Undifferentiated thyroid cancer is the most malignant tumor of the thyroid gland, with a median survival of only 3 months. Most undifferentiated cancers lose the chance of surgery when they are first diagnosed. The current study, Nexavar, is used only for dedifferentiated thyroid cancer and has not been applied to undifferentiated cancer. This study attempted to apply it to preoperative treatment of undifferentiated cancer to see if it would shrink the tumor and give the patient an opportunity for surgery.~We chose patients with recurrent or inoperable anaplastic thyroid cancer and used NEXAVAR for 1 month of neoadjuvant therapy. If tumor lesions begin to resolve, they continue neoadjuvant therapy until the end of the second month. The total duration of preoperative treatment is two months.at the end of the second month, a CT scan was performed to assess whether surgery could be performed. If surgery is possible, NEXAVAR will continue to perform adjuvant radiotherapy after the surgery.
Undifferentiated thyroid cancer is the most malignant tumor of the thyroid gland, with a median survival of only 3 months. Most undifferentiated cancers lose the chance of surgery when they are first diagnosed. The current study, Nexavar, is used only for dedifferentiated thyroid cancer and has not been applied to undifferentiated cancer. This study attempted to apply it to preoperative treatment of undifferentiated cancer to see if it would shrink the tumor and give the patient an opportunity for surgery.