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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2026

Advances in immunotherapy for thyroid malignancies: from molecular targets to clinical outcomes.

Shuo Lv, Jinbao Wang, Guohao Chen, Yongshun Wang, Naiqing Liu

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Shuo LvShandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Jinbao WangLinyi Central Hospital, Linyi, China.
Guohao ChenShandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Yongshun WangLinyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Naiqing LiuLinyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Thyroid cancers comprise a diverse collection of endocrine tumors, notably papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic carcinomas, each differentiated by their molecular alterations, clinical behavior, and responsiveness to therapies. Current treatment algorithms of surgical resection, radioiodine treatment, and selective small-molecule inhibitors, although effective for many cases, confront significant limitations, particularly in anaplastic and advanced medullary tumors, where resistance to conventional agents correlates with diminished prognosis, thereby demanding the exploration of innovative therapeutic strategies. Purpose: This article reviews contemporary immunotherapy-directed interventions for thyroid cancers, highlighting the elucidation of actionable tumor antigens, the reengineering of the immunologic tumor microenvironment, and the ongoing efforts to translate these laboratory findings into practicable, evidence-based clinical protocols. Key findings: Recent studies underscore the critical efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways in select populations of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC), medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), and PD-L1-expressing differentiated thyroid cancers. Next-generation immune modulators, specifically inhibitors directed against LAG-3 and TIM-3, are being evaluated in combinatorial frameworks. Vaccines engineered to elicit responses against the BRAF Conclusion and future perspective: Immunotherapy is set to transform the treatment paradigm for thyroid cancers, although remaining hurdles, the disquietingly low baseline immunogenicity of differentiated tumors, the rapid, capricious emergence of resistance, and complex immune-related endocrine toxicities, must be systematically addressed. Success in this arena will hinge on utilitarian biomarker-based cohort selection, the discovery of fresh immunogenic epitopes, and the meticulous design of synergistic treatment combinations. The synergistic leverage of genomic, transcriptomic, and immune landscape dissection, coupled with cutting-edge engineered lymphocyte platforms and engineered oncolytic vectors, may finally position immunotherapy as an unassailable pillar of bespoke medicine for advanced thyroid carcinomas.

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anaplastic thyroid carcinomaBRAFV600E mutationCAR-T lymphocytesCTLA-4 pathwaysimmune checkpoint inhibitorsLAG-3medullary thyroid carcinomaneoantigens

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PMID41767494
PMCPMC12938694

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