Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: changing trends of treatment strategies and associated overall survival.

Sabine WächterC VorländerJ SchabramI MintzirasI FülberJ ManoharanK HolzerD K BartschE Maurer

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

Concurrent radio- and/or chemotherapy in combination with surgery seems to result in improved survival in stage IVA/B ATC, whereas this is not the case in patients with stage IVC tumors. Novel treatment regimens are urgently needed to improve the dismal prognosis of ATC.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
minimally invasive
free survival
coronary artery bypass
inferior vena cava
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
combination therapy
percutaneous coronary intervention