Clinical Benefit of Cabozantinib Not Impacted by Age in Patients With RAI-Refractory DTC
October 7th 2021A subgroup analysis of the phase 3 COSMIC-311 study revealed no key differences in the survival and responses observed with cabozantinib based on the age of patients with RAI-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.
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Larotrectinib and The Risk of Fracture in TRK Fusion Thyroid Cancer
September 29th 2021Theodore W. Laetsch, MD, an attending physician with the Cancer Center at Children’s hospital of Philadelphia discusses if there is an increased risk of fractures with larotrectinib in patients with TRK fusion positive thyroid cancer.
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BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Combination Shows Promise in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
September 28th 2021Principle study investigator Yuliya Mikheeva, MD, PhD, of Saint-Petersburg State University, discussed the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer in an interview with Targeted Oncology.
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Multiple Trials Examined for RET-Targeted Therapies in MTC
September 27th 2021A 58-year-old man presented with a solitary nodule on the neck, occasional shortness of breath, and intermittent excessive fatigue. Twelve months after being treated with systemic therapy, symptoms occurred leading the oncologist to discover metastatic disease.
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The Importance of Patient-Reported Outcomes in The LIBRETTO-001 Trial
September 23rd 2021Lori Wirth, MD, discusses the relevance of patient-reported outcomes from the phase 1/2 LIBRETTO-001 study in of selpercatinib in patients with RET-altered medullary thyroid cancer or advanced thyroid cancer.
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FDA Approves Cabozantinib for RAI-Refractory Locally Advanced or Metastatic DTC
September 20th 2021The FDA has approved cabozantinib for the treatment of patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that has progressed following prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible.
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