An Overview of Advanced Radioactive Iodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)

The FORTIFI-HN01 trial has begun enrolling patients with advanced head and neck cancer to evaluate ficerafusp alfa plus pembrolizumab as a first-line therapy.

In season 4, episode 6 of Targeted Talks, Warren Swegal, MD, takes a multidisciplinary look at the RAI-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer treatment landscape, including the research behind 2 promising systemic therapy options.

Post-operative nivolumab significantly improved disease-free survival in resected locally advanced head and neck cancer, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 NIVOPOSTOP trial.

The NRG-HN004 trial showed that durvalumab did not improve outcomes vs cetuximab in locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy with contraindications to cisplatin, leading to early trial closure.

A phase 2 trial found that dual immune checkpoint inhibition with nivolumab and ipilimumab shows promise in anaplastic thyroid cancer, but limited effectiveness in radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Lori J. Wirth, discussed recent analyses that have developed a better understanding of the outcomes with lenvatinib in differentiated thyroid cancer in the second article of a 2-part series.