Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: It is known that hypothyroidism has multiple etiologies including tyrosinkinase inhibitors (TKI) agents which can cause thyroid disfunction through different mecanisms, not fully defined yet- Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) blockade, thyroiditis, iodine uptake blockade, increased activity of deiodinase 3, increased hormone clearance. Some recent trials suggest that there is a correlation between the incidence of hypothyroidism and the outcome ...