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Pabst KM, Seifert R, Hirmas N, Broecker-Preuss M, Weber M, Peter Fendler W, Bartel T, Theurer S, Herrmann K, Görges R. Predictive value of highly sensitive basal versus stimulated thyroglobulin measurement in long-term follow-up of thyroid cancer. Endocr Connect 2023; 12:EC-22-0312. [PMID: 36507775 PMCID: PMC9880903 DOI: 10.1530/ec-22-0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is associated with reduced quality of life, and therefore, early identification of patients at risk is urgently needed.Here we investigated the predictive power of various cut-off values of single stimulated thyroglobulin (s-Tg) and single highly sensitive measured, unstimulated thyroglobulin (u-hsTg) measurements close to the end of primary therapy for recurrence-free survival (RFS) in long-term follow-up (>10 years) of patients with DTC. METHODS In DTC patients with adjuvant radioiodine therapy, we assessed retrospectively u-hsTg (6 ± 3 months before s-Tg measurement) and s-Tg measurements (≤24 months after last radioiodine therapy). Positive predictive (PPV)/negative predictive values (NPV) of various cut-off values (s-Tg: 0.5/1.0 ng/mL; u-hsTg: 0.09/0.2 ng/mL) for patient outcomes as well as additional factors associated with disease development were analyzed. RESULTS In total, 175 patients were retrospectively reviewed (tumor recurrence: n = 14/complete remission: n = 161). Examined cut-off values for s-Tg and u-hsTg showed significant predictive power for RFS (log-rank: all P < 0.001). NPV/PPV for s-Tg were 98.6%/36.4%, respectively (0.5 ng/mL cut-off) and 96.7%/42.9%, respectively (1.0 ng/mL cut-off); those for u-hsTg were 97.3%/35.7%, respectively (0.09 ng/mL cut-off) and 95.2%/85.7%, respectively (0.2 ng/mL cut-off). U-hsTg (P < 0.001) and patient age (P < 0.05) were significantly associated with tumor recurrence. One-third of patients with tumor recurrence in the course initially showed undetectable u-hsTg after completion of primary therapy. CONCLUSION With >10 years of follow-up, both s-Tg and u-hsTg have a comparably high predictive power for RFS, while only u-hsTg was significantly associated with a recurrence event.Serial u-hsTg measurements seem warranted since patients with tumor recurrence during follow-up may have an undetectable tumor marker at baseline.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kim Magaly Pabst
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Correspondence should be addressed to K M Pabst:
| | - Robert Seifert
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - Nader Hirmas
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Martina Broecker-Preuss
- Department of Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, University Hospital, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany
| | - Manuel Weber
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Wolfgang Peter Fendler
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Timo Bartel
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Sarah Theurer
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Ken Herrmann
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Rainer Görges
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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