Treatment Options For Hurthle Cell Cancer

Targeted Drug Therapy

Targeted drug therapy is a treatment used in several types of cancer that work by blocking particular genes or proteins that allow tumors to spread and grow. Even though most cases of Hurthle cell cancer can be effectively treated with the use of surgery and radioactive iodine therapy, some cases may not respond well to those treatment options. Targeted drug therapy utilizes medications to target specific proteins, genes, or the environment that allows cancerous cells to survive and grow. Different types of cancers and tumors have different targets best identified through tests that can be performed on the cancerous cells.

Two main kinds of targeted drug therapy can be used in the treatment of Hurthle cell cancer. Small molecule medicines have the ability to penetrate through the membrane of cancer cells because of their small size, and they destroy the cell from the inside out. Monoclonal antibodies are targeted drugs that attack specific targets on or around the cancerous cells. Targeted drug therapy is usually only used for patients with Hurthle cell cancer that cannot be effectively treated by other methods.

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