The influence of age on disease outcome in 2015 ATA high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer patients.
Evert F S van VelsenRobin P PeetersMerel T StegengaFolkert J van KemenadeTessa M van GinhovenFrederik A VerburgW Edward VisserPublished in: European journal of endocrinology (2021)
In a population of patients with high-risk DTC, older age has a significant negative influence on disease outcomes. Slightly different optimal age cutoffs were identified for the different outcomes, and these cutoffs differed between PTC and FTC. Therefore, the ATA Risk Stratification System may further improve should age be incorporated as an additional risk factor.