Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

Epidemiology

• median OS: 3-6mo, median 1y survival: 20% (historically)
• accounts for up to 50% of deaths due to thyroid cancer
  • general thyroid cancer 2009 incidence: 37,200
  • general thyroid cancer 2009 death rate: 1,630
  • ATC incidence: 2%
  • ATC yearly death rate: near 100%
  • 37000 * 0.02 = 740