Could short thyroid hormone withdrawal be an effective strategy for radioiodine remnant ablation in differentiated thyroid cancer patients?
Arnoldo PiccardoMatteo PuntoniGiulia FerrarazzoLuca FoppianiGianluca BottoniVania AltrinettiGiorgio TregliaMehrdad NaseriBassam DibManlio CabriaPierpaolo TrimboliMichela MassolloLuca GiovanellaPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
Prior to RRA, a short 2-week THW is an effective method to stimulate TSH levels. No difference in terms of incomplete response to treatment was observed between DTC patients prepared for RRA with a short THW and those with the long THW.