Area under the curve of TSH after levothyroxine withdrawal versus administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH): possible implications for tumor growth

  • Rosario P
  • Salles D
  • Purisch S
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OBJECTIVE: The levothyroxine withdrawal (L-T4) for some weeks results in prolonged exposure to elevated TSH. In contrast, administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) promotes a short period of hyperthyrotropinemia. The objective of this study was to compare the area under the curve (AUC) of TSH obtained after L-T4 withdrawal versus administration of rhTSH. METHODS: Thirty patients received 0.9 mg rhTSH for two consecutive days, and 64 were prepared by L-T4 withdrawal for four weeks, with the latter being reintroduced 48 hour after 131I. Measurement of TSH were performed before the first rhTSH ampoule; immediately before and seven and 14 days after 131I; before L-T4 withdrawal; and, weekly, up to two months after 131I. RESULTS: The AUC obtained after rhTSH was 4.6 times smaller than that obtained after L-T4 withdrawal (532 versus 2,423 mIU/L per day). It should be emphasized that, on average, in the latter group, 58.5% of the AUC corresponded to the period after reintroduction of hormone therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Surprising difference in the TSH AUC was demonstrated between rhTSH administration versus L-T4 withdrawal.OBJETIVO: A suspensão de levotiroxina (L-T4) por algumas semanas resulta em exposição prolongada ao TSH elevado. Em contraste, a administração do TSH recombinante (rhTSH) promove um curto período de hipertirotropinemia. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a área sob a curva (do inglês "area under the curve", AUC) do TSH obtida após suspensão da L-T4 versus a administração do rhTSH. MÉTODOS: Trinta pacientes receberam 0,9 mg de rhTSH por dois dias consecutivos, e 64 foram preparados com suspensão da L-T4 por quatro semanas, com reintrodução dessa terapia 48 horas após o radioiodo. As medidas de TSH foram realizadas antes da primeira ampola de rhTSH; imediatamente antes e sete e 14 dias após o 131I; antes da suspensão da L-T4; e, semanalmente, até dois meses após o 131I. RESULTADOS: A AUC do TSH obtida após rhTSH foi 4,6 vezes menor do que a alcançada após suspensão da L-T4 (532 versus 2.423 mUI/L ao dia). Enfatiza-se que, em média, no último grupo, 58,5% da AUC correspondeu ao período após a reintrodução da terapia hormonal. CONCLUSÕES: Surpreendente diferença na AUC do TSH foi demonstrada entre a administração do rhTSH versus suspensão da L-T4.

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Rosario, P. W., Salles, D. S., & Purisch, S. (2009). Area under the curve of TSH after levothyroxine withdrawal versus administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH): possible implications for tumor growth. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia, 53(6), 767–770. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27302009000600012

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