Thyroid News

Adults with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma may spend less time and money without sacrificing treatment benefits if they have radiofrequency ablation rather than thyroid surgery, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Children with mild and persistent untreated subclinical hypothyroidism did not have impaired neurocognitive function and did not see neurocognitive benefits from 2 years of levothyroxine therapy, according to findings from a case-control study reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The location of a thyroid nodule is an independant risk factor for malignancy, with cancer most likely to develop in nodules of the isthmus vs. other portions of the thyroid, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Among adults who were treated with radiation during childhood, those who went on to develop thyroid cancer are at no greater mortality risk than those who did not develop thyroid cancer, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Adults with thyroid eye disease assigned the human monoclonal antibody teprotumumab were significantly more likely to experience a meaningful improvement in proptosis after 21 weeks of treatment compared with those who received placebo, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The FDA on Tuesday approved the human monoclonal antibody teprotumumab for the treatment of adults with thyroid eye disease, marking the first drug approved for the condition, according to an agency press release.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists this week launched the Up To Here campaign to raise awareness of thyroid diseases and to help U.S. residents recognize symptoms, risk factors and the need to seek treatment, according to an association press release.

Reference ranges for thyroid function among adolescents differ substantially from those for adults, according to findings from a longitudinal analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

First responders who worked at the site of the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 attacks demonstrated increased overall risk for cancer, with elevated incidence of leukemia reported for the first time, according to study results published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

Total or completion thyroidectomy during or after a lobectomy may be necessary for half of adults with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer who are candidates for lobectomy, according to findings published in Thyroid.