Rare clinical observation of pronounced response to immunotherapy in a patient with anaplastic thyroid cancer
Anaplastic thyroid cancer is the rarest and the most aggressive form of thyroid cancer. It comprises 1-2 % of all cases and is characterized by rapid growth. median survival of patients with this pathology is about 5 months. Clinical manifestations of the disease are rapid deformation in the neck ar...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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ABV-press
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Опухоли головы и шеи |
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| Online Access: | https://ogsh.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/970 |
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| Summary: | Anaplastic thyroid cancer is the rarest and the most aggressive form of thyroid cancer. It comprises 1-2 % of all cases and is characterized by rapid growth. median survival of patients with this pathology is about 5 months. Clinical manifestations of the disease are rapid deformation in the neck area, progressive respiratory distress, and dysphagia.The article describes a clinical case of a response of unresectable, BRAF-negative, PD-L1-positive (programmed death-ligand 1) anaplastic thyroid cancer to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab. |
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| ISSN: | 2222-1468 2411-4634 |