The longer the antithyroid drug is used, the lower the relapse rate in Graves' disease: a retrospective multicenter cohort study in Korea.


Journal

Endocrine
ISSN: 1559-0100
Titre abrégé: Endocrine
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9434444

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 2021
Historique:
received: 30 12 2020
accepted: 03 04 2021
pubmed: 17 4 2021
medline: 26 10 2021
entrez: 16 4 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Current literature suggests 12-18 months of antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment for patients with Graves' disease, but the risk of relapse is high. Although some studies reported better outcomes of long-term ATD treatment, recent data that suggest the optimal treatment duration are limited. We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study of 908 patients newly diagnosed with Graves' disease between 2006 and 2013. The relapse rate according to ATD treatment duration was analyzed. After initial ATD treatment, 338 patients (37.2%) had relapsed. The relapse rate according to ATD treatment duration was 42.4% at 1 year, 38.5% at 2 years, 33.8% at 3 years, 31.7% at 4 years, 30.2% at 5 years, 27.8% at 6 years, and 19.1% at more than 6 years, respectively, demonstrating a significant decreasing trend (p = 0.003). In a multivariable Cox regression analysis, ATD treatment duration was an independent risk factor for relapse (p = 0.043). The longer that ATD therapy is used, the lower the relapse rate is in patients with Graves' disease. Long-term ATD treatment may be considered in Graves' patients who do not show complications or an economic burden from hyperthyroidism.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33860431
doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02725-x
pii: 10.1007/s12020-021-02725-x
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antithyroid Agents 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Multicenter Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

120-127

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

So Young Park (SY)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.

Bo Hyun Kim (BH)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Mijin Kim (M)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

A Ram Hong (AR)

Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.

Jun Park (J)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Hyunju Park (H)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Min Sun Choi (MS)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Tae Hyuk Kim (TH)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Sun Wook Kim (SW)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Ho-Cheol Kang (HC)

Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. drkang@chonnam.ac.kr.

Jae Hoon Chung (JH)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jaeh.chung@samsung.com.

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