Nicht-medulläre Schilddrüsenkarzinome - Neue Strategien und aktuelle medikamentöse Therapiekonzepte

Translated title of the contribution: Non-medullary thyroid cancer - New strategies und current therapeutic options

Alexander Iwen*, Hendrik Lehnert, Georg Brabant

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Therapeutic options for advanced papillary, follicular, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas are limited. Novel therapeutic strategies are currently under investigation in clinical studies. Among the therapeutic principles of these strategies are the inhibitions of proliferation and angiogenesis, as well as the induction of re-differentiation of malignant cells. Curative therapeutic strategies are not available to date. According to current data, kinase inhibitors which modulate cell proliferation and angiogenesis are the most promising drugs to prolong survival. Patients suffering from one of these three thyroid carcinomas should participate in clinical trials. In most cancer centers, sorafenib is the substance of first choice to treat patients not recruited for clinical trials. Sequential therapeutic steps with different drugs will play an important role in prolonging patient survival and improving quality of life.

Translated title of the contributionNon-medullary thyroid cancer - New strategies und current therapeutic options
Original languageGerman
JournalKlinikarzt
Volume41
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)482-485
Number of pages4
ISSN0341-2350
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14.11.2012

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