Antineoplastic agents associated with thyroid dysfunction
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Antineoplastic agents such as immunotherapies and targeted therapies that specifically target signaling pathways in cancer cells are associated with thyroid dysfunction in 20%-50% of cancer patients taking them, which can adversely affect patients' quality of life, according to a study published Oct. 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.