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Open Label Multicenter Study of CVP Followed by Iodine-131 Anti-B1 Antibody for Subjects With Untreated Low-Grade Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Condition :   Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Intervention :   Biological: cycolophosphamide, vacristine, and pednisone (CVP) x6 cycles followed by tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab. Sponsors :   GlaxoSmithKline;   GlaxoSmithKline Completed – verified August 2012

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Low-Dose Radioactive Iodine Destroys Thyroid Tissue Left after Surgery

A low dose of radioactive iodine given after surgery for thyroid cancer destroyed (ablated) residual thyroid tissue as effectively as a higher dose, with fewer side effects and less exposure to radiation, according to two European randomized controlled trials published May 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Valproic Acid in Advanced Thyroid Cancer

In this trial, patients with advanced thyroid cancers of follicular cell origin whose tumors are not sensitive to radioactive iodine therapy will take valproic acid for 10 weeks and then undergo a radioactive iodine uptake test.

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Convection-Enhanced Delivery of 124I-8H9 for Patients With Non-Progressive Diffuse Pontine Gliomas Previously Treated With External Beam Radiation Therapy

Condition :   Brain Cancer Intervention :   Radiation: Radioactive iodine-labeled monoclonal antibody 8H9 Sponsors :   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;   Weill Medical College of Cornell University;   Johns Hopkins University Recruiting – verified December 2011

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Radioactive Iodine Implants for Pan-invasive Pituitary Macroadenomas

Condition :   Pituitary Macroadenoma Intervention :   Radiation: Iodine Implants Sponsor :   University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Not yet recruiting – verified June 2011

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Michgan study finds thyroid cancer treatment varies by hospital:

Where thyroid cancer patients go for care plays a large role in whether they receive radioactive iodine treatment, a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds.

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Radioactive Iodine Being Used More To Treat Thyroid Cancer

According to a study in the August 17 issue of JAMA, despite uncertainty about the appropriate use of radioactive iodine after surgery for different stages of thyroid cancer, its use has increased between 1990 and 2008 among patients with all tumor sizes and there was wide variation in use of this treatment among hospitals…

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Thyroid Cancer Treatment Varies By Hospital

Where thyroid cancer patients go for care plays a large role in whether they receive radioactive iodine treatment, a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds. While the size and severity of the tumor also played a role in treatment, researchers found unexplained hospital factors had a significant impact on radioactive iodine use…

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Thyroid Cancer Radio Iodine Treatment; Who Is Receiving It And Why?

Radioactive iodine usage after thyroid surgery for different stages of thyroid cancer is up, but there are few guidelines outlining proper dosages and usage. So what is it and what do patients and health providers need to know? First, your thyroid gland absorbs nearly all of the iodine in your blood…

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2011- 8/17 USE OF RADIOACTIVE IODINE THYROID CANCER INCREASING, W/ WIDE VARIATION IN HOW WHERE USED

Thyroid cancer is increasing in the United States. Surgery is the standard treatment. For some patients, radioactive iodine is also used after surgery to help reduce recurrence of the disease. A new study finds that while use of this therapy is increasing, there is also wide variation in radioactive iodine treatment among hospitals. Catherine Dolf explains in this week’s JAMA Report.

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