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Table 7 Clinical outcomes and response to initial therapy at one year of follow-up

From: A multicenter, prospective study to observe the initial management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer in China (DTCC study)

Clinical outcomes at one year of follow up

N = 2013

Achieved serum TSH target values

 

1236 (61.4)

 

Thyroidectomy with RAI (n = 982)

635 (64.7)

 

Thyroidectomy without RAI (n = 1031)

601 (58.3)

 

Total/near-total thyroidectomy (n = 1672)

1055 (63.1)

 

Lobectomy (n = 202)

110 (54.5)

 

Intermediate risk (n = 1528)

921 (60.3)

 

High risk (n = 485)

315 (64.9)

Recurrence rate at 1-year follow-up

Total (n = 2013)

27 (1.3)

TSH achieved target values

Yes (n = 1236)

16 (1.3)

No (n = 693)

11 (1.6)

Unknown (n = 84)

0

Recurrence risk stratification

Intermediate risk (n = 1528)

19 (1.2)

High risk (n = 485)

11 (1.6)

Response to initial therapy for patients with total thyroidectomy and RAI ablation at one year of follow-up

N = 966

 

Unknown

147 (15.2)

Data available

819 (84.8)

Excellent

258 (31.5)

Biochemical incomplete

56 (6.8)

Structural incomplete

88 (10.7)

Indeterminate

417 (50.9)

  1. Values are presented as n (%)
  2. HR hazard ratio, RAI radioactive iodine therapy, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone