability in the initial or treatment process, becoming radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma (RAIR-DTC), with a poor prognosis. Treatment options for RAIR-DTC patients are limited with poor results, and restoration of iodine uptaking capacity in RAIR-DTC through pharmacological promotion of redifferentiation is one of the important strategies for treatment.

Key words: Iodine radioisotopes, Thyroid neoplasms, Cell dedifferentiation, Molecular targeted therapy