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IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
卷 179, 期 1, 页码 9-15出版社
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0364-y
关键词
Anaplastic thyroid cancer; Undifferentiation; Post-malignant dedifferentiation; Oncogene; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Chemotherapy
Background Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a fatal endocrine malignancy. Current therapy fails to significantly improve survival. Recent insights into thyroid tumorigenesis, post-malignant dedifferentiation and mode of metastatic activity offer new therapeutic strategies. Methods An extensive literature search of Medline and Pubmed was conducted to include all published reports on ATC. Secondary articles were identified from key paper reference listings. Conclusions Significant progress, in the last 5 years, has been made outlining thyroid tumorigenesis and the progression to anaplasia. Continued identification and development of drug therapies is required to counter specific molecular targets responsible for the post-malignant dedifferentiation process and ultimately the fatal neoplastic phenotype.
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