131Ⅰ治疗Graves病剂量探讨

目的　探讨1 31 Ⅰ治疗Graves病时 ,不同的剂量计算方法与治愈率以及治疗后并发症的关系。方法　在计算治疗Graves病所需1 31 Ⅰ时 ,分别采取不同的两种计算方法 ,观察两者治愈率及并发症的发生情况 ,并做多因素对比分析。结果　治疗组较对照组 1次治愈率提高约 12 % ,近期甲状腺功能减退延续为永久性甲状腺功能减退者亦明显减少 ,治疗效果明显优于后者。结论　1 31 Ⅰ治疗剂量计算时 ,既要有公式的规范性 ,又要有根据具体情况调节的灵活性 ,即可明显提高治疗效果     

分化型甲状腺癌术后颈淋巴结持续或复发治疗进展

颈淋巴结复发是分化型甲状腺癌复发中最主要的一部分,其治疗的主要方案为再手术治疗。近年来一些如主动监测、射频消融、放射性碘治疗等代替手术治疗的方案逐渐被提出。部分治疗手段的效果及并发症仍有争议,再手术仍是首选的治疗方式,再术后的放射性碘治疗可能不会改善病人的预后,射频消融应仅限应用于不适合再次手术治疗的病人。     

同位素Na~(131)I联合中草药治疗Graves病的研究

目的观察同位素Na131I联合传统医学治疗Graves病的疗效。方法分A和B组进行研究。A组给予同位素Na131I治疗,共42例;B组给予同位素Na131I+中草药治疗,共48例。同位素Na131I的用量比常规减少1/3~1/2,中草药选用滋阴降火、软坚散结、舒肝理气之类。结果1 a内Graves病的临床有效率A组为93%,B组为94%,2组比较无显著性差异(P>0.05);甲减的发生率A组为24%,B组为8%,2组比较有显著性差异(P<0.01)。结论同位素Na131I联合中草药治疗Graves病具有较好的临床应用价值。     

Comparison of Therapeutic Efficacy and Clinical Parameters Between Recombinant Human Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal in High-Dose Radioiodine Treatment with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Purpose

High-dose radioiodine treatment (HD-RIT) after injection of recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone (rh-TSH) has become widely used. This study compared the therapeutic efficacy of HD-RIT and clinical parameters between rh-TSH supplement and thyroid hormone withdrawal (THW) after total thyroidectomy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 266 patients (47 male and 219 female; age, 49.0 ± 10.9 years) with differentiated thyroid cancer detected from September 2011 to September 2012. Patients comprised THW (217, 81.6 %) and rh-TSH (49, 18.4 %). Inclusion criteria were: first HD-RIT; any TN stage; absence of distant metastasis. To evaluate the complete ablation of the remnant thyroid tissue or metastasis, we reviewed stimulated serum thyroglobulin (sTg), I-123 whole-body scan (RxWBS) on T4 off-state, and thyroid ultrasonography (US) or [F-18]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT) 6–8 months after HD-RIT. We defined a complete ablation state when all three of the follow-up conditions were satisfied; <2.0 ng/ml of the sTg, I-123 RxWBS (−), and thyroid US or F-18 FDG PET/CT (−). If one of the three was positive, ablation was considered incomplete. We also compared various clinical biomarkers (body weight, body mass index, liver and kidney function) between THW and rh-TSH groups.

Results

The rates of complete ablation were 73.7 % (160/217) for the THW group and 73.5 % (36/49) for the rh-TSH group. There was no significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.970). The follow-up aspartate transaminase (p = 0.001) and alanine transaminase (p = 0.001) were significantly higher in the THW group. The renal function parameters of blood urea nitrogen (p = 0.001) and creatinine (p = 0.005) tended to increase in the THW group. The change of body weight was + Δ0.96 (±1.9) kg for the THW group and was decreased by -Δ1.39 (±1.5) kg for the rh-TSH group. The change of body mass index was 0.4 (±0.7) kg/m² in the THW group and was decreased by −0.6 (±0.6) kg/m² in the rh-TSH group.

Conclusions

Consistent with previous studies, the rates of complete ablation between the THW and rh-TSH groups were not significantly different. The clinical parameters, as we mentioned above, were elevated for THW group but were irrelevant for the rh-TSH group. The findings favor HD-RIT after rh-TSH, especially for patients with chronic liver and kidney disease.     

Radioiodine treatment of recurrent hyperthyroidism in patients previously treated for Graves' disease by subtotal thyroidectomy.

Radioiodine therapy is often employed for treatment of patients with relapse of hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease, after previous thyroid surgery. Little is known about the outcome of this treatment compared to patients with no previous surgery. A total of 20 patients who had received surgical treatment for Graves' hyperthyroidism 1-46 years previously and with relapse of the hyperthyroidism, and 25 patients with hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease and no previous thyroid surgery were treated with radioiodine, following the same protocol. Early after treatment the previously operated patients showed a higher sensitivity to radioiodine, with more cases of early hypothyroidism, than non-operated patients. However, after 50 months of follow-up the outcome was identical. The results indicate that frequent assessment is necessary after radioiodine treatment of previously operated patients, since some patients develop early hypothyroidism.     

分化型甲状腺癌骨转移的临床特点及影像学诊断分析

目的 探讨分化型甲状腺癌(DTC)骨转移的临床特征和影像学诊断.方法 回顾性分析106例经131I治疗的DTC骨转移患者的发生率、发病年龄、临床症状、体征、病理类型、转移部位及合并其他转移的情况,并对131I 全身扫描、99mTc-MDP骨扫描、MRI、X线和CT诊断DTC骨转移敏感性进行比较,总结其临床特征.结果 骨转移发生率约占DTC患者的8.43%(106/1258),好发部位以肋骨、髂骨和胸椎居多,以溶骨性骨转移为主;以骨转移为首发症状的DTC患者占19.81%;多发性骨转移多见.MRI、131I扫描、CT、X线、和99mTc-MDP骨扫描诊断甲状腺癌骨转移的敏感性依次为96.59%、93.84%、66.49%47.46%和38.19%,其中131I全身扫描与X线、CT和99mTc-MDP检查比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);131I全身扫描与MRI检查比较差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 骨转移以多发性溶骨性病变为主,MRI和131I全身扫描的敏感性较高,CT次之,全身骨扫描和X线的敏感性较低.     

GATE based Monte Carlo simulation of planar scintigraphy to estimate the nodular dose in radioiodine therapy for autonomous thyroid adenoma

The recommended target dose in radioiodine therapy of solitary hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules is 300-400 Gy and therefore higher than in other radiotherapies. This is due to the fact that an unknown, yet significant portion of the activity is stored in extranodular areas but is neglected in the calculatory dosimetry. We investigate the feasibility of determining the ratio of nodular and extranodular activity concentrations (uptakes) from post-therapeutically acquired planar scintigrams with Monte Carlo simulations in GATE.The geometry of a gamma camera with a high energy collimator was emulated in GATE (Version 5). A geometrical thyroid-neck phantom (GP) and the ICRP reference voxel phantoms “Adult Female” (AF, 16 ml thyroid) and “Adult Male” (AM, 19 ml thyroid) were used as source regions.Nodules of 1 ml and 3 ml volume were placed in the phantoms. For each phantom and each nodule 200 scintigraphic acquisitions were simulated. Uptake ratios of nodule and rest of thyroid ranging from 1 to 20 could be created by summation. Quantitative image analysis was performed by investigating the number of simulated counts in regions of interest (ROIs). ROIs were created by perpendicular projection of the phantom onto the camera plane to avoid a user dependant bias.The ratio of count densities in ROIs over the nodule and over the contralateral lobe, which should be least affected by nodular activity, was taken to be the best available measure for the uptake ratios. However, the predefined uptake ratios are underestimated by these count density ratios: For an uptake ratio of 20 the count ratios range from 4.5 (AF, 1 ml nodule) to 15.3 (AM, 3 ml nodule).Furthermore, the contralateral ROI is more strongly affected by nodular activity than expected: For an uptake ratio of 20 between nodule and rest of thyroid up to 29% of total counts in the ROI over the contralateral lobe are caused by decays in the nodule (AF 3 ml). In the case of the 1 ml nodules this effect is smaller: 9-11% (AF) respectively 7-8% (AM).For each phantom, the dependency of count density ratios upon uptake ratios can be modeled well by both linear and quadratic regression (quadratic: r² > 0.99), yielding sets of parameters which in reverse allow the computation of uptake ratios (and thus dose) from count density ratios. A single regression model obtained by fitting the data of all simulations simultaneously did not provide satisfactory results except for GP, while underestimating the true uptake ratios in AF and overestimating them in AM.The scintigraphic count density ratios depend upon the uptake ratios between nodule and rest of thyroid, upon their volumes, and their respective position in a non-trivial way. Further investigations are required to derive a comprehensive rule to calculate the uptake or dose ratios based on post-therapeutic scintigraphy.     

A tin precursor for the synthesis of no‐carrier‐added [*I]MIBG and [211At]MABG

Radioiodinated MIBG has shown considerable promise as an imaging agent for cardiac and oncologic applications, and also as a targeted radiotherapeutic for treating patients with neuroendocrine tumors. This radiolabeled agent, synthesized at a no‐carrier‐added level, has demonstrated advantages over the carrier‐added preparation in preliminary clinical studies. Earlier we developed a silicon precursor from which both radioiodinated MIBG and the α‐particle‐emitting ²¹¹At analog [²¹¹At]MABG could be synthesized at a no‐carrier‐added level. In order to increase the practicality of this approach, we have developed a synthesis of a tin precursor in two steps from a readily available starting material. This tin precursor, N, N′‐bis(tert‐butyloxycarbonyl)‐3‐(trimethylstannyl)benzylguanidine (Bis‐Boc MTMSBG) was evaluated for the synthesis of n.c.a. [*I]MIBG and [²¹¹At]MABG via halodestannylation. The radiochemical yields were 83 ± 9% (n=7), 30 ± 21% (n=2), 77 ± 2% (n=2), and 66 ± 7% (n=4) for labeling with ¹³¹I, ¹²⁴I, ¹²⁵I, and ²¹¹At, respectively. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.