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Shafiq, Iqra

Mayo Clinic

CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahwalpur, Pakistan

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Efficacy and safety of selpercatinib in advanced RET-altered thyroid cancers: A meta-analysis and systematic review.
Muhibullah, Shafique, Nouman, Kaur, Navneet, Zain, Sarmad, Naqvi, Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bajwa, Shammas, Nawaz, Hassan , Ghaffar, Ali , Javeed, Zainab, Iqbal, Abdul Ghani, Ehsan, Amna, Khanal, Prajjwal, Shafique, Adeena , Kumar, Besham, Hussain, Rida, Rizwan, Umer, Ahmed, Jawad , Naqvi, Syed , Rehman, Atta Ur, Haider, Ali , Shafiq, Iqra

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 10, 2024 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: e18073-e18073

10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.e18073 Get It

e18073 Background: Selpercatinib is a highly selective RET inhibitor that is used for the treatment of RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancers, but its efficacy and safety is not fully understood. Our objective is to summarize available literature on the safety and efficacy profile of Selpercatinib. Methods: A search was conducted on PubMed, Embase and Cochrane from foundation to 31st January 2024. Patients aged above 18 with Advanced RET-Altered Medullary Thyroid Cancers who received Selpercatinib were identified. Data abstraction was done based on objective response rate, complete response rate, any grade adverse effect (AE) and grade ≥3 AE. Analysis was done using R (v.4.3) and reported as proportions with respective 95% confidence intervals (CI) on forest plots. Results: Four studies were identified that reported the use of Selpercatinib in Advanced RET-Altered Medullary Thyroid Cancers. Our analysis showed that the pooled proportion of objective response rate and complete response rate was 74.8% (95% CI: 70.1% – 79%) and 4.9% (95% CI: 3.1% – 7.7%) respectively. Pooled proportion of patients experiencing any grade AE and grade ≥3 AE was 93.4% (95% CI: 90.4% – 95.6%) and 46.2% (95% CI: 41.1% – 51.3%) respectively. Conclusions: Selpercatinib is a novel RET inhibitor which has potential use against RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers. It has an overall acceptable safety and efficacy profile. However it requires further studies to establish its adverse effects and clinical application. [Table: see text]