Interpretation of the 2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: perioperative assessment and management of parathyroid function and precision individualized management of postoperative TSH suppression in adults with differentiated thyroid cancer
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Interpretation of the 2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: perioperative assessment and management of parathyroid function and precision individualized management of postoperative TSH suppression in adults with differentiated thyroid cancer
China OncologyVol. 35, Issue 9, Pages: 841-849(2025)
Yiming WU, Chuyao FENG, Ying GAO, et al. Interpretation of the 2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: perioperative assessment and management of parathyroid function and precision individualized management of postoperative TSH suppression in adults with differentiated thyroid cancer[J]. China Oncology, 2025, 35(9): 841-849.
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Yiming WU, Chuyao FENG, Ying GAO, et al. Interpretation of the 2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: perioperative assessment and management of parathyroid function and precision individualized management of postoperative TSH suppression in adults with differentiated thyroid cancer[J]. China Oncology, 2025, 35(9): 841-849. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2025.09.004.
Interpretation of the 2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: perioperative assessment and management of parathyroid function and precision individualized management of postoperative TSH suppression in adults with differentiated thyroid cancer
the incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) continues to rise
with increasing attention to perioperative management and postoperative thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy strategies. The American Thyroid Association (ATA) released the “2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer” in 2025
which include significant updates on perioperative parathyroid function protection and TSH suppression therapy. In terms of perioperative management
the 2025 ATA guidelines recommend intraoperative application of novel methods to identify and protect the parathyroid glands
and adoption of parathyroid hormone (PTH)-guided calcium and vitamin D supplementation protocols following total thyroidectomy. Regarding TSH suppression therapy
the 2025 ATA guidelines eliminate specific TSH target value recommendations for initial treatment
emphasizing that TSH targets should be dynamically adjusted based on patients’ initial recurrence risk and treatment response to achieve individualized management and avoid overtreatment.
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