Primary study · included by 1 review

Systematic evaluation of salivary gland damage following I-131 therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer patients by quantitative scintigraphy and clinical follow-up

Wu 2015 · Wu Ju-qing, Feng Hui-juan, Ouyang Wei, et al. · Nuclear Medicine Communications · 2015

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Salivary and lacrimal disorders in patients treated with radioiodine for differentiated thyroid cancer.
Non-Cochrane · prognostic · 2026 · cited as Wu 2015 · Reference list; Fig. 1-3
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Xerostomia (pooled prevalence)
Radioiodine (I131) therapy · within 2 months after RIT
Prevalence 0.60 [0.28, 0.85]3 studies · 1502 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia
High administered I131 activity (study-specific thresholds) vs Low administered I131 activity (study-specific thresholds)
OR 7.14 [2.02, 25.26]3 studiesGRADE not reported
Xerostomia
High administered I131 activity (study-specific thresholds) vs Low administered I131 activity (study-specific thresholds)
OR 4.23 [1.04, 17.15]4 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.