Carlos Garcia-Regal, Jhonatan Quiñones-Silva, Alberto Martinez-Lorca, Noemi Brox-Torrecilla, Sandra Campos Mena, Teresa Alonso-Gordoa, Joaquín Gómez-Ramírez, Pablo Valderrabano
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Abstract
Purpose: Selective use of radioactive iodine is advocated in recent guidelines. We aimed to characterize clinical practice and factors associated with its prescription in low- or intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancer patients among Spanish physicians.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2022 among Spanish physicians. The survey assessed preferences for radioactive iodine administration in different differentiated thyroid cancer clinical scenarios with excellent response to surgery.
Results: Ninety-six responses were received. In low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer, radioactive iodine was most often used to facilitate follow-up (40%), or to reduce the risk of recurrence (23%). Activity of radioactive iodine was selected according to treatment intention by 96% of respondents; but more than 50% of low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer patients received radioactive iodine treatment in the clinical setting of 2/3 of the respondents; and 13% routinely recommend adjuvant activities in this setting. In intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancer, the main objective of radioactive iodine administration was to reduce the risk of recurrence (81-83%). Adjuvant radioactive iodine was perceived to be well or very well tolerated (96% of respondents); with a positive risk-benefit balance in patients with low-risk (50%) or intermediate-risk (90%) differentiated thyroid cancer. Factors influencing physicians' likelihood to recommend radioactive iodine included an overestimation of its benefits; and underestimation of its risks; and perceived increased risk with increasing tumor size, nodal involvement, BRAF V600E mutation, and follicular/oncocytic histology.
Conclusions: This survey shows discrepancy between reported clinical practice and current consensus guidelines as well as variation in practice patterns in Spain regarding [131I]NaI treatment.
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Well-established as a major journal in today’s rapidly advancing experimental and clinical research areas, Endocrine publishes original articles devoted to basic (including molecular, cellular and physiological studies), translational and clinical research in all the different fields of endocrinology and metabolism. Articles will be accepted based on peer-reviews, priority, and editorial decision. Invited reviews, mini-reviews and viewpoints on relevant pathophysiological and clinical topics, as well as Editorials on articles appearing in the Journal, are published. Unsolicited Editorials will be evaluated by the editorial team. Outcomes of scientific meetings, as well as guidelines and position statements, may be submitted. The Journal also considers special feature articles in the field of endocrine genetics and epigenetics, as well as articles devoted to novel methods and techniques in endocrinology.
Endocrine covers controversial, clinical endocrine issues. Meta-analyses on endocrine and metabolic topics are also accepted. Descriptions of single clinical cases and/or small patients studies are not published unless of exceptional interest. However, reports of novel imaging studies and endocrine side effects in single patients may be considered. Research letters and letters to the editor related or unrelated to recently published articles can be submitted.
Endocrine covers leading topics in endocrinology such as neuroendocrinology, pituitary and hypothalamic peptides, thyroid physiological and clinical aspects, bone and mineral metabolism and osteoporosis, obesity, lipid and energy metabolism and food intake control, insulin, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, hormones of male and female reproduction, adrenal diseases pediatric and geriatric endocrinology, endocrine hypertension and endocrine oncology.
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