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The outcome of patients included in the placebo arm of clinical trials could be reflective of their therapy-free evolution.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To analyze the response rate, symptoms and adverse effects of locally advanced or metastatic differentiated (DTC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in patients treated with placebo in clinical trials.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>PubMed (MEDLINE) and SCOPUS databases were searched through September 2015 to identify high-quality randomized controlled clinical trials. We included studies that recruited patients with DTC or MTC with a placebo arm.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted a meta-analysis for each category of response rate, adherence to treatment, and adverse events. An empirical Bayesian random-effect model was used.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified five clinical trials. DTC and MTC were independently analyzed. In the placebo arm, no complete response was observed; partial response occurred in 1.6% (0.6\u20133) and 6.4% (3.4\u201310.3) of DTC and MTC respectively; stable disease was described in 40.5% (34.6\u201346.9) and 53.9% (44.3\u201364.4) of DTC and MTC respectively. DTC reached a disease control rate of 42.3% (36.2\u201348.9) and MTC of 60.2 (50.1\u201371.4). Treatment discontinuation rate was 3.5% (1.9\u20135.5) in DTC and 5.7% (3.0\u20139.4) in MTC. Rate of dose reduction was 7.3% (4.8\u201310.5) in DTC and 6.2% (3.3\u201310.0) in MTC.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This meta-analysis provides extensive data on the response rate and adverse effects of locally advanced or metastatic DTC and MTC in patients treated with placebo. 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