Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes

Logan Roof, Jessica L Geiger Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence: Jessica L Geiger, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, 10201 Carnegie Avenue, CA Building CA 60, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA, Tel +1216 444-0...

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Main Authors: Roof L, Geiger JL
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2023-04-01
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description Logan Roof, Jessica L Geiger Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence: Jessica L Geiger, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, 10201 Carnegie Avenue, CA Building CA 60, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA, Tel +1216 444-0888, Fax +1216 445-0470, Email geigerj@ccf.orgAbstract: Treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is multidisciplinary and begins with surgical intervention. Often, radioactive iodine is used as the prototype targeted therapy to ablate any residual thyroid tissue or metastatic deposits. While these initial therapeutic modalities are often curative with no need for further treatment, many patients develop radioactive-iodine refractory (RAIR) disease. When patients present with progressive RAIR disease, they often require systemic therapy. Several multikinase inhibitors have been approved for treatment of DTC, with sorafenib and lenvatinib employed in frontline treatment settings since approvals in 2013 and 2015, respectively. While patients have benefited from such treatment, progression is inevitable, and until recently, there were no established second-line options. Cabozantinib was recently approved for treatment of patients with DTC who have progressed on either frontline sorafenib or lenvatinib. Molecular testing for driver mutations or gene fusions, such as BRAF V600E or RET or NTRK fusions, has become standard recommendations for RAIR DTC patients due to excellent treatment options with highly selective targeted therapies, most RAIR DTC patients do not harbor such aberrations or have so-called “undruggable” mutations, making rendering cabozantinib an attractive and feasible treatment option for many patients.Keywords: thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer, targeted therapy, cabozantinib, patient outcomes
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spelling doaj.art-72e0a48af4aa435ea543b7ff36ebb5272023-04-11T19:05:01ZengDove Medical PressCancer Management and Research1179-13222023-04-01Volume 1534335082941Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported OutcomesRoof LGeiger JLLogan Roof, Jessica L Geiger Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence: Jessica L Geiger, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, 10201 Carnegie Avenue, CA Building CA 60, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA, Tel +1216 444-0888, Fax +1216 445-0470, Email geigerj@ccf.orgAbstract: Treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is multidisciplinary and begins with surgical intervention. Often, radioactive iodine is used as the prototype targeted therapy to ablate any residual thyroid tissue or metastatic deposits. While these initial therapeutic modalities are often curative with no need for further treatment, many patients develop radioactive-iodine refractory (RAIR) disease. When patients present with progressive RAIR disease, they often require systemic therapy. Several multikinase inhibitors have been approved for treatment of DTC, with sorafenib and lenvatinib employed in frontline treatment settings since approvals in 2013 and 2015, respectively. While patients have benefited from such treatment, progression is inevitable, and until recently, there were no established second-line options. Cabozantinib was recently approved for treatment of patients with DTC who have progressed on either frontline sorafenib or lenvatinib. Molecular testing for driver mutations or gene fusions, such as BRAF V600E or RET or NTRK fusions, has become standard recommendations for RAIR DTC patients due to excellent treatment options with highly selective targeted therapies, most RAIR DTC patients do not harbor such aberrations or have so-called “undruggable” mutations, making rendering cabozantinib an attractive and feasible treatment option for many patients.Keywords: thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer, targeted therapy, cabozantinib, patient outcomeshttps://www.dovepress.com/clinical-utility-of-cabozantinib-in-the-treatment-of-locally-advanced--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CMARthyroid cancerdifferentiated thyroid cancertargeted therapycabozantinibpatient outcomes
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Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes
Cancer Management and Research
thyroid cancer
differentiated thyroid cancer
targeted therapy
cabozantinib
patient outcomes
title Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes
title_full Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes
title_fullStr Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes
title_short Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes
title_sort clinical utility of cabozantinib in the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma patient selection and reported outcomes
topic thyroid cancer
differentiated thyroid cancer
targeted therapy
cabozantinib
patient outcomes
url https://www.dovepress.com/clinical-utility-of-cabozantinib-in-the-treatment-of-locally-advanced--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CMAR
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