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Table 2 Systemic treatment of unresectable or metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma

From: A retrospective review of the multidisciplinary management of medullary thyroid cancer: eligibility for systemic therapy

Systemic therapy for MTC n = 98 n (%)
Metastatic disease at presentation (%) 12 (12)
Developed unresectable recurrence or metastatic disease (%) 25 (26)
Received systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic MTC (%) 7/37 (19)
Systemic therapy givena – no.  
 Sunitinib 3
 Sorafenib 2
 Vandetanib 3
 Temsirolimus 1
 Doxorubicin 2
Death due to MTC – no. (%) 27 (28)
 Prescribed TKI 2
 Prescribed doxorubicin 2
 Discussed TKI but did not receive therapy 5
 TKI available but never discussed 1
 TKI not available 17
  1. aSome patients received 2 or more lines of systemic therapy and are still alive on treatment