Keutgen Xavier M, Sadowski Samira M, Kebebew Electron
Endocrine Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892, Maryland, USA.
Gland Surg. 2015 Feb;4(1):44-51. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2227-684X.2014.12.02.
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a deadly disease with a dismal prognosis. Molecular analyses of ATC tumors have yielded interesting results, which could help in understanding the underlying mechanisms of this aggressive disease process. Managing ATC can be challenging and includes rapid diagnosis, adequate staging, and interdisciplinary, multimodal treatments to optimize patient outcome. Treatments include surgical resection to gross negative margins when possible, as well as neo- or adjuvant treatment with chemotherapy or external beam radiation (XRT) for locoregional disease. New treatment strategies include evaluating the benefits of vascular disrupting agents and tyrosine kinase inhibitors for advanced ATC with driver mutations, which can be targeted. This review summarizes key concepts in managing ATC.
间变性甲状腺癌(ATC)是一种预后极差的致命疾病。对ATC肿瘤的分子分析已得出有趣的结果,这有助于理解这种侵袭性疾病过程的潜在机制。管理ATC具有挑战性,包括快速诊断、充分分期以及采用多学科、多模式治疗以优化患者预后。治疗方法包括尽可能进行手术切除至切缘阴性,以及对局部区域性疾病采用化疗或外照射放疗(XRT)进行新辅助或辅助治疗。新的治疗策略包括评估血管破坏剂和酪氨酸激酶抑制剂对具有可靶向驱动突变的晚期ATC的益处。本综述总结了管理ATC的关键概念。