Thyroid Protein Predicts Cancer Outcome

High-level baseline-stimulated thyroglobulin levels accurately predicted ongoing disease at 18 to 24 months after surgery in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, Spanish researchers reported.

The optimal cutoff point for predicting remission at 18 to 24 months was 8.55 mcg/L, with a sensitivity of 88% and specificity of 72%, and with a positive predictive value of 47% and a negative predictive value of 95%, the researchers reported online in Clinical Endocrinology.

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Thyroid Protein Predicts Cancer Outcome

Source: Medpage Today


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