Radiation therapy dose is associated with improved survival for unresected anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: Outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base.
Todd A PezziAbdallah S R MohamedTommy SheuPierre BlanchardVlad C SandulacheStephen Y LaiMaria E CabanillasMichelle D WilliamsChristopher M PezziCharles LuAdam S GardenWilliam H MorrisonDavid I RosenthalClifton David FullerG Brandon GunnPublished in: Cancer (2016)
Survival was poor in this cohort of patients with unresected ATC, and more effective therapies are needed. However, the association of RT dose with OS highlights the importance of identifying patients with unresected ATC who may still yet benefit from multimodal locoregional treatment that incorporates higher dose RT. Cancer 2017;123:1653-1661. © 2017 American Cancer Society.