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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
The treatment of thyroid cancer is evolving. The molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis for many thyroid cancers have been investigated, and have yielded targets for potential therapies. These targets include VEGFR in the treatment of all thyroid cancers, BRAF in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer, and RET in the treatment of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Many promising drugs that target one or more of these proteins are currently being evaluated, including sorafenib and sunitinib, both of which are still under development for the treatment of thyroid cancer but which have been approved for use in other malignancies. In addition, compounds such as vandetanib (AstraZeneca plc) and XL-184 (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co/Exelixis Inc) have demonstrated activity in early-phase clinical trials of MTC and are being tested further in randomized trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
2040-3429
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
661-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeted therapy for thyroid cancer: An updated review of investigational agents.
pubmed:affiliation
Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, FMP 124, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. hari.deshpande@yale.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review