Possible contributions of thyroid hormone replacement to specific behaviors of cancer

Aleck Hercbergs; Paul J. Davis; Hung Yun Lin; Shaker A. Mousa

doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.053

Possible contributions of thyroid hormone replacement to specific behaviors of cancer

Aleck Hercbergs, Paul J. Davis, Hung Yun Lin, Shaker A. Mousa

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Abstract

L-Thyroxine (T₄) is the principal replacement hormone for patients who have hypothyroidism. Some preclinical and clinical evidence supports the possibility that T₄ can at least permissively affect certain features of established cancers and cancer-relevant angiogenesis. Thus, in the occasional patient with hypothyroidism and concomitant cancer, it appears reasonable to consider thyroid hormone replacement exclusively with 3,3′,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T₃). This use of T₃ has been shown to be effective and safe in early experience with medical induction of euthyroid hypothyroxinemia in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	655-659
Number of pages	5
Journal	Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
Volume	84
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.053
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 2016

Keywords

3,3′,5-Triiodo-L-thyronine (T)
Angiogenesis
Apoptosis
Hypothyroidism
L-Thyroxine (T)
Thyroid cancer
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)

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Pharmacology

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