Advances and Reflections on Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer

The vast majority of thyroid cancers show a good prognosis. However, the treatment of locally advanced thyroid cancer presents a huge problem. The wide application of targeted and immunotherapy in neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced thyroid cancer has become a new therapeutic direction. This article summarizes the research on neoadjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and targeted therapy and immunotherapy related to various pathological types of thyroid cancer, with a focus on the recent advancements and thoughts on the application of targeted and immunotherapeutic drugs in neoadjuvant therapy. The results provide additional options for the clinical treatment of locally advanced thyroid cancer.