TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes of children and adolescents with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma and pulmonary metastases following 131I treatment
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Pawelczak, Melissa
AU - David, Raphael
AU - Franklin, Bonita
AU - Kessler, Marion
AU - Lam, Leslie
AU - Shah, Bina
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - Background: The optimal dose and efficacy of 131I treatment of children and adolescents with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) and pulmonary metastases are not well established. A therapeutic challenge is to achieve the maximum benefit of 131I to decrease disease-related morbidity and obtain disease-free survival while avoiding the potential complications of 131I therapy. Summary: We systematically reviewed the published literature on children and adolescents with WDTC and pulmonary metastases treated with 131I to examine outcomes after 131I administration and the risks and benefits of therapy. After reviewing 14 published articles, 9 articles met our inclusion criteria encompassing 112 pediatric and adolescent patients with WDTC and pulmonary metastases 21 years of age or younger at diagnosis spanning a follow-up period of 0.6-45 years. 131I therapy after surgery and thyrotropin suppression resulted in complete, partial, and no disease response in 47.32%, 38.39%, and 14.29% of patients, respectively. Five studies provided data on disease response in relation to 131I dose. In general, nonresponders received the highest 131I doses and complete responders received a higher dose than partial responders. The disease-specific mortality rate was 2.68%. Survival was 97.32%. A second primary malignancy occurred in one patient. One out of 11 patients studied experienced radiation fibrosis. Conclusions: This review confirms that the majority of pediatric and adolescent patients with WDTC and pulmonary metastases treated with 131I do not achieve complete response to therapy, yet disease-specific morbidity and mortality appear to remain low. It is therefore prudent to use caution in the repeated administration of 131I to such patients to ensure that adverse effects of therapy do not cause more harm than good in a disease that has an overall favorable natural course. Long-term prospective studies are needed to analyze disease-specific morbidity and mortality, recurrence rate, dose-specific response, and dose-related adverse effects of 131I in this patient population.
AB - Background: The optimal dose and efficacy of 131I treatment of children and adolescents with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) and pulmonary metastases are not well established. A therapeutic challenge is to achieve the maximum benefit of 131I to decrease disease-related morbidity and obtain disease-free survival while avoiding the potential complications of 131I therapy. Summary: We systematically reviewed the published literature on children and adolescents with WDTC and pulmonary metastases treated with 131I to examine outcomes after 131I administration and the risks and benefits of therapy. After reviewing 14 published articles, 9 articles met our inclusion criteria encompassing 112 pediatric and adolescent patients with WDTC and pulmonary metastases 21 years of age or younger at diagnosis spanning a follow-up period of 0.6-45 years. 131I therapy after surgery and thyrotropin suppression resulted in complete, partial, and no disease response in 47.32%, 38.39%, and 14.29% of patients, respectively. Five studies provided data on disease response in relation to 131I dose. In general, nonresponders received the highest 131I doses and complete responders received a higher dose than partial responders. The disease-specific mortality rate was 2.68%. Survival was 97.32%. A second primary malignancy occurred in one patient. One out of 11 patients studied experienced radiation fibrosis. Conclusions: This review confirms that the majority of pediatric and adolescent patients with WDTC and pulmonary metastases treated with 131I do not achieve complete response to therapy, yet disease-specific morbidity and mortality appear to remain low. It is therefore prudent to use caution in the repeated administration of 131I to such patients to ensure that adverse effects of therapy do not cause more harm than good in a disease that has an overall favorable natural course. Long-term prospective studies are needed to analyze disease-specific morbidity and mortality, recurrence rate, dose-specific response, and dose-related adverse effects of 131I in this patient population.
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U2 - 10.1089/thy.2009.0446
DO - 10.1089/thy.2009.0446
M3 - Article
C2 - 20860418
AN - SCOPUS:77957918043
SN - 1050-7256
VL - 20
SP - 1095
EP - 1101
JO - Thyroid
JF - Thyroid
IS - 10
ER -