AEs	adverse events
ALK	anaplastic lymphoma kinase
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
ATA	American Thyroid Association
ATC	anaplastic thyroid cancer
BMI	body mass index
BRAF	B-Raf proto-oncogene
CT	computer tomography
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4
DeTC	dedifferentiated thyroid cancer
DIT	diiodotyrosine
DTC	differentiated thyroid cancer
EBRT	external beam radiation therapy
eIF1A	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A
EMA	European Medical Agency
FAP	familial adenomatous polyposis
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
18FDG	18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
FNAB	fine-needle aspiration biopsy
FTC	follicular thyroid carcinoma
FVPTC	follicular variant of PTC
GTP	guanosine triphosphate
HCC	Hürtle cell carcinoma
HNHA	N-hydroxy-7-(2-naphthylthio) heptanamide
HT	hypertension
IDH1	isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
IDH2	isocitrate dehydrogenase 2
IMRT	intensity-modulated radiation therapy
KIs	kinase inhibitors
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEN	multiple endocrine neoplasia
MEN2	multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
MIT	monoiodotyrosine
MKIs	multi-kinase inhibitors
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MTC	medullary thyroid cancer
ND	not defined
NIS	sodium iodide symporter
ORR	overall response rate
OS	overall survival
PAX8	paired box 8
PD	progressive disease
PDCT	poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma
PET	positron emission tomography
PFS	progression-free survival
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIK3CA	phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
PLC-γ	phospholipase C
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ
PPES	palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome
PR	partial response
PTC	papillary thyroid carcinoma
RAI	radioactive iodine; radioiodine
RAIR	radioactive iodine refractory; radioiodine refractory
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor κ-Β ligand
RETf	RET fusion-positive
RETm	RET mutation-positive
RTK	receptor tyrosine kinase
RWS	Real-Word Studies
SD	stable disease
SKIs	specific kinase inhibitors
T3	triiodothyronine
T4	thyroxine
TBSRTC	The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
TC	thyroid cancer
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
TERT	telomerase reverse transcriptase
Tg	thyroglobulin
THs	thyroid hormones
TPO	thyroid peroxidase
TRK	tropomyosin receptor kinase
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
USG	ultrasonography
WBC	white blood cell
WHO	World Health Organization
wt	wild type