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# Differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Therapeutic area

Oncology

Rare disease

Yes

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), also known as papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma, is a slow-growing malignancy usually presenting in adults as an asymptomatic thyroid mass.

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

Yes

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma

**Therapeutic area**

Oncology

### Alternative names (20)

- differentiated thyroid carcinoma
- Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- differentiated thyroid cancer
- Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC)
- Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTC)
- differentiated thyroid gland cancer
- differentiated thyroid gland carcinoma
- Locally Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma
- Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- thyroid gland differentiated carcinoma
- thyroid gland well differentiated carcinoma
- Unresectable Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- well differentiated thyroid carcinoma
- well differentiated thyroid gland carcinoma
- well-differentiated thyroid cancer
- well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma

## Clinical profile

**Severity**

Severe

### All therapeutic areas (2)

- Endocrinology
- Oncology

Sources for recorded values

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0015447)

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0015447

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0015447)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0015075

## Related records

### Broader conditions (17)

- [Cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cancer-703b1dfc-4812-50eb-83f4-d7a205d16bdb.md)
- Cancer or benign tumor
- [Carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/carcinoma-575e4c82-5fa5-5455-b1b7-30972eca1a2f.md)
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- Endocrine gland neoplasm
- [Endocrine system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/endocrine-system-disorder-7bab6998-7c2b-586b-940e-d8d567288d52.md)
- Epithelial neoplasm
- Human disease
- Malignant endocrine neoplasm
- [Neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/neoplasm-2a973797-359b-5982-907e-98f9b7c1a284.md)
- Neoplastic disease or syndrome
- [Thyroid cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/thyroid-cancer-44afb6a8-b88e-5e18-b9fd-7b51661c2c23.md)
- Thyroid gland carcinoma
- [Thyroid gland disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/thyroid-gland-disorder-3319c776-b41b-562a-aca8-f1177e191b3f.md)
- [Thyroid tumor](https://trialight.com/data/condition/thyroid-tumor-fc2bab9d-d468-5acb-8a62-e5f68e538979.md)

### Narrower conditions (19)

- Columnar cell variant thyroid gland papillary carcinoma
- Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
- Familial papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma
- Medullary thyroid gland carcinoma
- Multicentric papillary thyroid carcinoma
- Papillary thyroid Microcarcinoma
- Tall cell variant thyroid gland papillary carcinoma
- Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1
- Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 2
- Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 3
- Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 4
- Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 5
- Thyroid carcinoma, nonmedullary, with or without cell oxyphilia
- Thyroid gland diffuse sclerosing papillary carcinoma
- Thyroid gland follicular carcinoma
- Thyroid gland papillary and follicular carcinoma
- Thyroid gland papillary carcinoma
- Thyroid Hurthle cell carcinoma
- Trabecular follicular adenocarcinoma

### Trials (21)

- A Phase II Trial of Cabozantinib for the Treatment of Radioiodine (RAI)-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTC) in the First-line Setting
- A Trial of Lenvatinib (E7080) in Radioiodine (131 I)-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in China
- Bethesda Classification and Risk Stratification in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
- Correlation Between TCM Syndrome Factors and TSH Changes of Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal Before Iodine Therapy in Postoperative Patients With Thyroid Cancer
- Decision Aid Efficacy in Low Risk Thyroid Cancer
- Effect of Lithium Carbonate on Low-Dose Radioiodine Therapy in Early Thyroid Cancer
- I-124 PET/CT Based Remnant Radioiodine Ablation Decision Concept in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- [Long-Term Extension Study for Participants Previously Enrolled in an Exelixis-Sponsored Study](https://trialight.com/data/trial/long-term-extension-study-for-participants-previously-1f9d623b-4584-41d7-bd30-d9e8f8906175.md)
- Nintedanib(BIBF1120) in Thyroid Cancer
- OnT4-Thyroglobulin Assay Before rhTSH-Aided Radioiodine Ablation
- Phase 2 Trial of Apatinib Mesylate in Locally Advanced/Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
- Post-marketing Surveillance on the Safety of CabometyxTM in Korean Patients
- Robotic Surgery Via Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach for Relatively Low-risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Lateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis: a Safe and Effective Cosmetic Procedure in the Context of Prevalent Thyroid Ultrasound Screening
- Serum Treg/Th17-Related Cytokines and Systemic Inflammatory Indices in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- Significance of Contralateral Central Lymph Node Dissection in Unilateral cN0 Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Spanish Study for Molecular Characterization of Thyroid Carcinoma
- Study of Efficacy and Safety of Dabrafenib in Combination With Trametinib in Previously Treated Patients With Metastatic, Radio-active Iodine Refractory BRAF V600E Mutation Positive Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- Study of Lenvatinib in Children and Adolescents With Refractory or Relapsed Solid Malignancies and Young Adults With Osteosarcoma
- Study of ST-1898 in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- The EMIRATES Study

### Approved drugs (3)

- [Lenvatinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/lenvatinib-44bdd81b-9a97-4a26-9b2b-0d1d8fd79032.md)
- Levothyroxine sodium
- Liothyronine sodium

### Drugs in development (69)

- [Adebrelimab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/adebrelimab-047820dd-1777-483d-90ab-dd5fc86f78f6.md) Phase 2
- [Avelumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/avelumab-7197343d-e77c-45d7-978a-ad6cf91f6437.md) Phase 1
- Avutometinib Phase 2
- [Benmelstobart](https://trialight.com/data/asset/benmelstobart-2bff71aa-d2ac-4a5a-9949-c935954a2314.md) Phase 2
- [Cabozantinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cabozantinib-e69f9fa7-bbbc-4e52-b0df-6073598de2a7.md) Phase 3
- Cabozantinib S-malate Phase 2
- [Camrelizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/camrelizumab-db95676a-3681-47ee-8647-408fc9391e28.md) Phase 2
- [Capecitabine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/capecitabine-a5be3dfa-a85f-4c85-8c62-f4ceb74e5f99.md) Phase 2
- [Catequentinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/catequentinib-d03b78d4-b5a5-4756-bbf6-e56f5ec2b7dc.md) Phase 2
- Catequentinib hydrochloride Phase 2
- Cediranib maleate Phase 1
- [Celecoxib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/celecoxib-d2adc66b-f8fb-471f-8779-d55e35cdd52c.md) Phase 2
- [Cisplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cisplatin-e039621a-d679-4740-88ac-94842bf4a91e.md) Phase 2
- CM-4307 Phase 2
- Cobimetinib Phase 2
- [Cyclophosphamide](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cyclophosphamide-25b75968-e3cd-410a-9b24-0c349d8f7663.md) Phase 2
- Dabrafenib Phase 3
- [Defactinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/defactinib-93d3f8e7-960f-4e54-9e6e-fd0a1504d053.md) Phase 2
- [Denosumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/denosumab-9ee8731d-42aa-4d04-abbd-9dffa084523f.md) Phase 2
- [Doxorubicin hydrochloride](https://trialight.com/data/asset/doxorubicin-hydrochloride-2e3493ba-9766-475e-aa7d-f2debf111de5.md) Phase 2

### Other linked drugs (6)

- Alendronate sodium
- Liothyronine
- Liothyronine I 131
- [Metformin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/metformin-0292cbe3-3a2f-4db7-b783-270ef048c3b4.md)
- [Sacituzumab tirumotecan](https://trialight.com/data/asset/sacituzumab-tirumotecan-25c916a3-8178-42d0-a6e5-c6d3a4149237.md)
- [Tislelizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/tislelizumab-70601caf-7705-4f05-b211-e6a4d4556fe3.md)

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