evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Undetectable thyroglobulin after total thyroidectomy in patients with low- and intermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancer--is there a need for radioactive iodine therapy?

Ibrahimpasic 2012 · Ibrahimpasic Tihana, Nixon Iain J, Palmer Frank L, et al. · Surgery · 2012

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Reassessing Radioactive Iodine Use After Thyroidectomy in Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Ibrahimpasic 2012 · Table 1; Fig. 3-8
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Recurrence
Radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation after total thyroidectomy vs No RAI (total thyroidectomy alone)
OR 0.66 [0.41, 1.08]7 studies · 4101 participantsGRADE not reported
5-year recurrence-free survival
Radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation after total thyroidectomy vs No RAI (total thyroidectomy alone) · 5 years
OR 4.70 [1.39, 15.97]3 studies · 2493 participantsGRADE not reported
5-year recurrence-free survival
Radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation after total thyroidectomy vs No RAI (total thyroidectomy alone) · 5 years
OR 2.47 [0.63, 9.62]4 studies · 2997 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.