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Thyroid and hepatic function after high‐dose 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) therapy for neuroblastoma

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Quach, Alekist, Ji, Lingyun, Mishra, Vikash, Sznewajs, Aimee, Veatch, Janet, Huberty, John, Franc, Benjamin, Sposto, Richard +8 more·2011·Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Background: 131 I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131 I‐MIBG) provides targeted radiotherapy for children with neuroblastoma, a malignancy of the sympathetic nervous system. Dissociated radioactive iodide may concentrate in the thyroid, and 131 I‐MIBG is concentrated in the liver after 131 I‐MIBG therapy. The aim of our study was to analyze the effects of 131 I‐MIBG therapy on thyroid and liver function. Procedure: Pre‐ and post‐therapy thyroid and liver functions were reviewed in a total of 194 neuroblastoma patients treated with 131 I‐MIBG therapy. The cumulative incidence over time was estimated for both thyroid and liver toxicities. The relationship to cumulative dose/kg, number of treatments, time from treatment to follow‐up, sex, and patient age was examined. Results: In patients who presented with Grade 0 or 1 thyroid toxicity at baseline, 12 ± 4% experienced onset of or worsening to Grade 2 hypothyroidism and one patient developed Grade 2 hyperthyroidism by 2 years after 131 I‐MIBG therapy. At 2 years post‐131 I‐MIBG therapy, 76 ± 4% patients experienced onset or worsening of hepatic toxicity to any grade, and 23 ± 5% experienced onset of or worsening to Grade 3 or 4 liver toxicity. Liver toxicity was usually transient asymptomatic transaminase elevation, frequently confounded by disease progression and other therapies. Conclusion: The prophylactic regimen of potassium iodide and potassium perchlorate with 131 I‐MIBG therapy resulted in a low rate of significant hypothyroidism. Liver abnormalities following 131 I‐MIBG therapy were primarily reversible and did not result in late toxicity. 131 I‐MIBG therapy is a promising treatment for children with relapsed neuroblastoma with a relatively low rate of symptomatic thyroid or hepatic dysfunction. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011;56:191–201. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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  • Doses up to 30 Gy to the liver have resulted in less than 10% incidence of transient reversible hepatotoxicity.

    “but doses up to 30 Gy to the liver have resulted in less than 10% incidence of transient reversible hepatoxicity ( 52 , 53 ).”

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    The Discussion reports that fewer than 10% of evaluable patients had grade 3 or 4 liver toxicity possibly attributable to ¹³¹I-MIBG, and the Results say the abnormalities in those patients returned to normal. But the figure does not cover hepatotoxicity of any grade: the Discussion reports 76±4% with onset or worsening of liver toxicity of any grade. The Discussion cites a separate dosimetry study for the estimate of less than 30 Gy to the liver; it does not establish the incidence specifically among patients whose liver received doses up to 30 Gy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Quach, A., Ji, L., Mishra, V., Sznewajs, A., Veatch, J., Huberty, J., Franc, B., Sposto, R., Groshen, S., Wei, D., Fitzgerald, P., Maris, J. M., Yanik, G., Hawkins, R. A., Villablanca, J. G., & Matthay, K. K.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Matthay, Katherine K.
Venue
Pediatric Blood & Cancer
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-09-09
Volume
56
Issue
2
Pages
191-201
ISSN
  • 1545-5009 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-5017
OpenAlex
W2157600980
Cited by
60
References
40
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FWCI
2.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (UL1 RR024131)
  • Dougherty Foundation (UL1 RR024131)
  • Frank A. Campini Foundation (UL1 RR024131)
  • National Institutes of Health (RR024131, UCSF- CTSI UL1 RR024131)
  • U.S. Public Health Service (P01 81403)
  • University of California, San Francisco (UL1RR024131)
  • National Cancer Institute (R21 CA97758, P01CA081403, R21CA097758)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024131, UCSF-CTSI UL1 RR-024131)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
Keywords
131I-MIBG therapy, metaiodobenzylguanidine, neuroblastoma, thyroid toxicity, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hepatotoxicity, liver function, radioiodine therapy, potassium perchlorate, late radiation toxicity, childhood cancer
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Antineoplastic Agents, Child, Clinical Trials as Topic, Female, Humans, Iodine Radioisotopes, Liver, Liver Function Tests, Male, Neuroblastoma, Thyroid Gland, 3-Iodobenzylguanidine, Young Adult

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