Research

Hemi or Total Thyroidectomy in Low Risk Thyroid Cancer (HoT).  An NIHR funded, prospective randomised surgical trial for patients and clinicians in the UK

Aim:

The aim of the HoT trial is to determine whether hemithyroidectomy is an acceptable and cost-effective surgical procedure compared to total thyroidectomy in low risk thyroid cancer. If hemithyroidectomy is shown to be non-inferior to total thyroidectomy (with regards cancer recurrence), national and international guidelines will change to recommend hemithyroidectomy routinely. If non-inferiority is not shown, the guidelines will still change, but to keep total thyroidectomy as the standard of care, and hemithyroidectomy in certain circumstances only. 

If you would like further information or would like to be involved, please contact Prof Dae Kim (dae.kim@rmh.nhs,uk)

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