Medullary thyroid carcinoma – case reports
05/2021
MUDr. Andrea Jurečková
Klinika komplexní onkologické péče, Masarykův onkologický ústav, Brno
SUMMARY
Two case reports of patients with metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors as a 1st line treatment are presented. The effectiveness of the treatment is compared - long-term treatment response in patient with early detected metastatic disease versus quick progression in patient with late diagnosis of advanced carcinoma and large proportion of metastatic lesions.
Key words
medullary thyroid carcinoma, targeted therapy, vandetanib, cabozantinib
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