AUTHOR=Eilsberger Friederike , Luster Markus , Reiners Christoph 

TITLE=Shared Decision Making for Radioiodine Therapy and the Actual Pattern of Care in Intermediate-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nuclear-medicine/articles/10.3389/fnume.2021.797522

DOI=10.3389/fnume.2021.797522

ISSN=2673-8880

ABSTRACT=<p>Radioiodine therapy (RAI) is usually a standard procedure performed after thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). While the indication for RAI in high-risk patients has been established in various national and international guidelines, there is an ongoing discussion with regard to intermediate-risk patients. In addition to the inconsistent definition of this risk category, the absence of large multinational prospective randomized controlled trials forms the basis of the debate. In this context, the actual pattern of care and national guidelines in the country where the patient is living plays an important role with respect to regional iodine supply and goiter prevalence, preoperative diagnostics (fine needle aspiration biopsy), and corresponding surgical strategies. Participatory decision-making between physician and informed patient, which is demanded in principle today anyway, is of particular importance in this situation. This article will discuss the approach of shared decision making for radioiodine therapy in intermediate-risk DTC.</p>