In today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Antonio Matrone, an endocrinologist at the University of Pisa, to discuss the many factors involved in treatment decision-making and strategies for the management of patients with advanced thyroid cancer where an oncogenic driver has been identified.

References

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Target Audience:

Oncologists, pathologists and other HCPs involved in the diagnosis of RET and TRK cancers, with a focus on community practitioners.

Learning Objective:

1. Recall thyroid RET and TRK fusion-positive cancer diagnosis and relevant genomic testing guidelines and identify ways to adapt the guidelines to local settings
2. Discuss “precision medicine” and new technologies, including “liquid biopsy”
3. Review the organisation of care and strategies for more efficient care delivery

These learning objectives are for the podcast series. This episode focuses on the first and third objective.

Funding Information:

This episode is supported by an educational grant from Eli Lilly, who have had no influence on the content or choice of faculty.

Staff Disclosure:

Dr. Matrone declares the following:

Consultant - Eli Lilly