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Impact of radioactive iodine therapy on the recurrence rate in patients with low-risk thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy

Impact of radioactive iodine therapy on the recurrence rate in patients with low-risk thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500097892
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-02-27
Start date
2024-09-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Thyroid cancer

Interventions

Iodine-131 treatment group:None
Iodine-131 treatment group was not administered:None

Sponsors

Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (papillary, follicular or with Hurthle cells) in the absence of aggressive histological subtypes (poorly differentiated, tall-clear-cylindric cell, diffuse sclerosing or with an anaplastic component); 2. Patients having undergone a total thyroidectomy with complete (R0) tumor resection, with or without lymph node neck dissection; 3. Total thyroidectomy performed 2 to 5 months before inclusion; 4. Patients with low risk of recurrence: pT1amN0 or pT1amNx with a sum of the size of the lesions above 1 cm and equal to or less than 2 cm, or pT1bN0 or pT1bNx (TNM 2010 classification); 5. Post-operative neck ultrasound (performed 2 to 5 months after surgery) showing the absence of abnormalities in the lateral lymph node compartments, or if abnormalities are present, no lymph nodes with abnormal cytology and/or thyroglobulin concentration in the aspirate fluid > 10 ng/mL; 6. Age >=18 years; 7. Performance status of 0 or 1; 8. Patients who signed the informed consent; 9. Patients who can be followed-up annually during 5 years in order to assess the objectives of the study; 10. Women of childbearing age should have a negative pregnancy test before any radioiodine administration; 11. Both patients with or without thyroglobulin antibodies are eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having undergone less than a total thyroidectomy; 2. Patients with aggressive histotype (poorly differentiated, tall-clear-cylindric cell, diffuse sclerosing, or with an anaplastic component); 3. Patients having undergone total thyroidectomy less than 2 months or more than 5 months before inclusion; 4. Patients with cancer classified as pT1a unifocal (in which ablation is not necessary), or pT1N1, pT2, pT3, pT4 or N1 (who have a higher risk of recurrence) (classification TNM 2010); 5. Patient with known distant metastasis; 6. Abnormal post-operative neck ultrasound of the lateral lymph node compartments; 7. Patients with another malignancy not in remission for at least 2 years (except for in situ cervix uterine cancer, basocellular skin cancer); 8. Patients with a recent history of drugs affecting thyroid function, including injection of radiocontrast agents during the last 8 weeks; 9. Patients previously treated with radioactive iodine or who previously underwent a whole body scan with radioactive iodine; 10. Pregnant or breast feeding women; 11. Subjects with any kind of disorder that may compromise their ability to give written informed consent and/or to comply with study procedures.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Three-year recurrence rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
life quality;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhengshi Wang

Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital

watrudoing@163.com+86 188 1731 4695

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026