{"title":"Growth hormone and radiation therapy: friend, foe, or both?","authors":"Verónica A Bahamondes Lorca, Shiyong Wu","doi":"10.1530/ERC-22-0371","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-22-0371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Radiotherapy is one of the major options currently for cancer treatment. Radiotherapy causes cellular damage inducing cell death, which is expected to be selective for tumor cells. However, side effects that alter the surrounding normal tissue are often hard to be avoided. When radiation involves the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is frequently induced, causing developmental and metabolic-related diseases in childhood cancer survivors. Growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy has been used for these patients and has been shown to be safe in general. However, there are some debating for its long-term safety due to the known roles of GH in inducing cell growth, which could be related to cancer recurrence. In addition, studies have shown that GH is involved in the development of resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy through various mechanisms. In this review, we will first discuss the effects of GHD induced after radiotherapy and the safety of the GH replacement treatment. Then, we will discuss the role of the GH-IGF-1 axis in radioresistance via a mechanism of improving DNA repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10848276/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139089729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire K Mulvey, Alan Paciorek, Farhana Moon, Paige Steiding, Brandon Shih, Matthew A Gubens, Li Zhang, Emily K Bergsland, Iona Cheng
{"title":"Survival outcomes for lung neuroendocrine tumors in California differ by sociodemographic factors.","authors":"Claire K Mulvey, Alan Paciorek, Farhana Moon, Paige Steiding, Brandon Shih, Matthew A Gubens, Li Zhang, Emily K Bergsland, Iona Cheng","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0068","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have few known predictors of survival. We investigated associations of sociodemographic, clinicopathologic, and treatment factors with overall survival (OS) and lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS) for incident lung NET cases (typical or atypical histology) in the California Cancer Registry (CCR) from 1992 to 2019. OS was estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by sociodemographic and disease factors univariately with the log-rank test. We used sequential Cox proportional hazards regression for multivariable OS analysis. LCSS was estimated using Fine-Gray competing risks regression. There were 6038 lung NET diagnoses (5569 typical, 469 atypical carcinoid); most were women (70%) and non-Hispanic White (73%). In our multivariable model, sociodemographic factors were independently associated with OS, with better survival for women (hazard ratio (HR) 0.62, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.57-0.68, P < 0.001), married (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.70-0.84, P < 0.001), and residents of high socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhoods (HRQ5vsQ1 0.73, 95% CI 0.62-0.85, P < 0.001). Compared to cases with private insurance, OS was worse for cases with Medicare (HR 1.24, 95% CI 1.10-1.40, P < 0.001) or Medicaid/other public insurance (HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.24-1.68, P < 0.001). In our univariate model, non-Hispanic Black Californians had worse OS than other racial/ethnic groups, but differences attenuated after adjusting for stage at diagnosis. In our LCSS models, we found similar associations between sex and marital status on survival, but no differences in outcomes by SES or insurance. By race/ethnicity, American Indian cases had worse LCSS. In summary, beyond disease-related and treatment variables, sociodemographic factors were independently associated with survival in lung NETs.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10762535/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50164239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robin Schürfeld, Christina Pamporaki, Mirko Peitzsch, Nada Rayes, Osama Sabri, Silvio Rohm, Ronald Biemann, Benjamin Sandner, Anke Tönjes, Graeme Eisenhofer
{"title":"False-positive results for pheochromocytoma associated with norepinephrine reuptake blockade.","authors":"Robin Schürfeld, Christina Pamporaki, Mirko Peitzsch, Nada Rayes, Osama Sabri, Silvio Rohm, Ronald Biemann, Benjamin Sandner, Anke Tönjes, Graeme Eisenhofer","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0063","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Measurements of plasma metanephrines and methoxytyramine provide a sensitive test for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma. False-positive results remain a problem, particularly in patients taking norepinephrine reuptake-blocking drugs. Therefore, in this retrospective observational study, we measured plasma metanephrines and methoxytyramine in 61 patients taking norepinephrine reuptake blockers (tricyclic antidepressants or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) and 17 others taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, all without pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma. We highlight a singular case with strongly elevated plasma normetanephrine and methoxytyramine concentrations associated with norepinephrine reuptake blockade. Data were compared to results from 252 and 1804 respective patients with and without tumors. Plasma normetanephrine was 40% higher (P < 0.0001) in patients on norepinephrine reuptake blockers and methoxytyramine was 127% higher (P = 0.0062) in patients taking tricyclic antidepressants compared to patients not taking uptake blockers and without tumors. The corresponding false-positive rates rose (P < 0.0001) from 4.8% to 23.0% for normetanephrine and from 0.9% to 28.6% for methoxytyramine. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors did not increase plasma concentrations of metabolites. In the highlighted case, plasma normetanephrine and methoxytyramine were elevated more than six times above upper reference limits. A pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma, however, was excluded by functional imaging. All biochemical test results normalized after discontinuation of norepinephrine reuptake blockers. These findings clarify that norepinephrine reuptake blockers usually result in mild elevations of normetanephrine and methoxytyramine that, nevertheless, significantly increase the number of false-positive results. There can, however, be exceptions where increases in normetanephrine and methoxytyramine reach pathological levels. Such exceptions may reflect failure of centrally mediated sympathoinhibition that normally occurs with the norepinephrine reuptake blockade.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10762534/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89721317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Сytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) is overexpressed in a subset of prolactin- and growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas.","authors":"Elena Sabini, Amna Khan, Patrizio Caturegli","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0196","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4), a negative regulator typically expressed on the surface of T lymphocytes, is targeted by immunotherapy in patients with an ever-expanding spectrum of cancers. Characterizing the expression of CTLA4 in the pituitary gland could provide additional rationale for using immune checkpoint inhibitors in pituitary adenoma patients who do not respond to conventional treatments. We assessed the expression of CTLA4 mRNA and protein in a panel of 157 human pituitary glands, 45 collected at autopsy and 112 at surgery. These specimens included 50 normal glands and 107 adenomas: 41 nonsecreting, 25 PRL-, 24 ACTH-, 11 GH-, 2 TSH-, 1 FSH-secreting, and 3 atypical. Specimens were stained for CTLA4 and adenohypophyseal hormones using RNAscope in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and RNAscope Multiplex Fluorescent Assay. CTLA4 mRNA was detectable in most normal pituitary glands (48 of 50, 96%) but varied in expression, with a histological score (H-score) ranging from 0.6 to 20. The variation did not depend upon the patient's gender and age and was not significantly affected by the archival storage time. CTLA4 expression was higher (P = 0.022) in pituitary adenomas than normal glands, with the greatest levels seen in PRL- and GH-secreting adenomas (P = 0.009 and 0.023 versus normal, respectively). Eight of 25 (32%) prolactinomas and 3 of 11 (27%) GH-adenomas had an H-score greater than 20, while no differences were seen for the other types. These novel data highlight the expression of an immune checkpoint such as CTLA4 on pituitary endocrine cells, a finding that could be exploited for therapeutical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11249045/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49695408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clarissa Wormsbaecher, Brittney M Cumbia, Emma G Amurgis, Jillian M Poska, Madeline R Price, Xiaokui M Mo, Sue E Knoblaugh, Takeshi Kurita, Craig Joseph Burd
{"title":"Mammary gland development and EDC-driven cancer susceptibility in mesenchymal ERα-knockout mice.","authors":"Clarissa Wormsbaecher, Brittney M Cumbia, Emma G Amurgis, Jillian M Poska, Madeline R Price, Xiaokui M Mo, Sue E Knoblaugh, Takeshi Kurita, Craig Joseph Burd","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0062","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Development of the mammary gland requires both proper hormone signaling and cross talk between the stroma and epithelium. While estrogen receptor (ERα) expression in the epithelium is essential for normal gland development, the role of this receptor in the stroma is less clear. Moreover, several lines of evidence suggest that mouse phenotypes of in utero exposure to endocrine disruption act through mesenchymal ERα in the developing fetus. We utilized a Twist2-cre mouse line to knock out mesenchymal ERα. Herein, we assessed mammary gland development in the context of mesenchymal ERα deletion. We also tested the effect of in utero bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to alter the tumor susceptibility in the mouse mammary tumor virus-neu (MMTV-neu) breast cancer mouse model. Mesenchymal ERα deletion resulted in altered reproductive tract development and atypical cytology associated with estrous cycling. The mammary gland demonstrated mature epithelial extension unlike complete ERα-knockout mice, but ductal extension was delayed and reduced compared to ERα-competent mice. Using the MMTV-Neu cancer susceptibility model, ERα-intact mice exposed to BPA had reduced tumor-free survival and overall survival compared to BPA-exposed mice having mesenchymal ERα deletion. This difference is specific for BPA exposure as vehicle-treated animals had no difference in tumor development between mice expressing and not expressing mesenchymal ERα. These data demonstrate that mesenchymal ERα expression is not required for ductal extension, nor does it influence cancer risk in this mouse model but does influence the cancer incidence associated with in utero BPA exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10698735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49686543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parvin Yenki, Satyam Bhasin, Liang Liu, Noushin Nabavi, Chi Wing Cheng, Kevin J Tam, James W Peacock, Hans H Adomat, Tabitha Tombe, Ladan Fazli, Larissa Ivanova, Christopher Dusek, Shahram Khosravi, Emma S Tomlinson Guns, Yuzhuo Wang, Ralph Buttyan, Martin E Gleave, Christopher J Ong
{"title":"Semaphorin 3C promotes de novo steroidogenesis in prostate cancer cells.","authors":"Parvin Yenki, Satyam Bhasin, Liang Liu, Noushin Nabavi, Chi Wing Cheng, Kevin J Tam, James W Peacock, Hans H Adomat, Tabitha Tombe, Ladan Fazli, Larissa Ivanova, Christopher Dusek, Shahram Khosravi, Emma S Tomlinson Guns, Yuzhuo Wang, Ralph Buttyan, Martin E Gleave, Christopher J Ong","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0010","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intratumoral androgen biosynthesis contributes to castration-resistant prostate cancer progression in patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy. The molecular mechanisms by which castration-resistant prostate cancer acquires the capacity for androgen biosynthesis to bypass androgen deprivation therapy are not entirely known. Here, we show that semaphorin 3C, a secreted signaling protein that is highly expressed in castration-resistant prostate cancer, can promote steroidogenesis by altering the expression profile of key steroidogenic enzymes. Semaphorin 3C not only upregulates enzymes required for androgen synthesis from dehydroepiandrosterone or de novo from cholesterol but also simultaneously downregulates enzymes involved in the androgen inactivation pathway. These changes in gene expression correlate with increased production of androgens induced by semaphorin 3C in prostate cancer model cells. Moreover, semaphorin 3C upregulates androgen synthesis in LNCaP cell-derived xenograft tumors, likely contributing to the enhanced in vivo tumor growth rate post castration. Furthermore, semaphorin 3C activates sterol regulatory element-binding protein, a transcription factor that upregulates enzymes involved in the synthesis of cholesterol, a sole precursor for de novo steroidogenesis. The ability of semaphorin 3C to promote intratumoral androgen synthesis may be a key mechanism contributing to the reactivation of the androgen receptor pathway in castration-resistant prostate cancer, conferring continued growth under androgen deprivation therapy. These findings identify semaphorin 3C as a potential therapeutic target for suppressing intratumoral steroidogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10692650/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41158272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shu-Fu Lin, Yi-Yin Lee, Ming-Hsien Wu, Yu-Ling Lu, Chun-Nan Yeh, Wei-Yi Chen, Ting-Chao Chou, Richard J Wong
{"title":"Therapeutic inhibition of ATR in differentiated thyroid cancer.","authors":"Shu-Fu Lin, Yi-Yin Lee, Ming-Hsien Wu, Yu-Ling Lu, Chun-Nan Yeh, Wei-Yi Chen, Ting-Chao Chou, Richard J Wong","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0142","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) is a critical component of the DNA damage response and a potential target in the treatment of cancers. An ATR inhibitor, BAY 1895344, was evaluated for its use in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) therapy. BAY 1895344 inhibited cell viability in four DTC cell lines (TPC1, K1, FTC-133, and FTC-238) in a dose-dependent manner. BAY 1895344 treatment arrested DTC cells in the G2/M phase, increased caspase-3 activity, and caused apoptosis. BAY 1895344 in combination with either sorafenib or lenvatinib showed mainly synergistic effects in four DTC cell lines. The combination of BAY 1895344 with dabrafenib plus trametinib revealed synergistic effects in K1 cells that harbor BRAFV600E. BAY 1895344 monotherapy retarded the growth of K1 and FTC-133 tumors in xenograft models. The combinations of BAY 1895344 plus lenvatinib and BAY 1895344 with dabrafenib plus trametinib were more effective than any single therapy in a K1 xenograft model. No appreciable toxicity appeared in animals treated with either a single therapy or a combination treatment. Our findings provide the rationale for the development of clinical trials of BAY 1895344 in the treatment of DTC.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11271744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minghao Li, Susan Richter, Hermine Mohr, Stephan Drukewitz, Isabel Poser, Daniela Stanke, Bruna Calsina, Angel M Martinez-Montes, Marcus Quinkler, Henri J L M Timmers, Svenja Nölting, Felix Beuschlein, Hanna Remde, Giuseppe Opocher, Elena Rapizzi, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki, Mercedes Robledo, Longfei Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Stefan R Bornstein, Graeme Eisenhofer, Stephanie M J Fliedner, Nicole Bechmann
{"title":"Regulation of epinephrine biosynthesis in HRAS-mutant paragangliomas.","authors":"Minghao Li, Susan Richter, Hermine Mohr, Stephan Drukewitz, Isabel Poser, Daniela Stanke, Bruna Calsina, Angel M Martinez-Montes, Marcus Quinkler, Henri J L M Timmers, Svenja Nölting, Felix Beuschlein, Hanna Remde, Giuseppe Opocher, Elena Rapizzi, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki, Mercedes Robledo, Longfei Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Stefan R Bornstein, Graeme Eisenhofer, Stephanie M J Fliedner, Nicole Bechmann","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0230","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The biochemical phenotype of paragangliomas (PGLs) is highly dependent on the underlying genetic background and tumor location. PGLs at extra-adrenal locations usually do not express phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT), the enzyme required for epinephrine production, which was explained by the absence of glucocorticoids. PGLs with pathogenic variants (PVs) in Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (HRAS) can occur in or outside of the adrenal, but always synthesize epinephrine independently of the localization. Here, we characterize the signaling pathways through which PVs in HRAS influence PNMT expression. Catecholamines, cortisol, and transcriptional features of PGL tissues with known genetic background were analyzed. Genetically modified rat pheochromocytoma cells carrying PVs in Hras were generated and analyzed for regulation of Pnmt expression. Elevated epinephrine contents in PGLs with PVs in HRAS were accompanied by enrichment in mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling compared to PGLs with PVs in genes that activate hypoxia pathways. In vitro, Hras PVs increased Pnmt expression and epinephrine biosynthesis through increased phosphorylation of stimulatory protein 1 via MAPK signaling. Here, we provide a molecular mechanism that explains the PV-dependent epinephrine production of PGLs.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Walid Zeyghami, Marie-Louise Uhre Hansen, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen, Christian Groenhøj, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Christian von Buchwald, Christoffer Holst Hahn
{"title":"Liquid biopsies in thyroid cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Walid Zeyghami, Marie-Louise Uhre Hansen, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen, Christian Groenhøj, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Christian von Buchwald, Christoffer Holst Hahn","doi":"10.1530/ERC-23-0002","DOIUrl":"10.1530/ERC-23-0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thyroid cancer (TC) represents the most common endocrine malignant tumor. Liquid biopsy has been suggested as a new and accurate biomarker in cancer. This systematic review analyzes the existing literature on circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), cell-free DNA integrity index (cfDI), and their potential as biomarkers for TC, including the subtypes: differentiated (papillary and follicular), medullary, and anaplastic. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for published articles in English between 1 January 1970 and 6 September 2022 (PROSPERO: CRD42022358592). The literature search generated a total of 635 articles. In total, 36 articles were included (patients = 2566). Four studies reported that higher levels of CTCs were associated with metastases and worse prognosis. Nineteen studies found the presence of mutated ctDNA in TC patients. The diagnostic accuracy in detecting BRAFV600E as ctDNA was determined in 11 studies regarding papillary TC. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio were estimated at 56% (95% CI 36-74), 91% (95% CI 84-95) and 12 (95% CI 4.09-33.11), respectively. Four studies concluded that the cfDI was higher in patients with TC compared to benign thyroid lesions and healthy controls. The detection of CTCs, ctDNA, and cfDI may have a potential prognostic value in TC in relation to diagnosis, disease progression, and treatment efficacy. Despite the promising potential of CTCs, ctDNA, and cfDI in TC management, limitations hinder direct comparison and generalization of findings. Standardized methodologies, larger patient cohorts, and a consensus on relevant markers are needed to validate their clinical applicability and enhance TC management.</p>","PeriodicalId":93989,"journal":{"name":"Endocrine-related cancer","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50164240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}