TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

TreatmentTNM stage at diagnosisSite of metastatic lesionsSexAge at therapy (y)DTC histologyNumber of previous 131I therapies*
1Tx N0 M0Lymph node neckF82Papillary5 (35.1)
2T4 N0 M0LungF70Follicular3 (18.4)
3T4 N0 M0Local recurrenceM78Follicular7 (48.1)
4Tx N1 M0LungM67Follicular4 (27.7)
5T4 N0 M1Lung/mediastinumM83Follicular2 (11.1)
6T4 N0 M0Local recurrenceM79Follicular8 (55.5)
7T3 N0 M1Lung, liver, and boneF70Follicular2 (14.8)
8T4 N0 M1LungF72Follicular1 (3.7)
9Tx N0 M0SkullM71Follicular3 (14.8)
10T4 N0 M0Local recurrenceM79Follicular9 (62.9)
11T2 N0 M0Lymph node neckF64Papillary2 (11.1)
12Tx N0 M0Lymph node neckF87Papillary1 (3.7)
13T4 N0 M1LungF73Follicular2 (11.1)
14T4 N0 M0LungF73Follicular1 (3.7)
15T2 N0 M1LungM70Papillary2 (14.8)
16T4 N1 M1Lymph node neckF41Papillary2 (12.9)
17T4 N0 M0LungM78Follicular2 (12.9)
  • * Includes thyroid remnant ablation. Cumulative activity, in gigabecquerels, is in parentheses.

  • Patient received 3 rhTSH-aided treatments.

  • Patient received 2 rhTSH-aided treatments.