scholarly journals Higher circular RNA_0015278 correlates with absence of extrathyroidal invasion, lower pathological tumor stages, and prolonged disease‐free survival in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients

Author(s):  
Huajie Ding ◽  
Xiaojie Wang ◽  
Huiling Liu ◽  
Lei Na
2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Il Ku Kang ◽  
Kwangsoon Kim ◽  
Ja Seong Bae ◽  
Jeong Soo Kim

Background/Objectives: Although thyroid lobectomy recently is considered as sufficient for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), completion thyroidectomy is required due to the insufficiency of the preoperative evaluation. The aim of this study was to investigate recurrence rate and disease free survival depending on the gross extrathyroidal extension (gETE) or the number of metastatic lymph node identified in patients with PTC.Materials & Methods: We assessed 3373 patients with PTC who underwent lobectomy at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital (Seoul, Korea) between January 2009 and December 2014. Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term surgical outcomes were retrospectively analyzed through complete chart reviews. The mean follow-up duration was 97.1 ± 21.4 months.Results: The rate of recurrence was higher in gETE group (1.8% vs. 6.0%, p=0.004), leading to decreased disease free survival in Kaplan-Meier analysis (log-rank p<0.001). N1 group (n=1389) was analyzed into two groups whether the number of positive nodes is more than 5 or less. For the group of the more metastatic nodes, the recurrence rate higher compared to the other group (3.0% vs. 9.3%, p<0.001). DFS was longer in the group that had lesser metastatic nodes (log-rank p<0.001). However, in terms of N1 group over 1cm (n=492), No statistical difference was observed according to the number of positive lymph nodes (4.5% vs. 9.1%, p=0.092)Conclusion: When it comes to node positive PTC, Despite the number of positive lymph nodes was over 5, follow-up with no further surgery can be an option.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Al-Masri ◽  
Tawfiq Al-Shobaki ◽  
Hani Al-Najjar ◽  
Rafal Iskanderian ◽  
Enas Younis ◽  
...  

Purpose: This study focuses on the oncologic influence of BRAF V600E mutations in a cohort of Middle Eastern PTC patients treated at a single centre. We test the association of BRAFV600E mutation with papillary thyroid carcinoma at King Hussein Cancer Center. Methods: Patients with histologically confirmed PTC who underwent surgical treatment between 2006 and 2015 were included in this study. Oncological outcomes, both short and long termed were collected. Results: A total of 128 patients (68% females) were included in this study with a mean age of 38 years (±13.8). The median follow-up period was 50 months. The BRAF V600E mutation was found in 71% of patients. The tumor size for patients with a negative BRAF V600E mutation were significantly larger in comparison to patients who tested positive for the mutation (3.47 cm versus 2.31 cm, respectively, P = 0.009). The two groups showed similar disease-free survival (DFS) rates; positive = 75% (median 43 months (0-168)) compared to 78% for the negative BRAF V600E mutation (median 38 months (3-142)) (P= 0.162, HR=0.731) Furthermore, both groups showed similar overall survival rates: positive = 94.5% (median 56 months (0-228)) compared to 94.6% for the negative BRAF V600E mutation (median 43 months (3-157)) (P = 0.941, HR= 0.940). Conclusion: BRAF V600E mutation had no effect on loco-regional recurrence, distant metastasis, overall survival or disease-free survival. These findings may be attributed to geographic variations or reflect that BRAF V600E may only serve as an indicator of poor prognosis in high risk groups.


2015 ◽  
Vol 211 (9) ◽  
pp. 652-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ohad Hilly ◽  
Lea Rath-Wolfson ◽  
Rumelia Koren ◽  
Aviram Mizrachi ◽  
Yaniv Hamzany ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pan Chen ◽  
Jia-Xin Luo ◽  
Wei Ouyang ◽  
Hui-Juan Feng ◽  
Ju-Qing Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: For some intermediate risk papillary thyroid carcinoma patients, if there are structural metastases, reoperation is preferred. If there are functional metastases (131I avidity), they can be treated with high-dose radioactive iodine (131I). However, it is still controversial whether 131I ablation should be used and the determination of 131I dosage for another part of intermediate risk patients with non-structural or functional metastases, especially those with postoperative stimulated thyroglobulin (ps-Tg) 1-20 ng/ml. The aim of the present study is mainly to compare the 3-years disease-free survival between low-dose group (1.1 GBq) and high-dose group (3.7 GBq) in intermediate risk papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with non-structural or functional metastases and ps-Tg 1-20 ng/ml.Methods: A single-center, randomized, double-blind parallel controlled study is designed at the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University. Participants will be randomized to low-dose group (1.1 GBq) or high-dose group (3.7 GBq) in a 1:1 ratio. After orally receiving different dosage of 131I once on an empty stomach, all patients will return to our hospital every 3-12 months to be performed related inspection items. Discussion: We believe that the 3-year disease-free survival of low-dose group (1.1 GBq) may not be lower than that of high-dose group (3.7 GBq) in intermediate-risk thyroid papillary carcinoma patients with no structural or functional metastases and ps-Tg 1-20 ng/ml. Besides we expect to clarify whether there are apparent differences in successful remnant ablation, efficacy, progression-free survival, safety, and health economics evaluation between the two groups.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/), ID: NCT04354324. Registered on 16 April, 2020.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 5144
Author(s):  
Joohyun Woo ◽  
Hyeonkyeong Kim ◽  
Hyungju Kwon

The incidence of thyroid cancer has dramatically increased over the last few decades, and up to 60% of patients have multifocal tumors. However, the prognostic impact of multifocality in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains unestablished and controversial. We evaluate whether multifocality can predict the recurrence of PTC. A total of 1249 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for PTC at the Ewha Medical Center between March 2012 and December 2019 were reviewed. In this study, multifocality was found in 487 patients (39.0%) and the mean follow-up period was 5.5 ± 2.7 years. Multifocality was associated with high-risk features for recurrence, including extrathyroidal extension, lymph node metastasis, and margin involvement. After adjustment of those clinicopathological features, 10-year disease-free survival was 93.3% in patients with multifocal tumors, whereas those with unifocal disease showed 97.6% (p = 0.011). Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that male sex (HR 2.185, 95% CI 1.047–4.559), tumor size (HR 1.806, 95% CI 1.337–2.441), N1b LN metastasis (HR 3.603, 95% CI 1.207–10.757), and multifocality (HR 1.986, 95% CI 1.015–3.888) were independent predictors of recurrence. In conclusion, multifocality increased the risk of recurrence in patients with PTC. Patients with multifocal PTCs may need judicious treatment and follow-up approaches.


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