Treatment decision-making in advanced thyroid cancer with oncogenic alterations

01/11/2022 16 min

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Episode Synopsis

In today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Antonio Matrone, an endocrinologist at the University of Pisa, to discuss the many factors involved in treatment decision-making and strategies for the management of patients with advanced thyroid cancer where an oncogenic driver has been identified.
References

Matrone A et al. Differentiated thyroid cancer, from active surveillance to advanced therapy: Toward a personalized medicine. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019;10:884
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Target Audience:
Oncologists, pathologists and other HCPs involved in the diagnosis of RET and TRK cancers, with a focus on community practitioners.
Learning Objective:

Recall thyroid RET and TRK fusion-positive cancer diagnosis and relevant genomic testing guidelines and identify ways to adapt the guidelines to local settings
Discuss “precision medicine” and new technologies, including “liquid biopsy”
Review the organisation of care and strategies for more efficient care delivery

These learning objectives are for the podcast series. This episode focuses on the first and third objective.
Funding Information:
This episode is supported by an educational grant from Eli Lilly, who have had no influence on the content or choice of faculty.
Staff Disclosure:
Dr. Matrone declares the following:
Consultant - Eli Lilly

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