External beam radiation therapy for recurrent or residual thyroid cancer: What is the best treatment time and the best candidate for long-term local disease control?
Lara Bessa Campelo Pinheiro CavalcanteNatalia TreistmanFabiola Maria Teresa Torres GonzalezPollyanna Iemini Weyll FernandesPaulo Alonso Garcia Alves JuniorFernanda Accioly AndradeElisa Napolitano FerreiraTarcisio Fontenele De BritoAttilio PaneRossana CorboFelipe ErlichDaniel Alves BulzicoFernanda VaismanPublished in: Head & neck (2024)
Younger patients, with fewer affected nodes and treated earlier after surgery had better cervical disease control. Combination of EBRT with MKI improved OS. TERT mutation might indicate worse responders to EBRT; however, further studies are necessary to clarify the role of molecular testing in selecting candidates for cervical EBRT.