TABLE 6

Clinical Outcomes a Median of 2.5 Years After Initial Ablation Using Suppressed Thyroglobulin of Less Than 1 ng/mL and Stimulated Thyroglobulin of Less Than 2 ng/mL to Define NCED

ParameterNCEDClinical recurrencePersistent diseaseTB uptake OnlyP
THW (n = 74)55.4% (41)6.8% (5)32.4% (24)5.4% (4)0.021
rhTSH (n = 320)73.8% (236)3.8% (12)19.4% (62)3.1% (10)
Total (n = 394)70.3% (277)4.3% (17)21.8% (86)3.6% (14)
  • TB = thyroid bed.