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TSH and free thyroxine (FT4) were measured at baseline and days 10, 30 and 90 after therapy. Thyroid volume was assessed by computed tomography at baseline and day 180.<\/jats:p>\n      <jats:p><jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>: rhTSH, 0.03 mg, significantly increased mean 24-h thyroid RAIU from 25.8% \u00b1 10.3% to 43.3% \u00b1 8.4% (68% relative increase; t(16) = \u22128.43, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The proportion of patients overtly or subclinically hyperthyroid (TSH &lt; 0.5 mU\/l) decreased from 71% (12\/17) at baseline to 19% (3\/16) at 3 months. Mean serum FT<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> peaked at slightly above normal range, 25.9 \u00b1 7.7 pmol\/l (46% over baseline) and was 21% under baseline levels at 3 months. Mean estimated thyroid volume fell 34% from baseline to 6 months (170.0 \u00b1 112.8 to 113.1 \u00b1 97.5 ml; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01). Symptomatic relief, improved well-being, and\/or reduction or elimination of antihyperthyroid medication were seen in 76% of patients. Three (18%) patients had transient neck pain or tenderness, or palpitations; one had transient asymptomatic thyroid enlargement; and three (18%) became hypothyroid by 3 months.<\/jats:p>\n      <jats:p><jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>: Intramuscular rhTSH, 0.03 mg, followed 24 h later by 30 mCi 131-iodine, is a safe, effective and convenient treatment for MNG in elderly patients with comorbidities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1530\/eje.1.02094","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,1]],"date-time":"2006-02-01T21:53:37Z","timestamp":1138830817000},"page":"243-252","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-1","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Low-dose recombinant human thyrotropin-aided radioiodine treatment of large, multinodular goiters in elderly patients"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"154","author":[{"given":"Ohad","family":"Cohen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jacob","family":"Ilany","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Hoffman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Olchovsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sari","family":"Dabhi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Avraham","family":"Karasik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elinor","family":"Goshen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Galina","family":"Rotenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S Tzila","family":"Zwas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","container-title":["European Journal of Endocrinology"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/eje.bioscientifica.com\/view\/journals\/eje\/154\/2\/1540243.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/eje.bioscientifica.com\/view\/journals\/eje\/154\/2\/1540243.xml","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,14]],"date-time":"2023-02-14T16:36:01Z","timestamp":1676392561000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ejendo\/article\/154\/2\/243\/6695611"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2006,2]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2"},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/eje.1.02094","relation":{},"ISSN":["0804-4643","1479-683X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0804-4643","type":"print"},{"value":"1479-683X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2006,2]]}}}