External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is debated due to lack of prospective studies. Surgery and radioactive iodine usually effective for locoregional control. Recent retrospective studies report benefit in select patients. Goal of EBRT is to improve locoregional control while limiting treatment toxicity
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External beam radiotherapy for differentiated thyroid cancer locoregional control
1. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section
Guidelines
https://endocrine.ahns.info
External-beam Radiotherapy for Differentiated Thyroid
Cancer Locoregional Control: A Statement of the
American Head and Neck Society
AP Kiess, N Agrawal, JD Brierley, U Duvvuri, RL Ferris, E Genden,
RJ Wong, RM Tuttle, NY Lee, GW Randolph
2. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section - https://endocrine.ahns.info
Kiess AP, et al. (2016), Externalâbeam radiotherapy for differentiated
thyroid cancer locoregional control: A statement of the American
Head and Neck Society. Head Neck, 38: 493-498.
3. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section - https://endocrine.ahns.info
⢠External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for differentiated
thyroid cancer (DTC) is debated due to lack of
prospective studies
⢠Surgery and radioactive iodine usually effective for
locoregional control
⢠Recent retrospective studies report benefit in select
patients
⢠Goal of EBRT is to improve locoregional control while
limiting treatment toxicity
Background
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⢠Multidisciplinary writing group convened by the AHNS
Endocrine Surgery Section
⢠Literature search of EBRT directed to papillary,
follicular or Hurthle cell carcinomas
⢠Recommendations based on existing guidelines and
literature
⢠Endorsed by AHNS QOC and council
Methods
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⢠EBRT is recommended for patients with gross
residual or unresectable locoregional disease,
except for patients <45 years old with limited
gross disease that is RAI-avid
Recommendation 1
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⢠Multiple retrospective studies show improved long-term
locoregional control with EBRT
⢠Chow et al found in 217 patients with PTC with gross
residual disease a 10-yr LRR-free survival of 63% with
EBRT compared to 24% without EBRT
⢠In 66 patients with gross DTC treated with EBRT,
Romesser et al reported a 3 year local PFS of 73% without
concurrent chemotherapy versus 90% with concurrent
chemotherapy
Gross Residual or Unresectable Disease
Chow SM, et al. Local and regional control in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma: specific indications of external radiotherapy and
radioactive iodine according to T and N categories in AJCC 6th edition.
Endocr Relat Cancer 2006;13:1159â1172.
Romesser PB, et al. External beam radiotherapy with or without
concurrent chemotherapy in advanced or recurrent non- anaplastic
non-medullary thyroid cancer. J Surg Oncol 2014;110:375â382.
8. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section - https://endocrine.ahns.info
⢠Patients under 45 years old have lower risk for
locoregional progression
⢠RAI alone may achieve excellent locoregional
control
⢠Higher risk of radiation-related 2nd malignancy in
young patients
Young Patients with
Limited RAI-Avid Disease
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⢠EBRT should not be routinely used as adjuvant
therapy after complete resection of gross
disease
Recommendation 2
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⢠Adjuvant EBRT highly debated
⢠No routine EBRT indications
⢠Surgery and radioactive iodine usually effective for
locoregional control
⢠Multidisciplinary discussion critical
EBRT after Complete Resection
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⢠After complete resection, EBRT may be
considered in select older patients with high
likelihood of microscopic residual disease and
low likelihood of responding to RAI
Recommendation 3
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⢠High likelihood of microscopic residual disease if:
⢠Tumor is shaved off RLN to spare function
⢠Tracheal or laryngeal shave excision is performed for cartilage
invasion
⢠Resection of involved esophageal muscularis is required
⢠Extensive extracapsular nodal spread requiring jugular vein
sacrifice
⢠Positive margins
Microscopic Residual Disease
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⢠Low likelihood of responding to RAI if:
⢠Unfavorable histology
⢠Recurrent disease after prior RAI
⢠Low RAI uptake on whole body scan when known residual
disease present
⢠High FDG uptake on PET
Response to RAI
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⢠Keum et al examined 68 patients with PTC invading
trachea managed with tracheal shave
⢠Majority of patients with positive margins
⢠EBRT significantly decreased LRR from 51% to 8%
EBRT after Tracheal Shave Excision
Keum KC, et al. The role of postoperative external- beam radiotherapy
in the management of patients with papillary thyroid cancer invading
the trachea. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006;65:474â 480.
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⢠Chow et al showed that 131 patients with resected pT4a
PTC had better 10-yr LRFS after EBRT plus RAI (88%)
compared to RAI alone (72%) or EBRT alone (60%)
⢠Those with pT4a seemed to derive more benefit from
EBRT than those with stage pT3b.
⢠Patients with positive margins also had improved LRFS
after EBRT plus RAI (90%) compared to RAI alone
(80%) or EBRT alone (57%).
EBRT for Positive Margins
Chow SM, et al. Local and regional control in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma: specific indications of external radiotherapy and
radioactive iodine according to T and N categories in AJCC 6th edition.
Endocr Relat Cancer 2006;13:1159â1172.
16. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section - https://endocrine.ahns.info
⢠Cervical lymph node involvement alone should
not be an indication for adjuvant EBRT
Recommendation 4
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⢠Adjuvant RAI is usually effective for microscopic nodal
disease
⢠Nodal recurrences often treated with neck dissection,
but serial re-operation also has morbidity
⢠Consider EBRT in cases of large volume nodal disease,
significant extranodal extension, or multiple
recurrences
Cervical Nodal Involvement
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⢠For patients with distant metastases,
importance of locoregional control should be
weighed against overall prognosis and potential
toxicities of EBRT
Recommendation 5
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⢠Avoid normal structures using IMRT
⢠Limit dose per daily fraction to 2.0Gy (late toxicity
related to dose per fraction)
⢠Decrease volume of radiation especially when no or
limited nodal involvement
⢠Multidisciplinary support:
⢠Speech/swallow therapy
⢠Nutrition
⢠Dental
Strategies to Reduce EBRT Toxicities
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Strategies to Reduce EBRT Toxicities
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External-beam Radiotherapy for Differentiated Thyroid
Cancer Locoregional Control: A Statement of the
American Head and Neck Society
AP Kiess, N Agrawal, JD Brierley, U Duvvuri, RL Ferris, E Genden,
RJ Wong, RM Tuttle, NY Lee, GW Randolph
Hinweis der Redaktion
In a large Hong Kong study, patients with papillary thyroid cancer with gross residual disease (n = 217) had 10-yr LRR-free survival of 63% with EBRT compared to 24% without EBRT (P < 0.001).(3) At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), 66 patients with gross non-anaplastic non-medullary thyroid cancer were treated with EBRT, resulting in 3-yr local progression-free survival of 73% without concurrent chemotherapy and 90% with concurrent chemotherapy (although the effect of adding chemotherapy was greatest in patients with poorly differentiated histology
In young patients (< 45 yr old) with limited gross residual disease that is RAI-avid, EBRT is usually not recommended. These patients have lower risk for locoregional progression and, in the setting of small-volume disease, RAI alone may achieve excellent control. Even when post-RAI whole body scans showed residual small-volume disease in the neck, TSH-stimulated RAI resulted in 70% LRC with a median of 2.7 yr follow-up. (A) rhTSH stimulated diagnostic 123I scan prior to RRA (top panel) and the postablation scan obtained on day 6 after ablation (bottom panel) in a patient with an incidentally discovered area of RAI uptake just inferior to the sternal notch marker (arrow). Medan administered activity rhTSH-RRA 144mCi. (B) Diagnostic scan obtained at 13 months after ablation showing resolution of the RAI-avid lesion and an undetectable stimulated Tg at follow-up. Tg, thyroglobulin.
In a Korean study of 68 patients who underwent shave excision of thyroid tumor off the trachea, EBRT significantly decreased LRR from 51% to 8% (P < 0.01)