| AE(s) | Adverse effect(s) |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ATC | Anaplastic thyroid cancer |
| c-KIT | Stem cell factor receptor |
| DTC | Differentiated thyroid cancer |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| FGFR | Fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| FLT-3 | FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 |
| FTC | Follicular thyroid cancer |
| HCC | Hürthle cell carcinoma |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MET | Hepatocyte growth factor receptor |
| MKI(s) | Multikinase inhibitor(s) |
| MTC | Medullary thyroid cancer |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| N/A | Not available |
| N/R | Not reached |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PDGFR | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PDTC(s) | Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer(s) |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| PGF | Placental growth factor |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PTC | Papillary thyroid cancer |
| RAF | Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma kinase |
| RAI | Radioactive iodine |
| RAS | Rat sarcoma protein |
| RET | Rearranged during transfection |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors |
| RR | Response rate |
| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| VHL | Von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor |