2015
Adjuvant Radioactive Iodine Therapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Ruel E, Thomas S, Dinan M, Perkins JM, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Adjuvant Radioactive Iodine Therapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2015, 100: 1529-1536. PMID: 25642591, PMCID: PMC4399282, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-4332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadioactive iodine therapyPapillary thyroid cancerIntermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancerAdjuvant radioactive iodine therapyIntermediate-risk PTC patientsImproved overall survivalIntermediate-risk patientsOverall survivalRisk of deathRAI therapyIodine therapyPTC patientsThyroid cancerAmerican Thyroid Association riskLong-term prognosisAmerican Joint CommissionCommon endocrine malignancyPaucity of dataTotal thyroidectomyAdult patientsMultivariate adjustmentClinical factorsAggressive variantStage T3Patient group
2014
Extent of Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Is Not Associated With Survival
Adam MA, Pura J, Gu L, Dinan MA, Tyler DS, Reed SD, Scheri R, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Extent of Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Is Not Associated With Survival. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 601-607. PMID: 25203876, PMCID: PMC4532384, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerExtent of surgeryTotal thyroidectomyOverall survivalTumor sizeDistant metastasisThyroid cancerSurvival advantagePTC tumorsRadioactive iodine treatmentLarge contemporary cohortOverall survival advantageUnderwent total thyroidectomyProportional hazards modelPresence of nodalMultivariable adjustmentAdult patientsClinical factorsContemporary cohortMultifocal diseaseAbsolute indicationMale sexTumors 1.0Black racePTC patients