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Palliative chemotherapy
Source: Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 9, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Medullary Thyroid Cancer / Treatment Options for MTC / Locally advanced and metastatic disease
Palliative chemotherapy has been reported to produce occasional responses in patients with metastatic disease.[14-17] No single drug regimen can be considered standard. Some patients with distant metastases will experience prolonged survival and can be managed expectantly until they become symptomatic.
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