The Na+/I Symporter Mediates Iodide Uptake in Breast Cancer Metastases and Can Be Selectively Down-Regulated in the Thyroid

IL Wapnir, M Goris, A Yudd, O Dohan, D Adelman… - Clinical Cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: The Na+/I− symporter (NIS) is a key plasma membrane protein that
mediates active iodide (I−) transport in the thyroid, lactating breast, and other tissues …

Sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) gene expression in lymph-node metastases of papillary thyroid carcinomas

F Arturi, D Russo, D Giuffrida… - European Journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Objective To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the influence of alteration of
iodine trapping on the prognosis of metastatic papillary thyroid carcinomas, focusing on the …

Thyroid cancer: pathogenesis and targeted therapy

DA Liebner, MH Shah - Therapeutic advances in …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Therapeutic options for advanced, unresectable radioiodine-resistant thyroid cancers have
historically been limited. Recent progress in understanding the pathogenesis of the various …

Induction of thyroid gene expression and radioiodine uptake in thyroid cancer cells by targeting major signaling pathways

P Hou, E Bojdani, M Xing - The Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Context: Radioiodine ablation is commonly used to treat thyroid cancer, but a major
challenge is often the loss of radioiodine avidity of the cancer caused by aberrant silencing …

Ectopic expression of the thyroperoxidase gene augments radioiodide uptake and retention mediated by the sodium iodide symporter in non–small cell lung cancer

M Huang, RK Batra, T Kogai, YQ Lin… - Cancer Gene …, 2001 - nature.com
Radioiodide is an effective therapy for thyroid cancer. This treatment modality exploits the
thyroid-specific expression of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) gene, which allows rapid …

Expression of iodine metabolism genes in human thyroid tissues: evidence for age and BRAFV600E mutation dependency

C Espadinha, JR Santos, LG Sobrinho… - Clinical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Context Children present a higher susceptibility to developing thyroid cancer after
radioiodine exposure and also a higher frequency of functional metastases than adults …

Clinical, pathological, and molecular profiling of radioactive iodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer

L Shobab, C Gomes-Lima, A Zeymo, R Feldman… - Thyroid, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: Six to 20% of thyroid cancer (TC) patients develop distant metastases, and one-
third become radioiodine refractory (RAIR). Available targeted therapies increase …

Down-regulation of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Explains 131I-Induced Thyroid Stunning

MM Nordén, F Larsson, S Tedelind, T Carlsson… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Abstract 131I radiation therapy of differentiated thyroid cancer may be compromised by
thyroid stunning (ie, a paradoxical inhibition of radioiodine uptake caused by radiation from …

[HTML][HTML] New therapies for advanced thyroid cancer

D Laha, N Nilubol, M Boufraqech - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer. The discovery of new biomarkers for
thyroid cancer has significantly improved the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis …

Current standards in treatment of radioiodine refractory thyroid cancer

S Narayanan, AD Colevas - Current treatment options in oncology, 2016 - Springer
Opinion Statement Radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RAI-R DTC) is a
challenging malignancy with limited prognosis and treatment options. Recently, clinical trials …