Title

Anaplastic Cancer Thyroid Cancer (Update)

Authoring Organization

American Thyroid Association

Publication Month/Year

March 11, 2021

Last Updated Month/Year

November 21, 2024

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

The overarching goal of these guidelines is to improve patient care with respect to the diagnosis and management of ATC predicated upon an ethical and patient-centered approach, evidence-informed and encompassing structured literature reviews.

Target Patient Population

Patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC)

Target Provider Population

Physicians caring for patients with ATC, health policy makers, and ATC patients and their families/partners.

PICO Questions

  1. . In patients with suspected anaplastic thyroid cancer, what are the diagnostic tools and criteria that are associated with patient outcomes?

  2. In patients diagnosed with macroscopically locoregionally confined anaplastic thyroid cancer, what is the effect of treatment on patient important outcomes?

  3. In patients diagnosed with confined anaplastic thyroid cancer, what is the effect of treatment on patient important outcomes?

  4. In patients diagnosed with non-confined anaplastic thyroid cancer, what is the effect of treatment on patient important outcomes?

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Hospital

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant, social worker

Scope

Treatment, Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D065646 - Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic

Keywords

anaplastic thyroid cancer, Clinical Guideline