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Association of nasal irrigation with reduced nasal symptoms after radioiodine ablation in differentiated thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching.
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Ren Juan, Fu Shuiyuan, Dong Yuanfei, Ding Yueyun, Zheng Feibo, Meng Shasha, Zhu Zongping, Song Shuai
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BACKGROUND: Nasal symptoms after radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer have received less attention than salivary or lacrimal toxicity. Nasal saline irrigation is a simple supportive-care measure, but its association with post-RAI nasal symptom burden remains insufficiently evaluated.
METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study included patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who received 131I remnant ablation or therapy at Qingdao Municipal Hospital between April 2024 and March 2025. Patients received either standard care alone or standard care plus stepped nasal irrigation with 0.9% saline. Nasal symptoms were assessed using a 0-10 visual analog scale at discharge and at 2 weeks, 1 month, and 2 months after discharge. Propensity score matching was used to construct the matched cohort. Post-therapy imaging on days 3 and 7 was used to explore nasal mucosa target-to-background (T/B) ratios.
RESULTS: Among 185 eligible patients, 92 received standard care and 93 received nasal irrigation. After matching, 148 patients were included in the primary analysis. Symptoms meeting the prespecified VAS ≥3 threshold occurred in 27 of 74 patients (36.5%) in the standard-care group and 13 of 74 patients (17.6%) in the irrigation group (risk difference, -20.27 percentage points; 95% CI, -34.32 to -6.22; P = 0.005). Rescue medication was required in 25 of 74 patients (33.8%) and 11 of 74 patients (14.9%), respectively. Nasal dryness showed the most consistent between-group difference. The day-7 T/B ratio was lower in the irrigation group (2.24 ± 0.76 vs. 2.56 ± 0.81; P = 0.012), whereas the day-3 ratio was similar.
CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective cohort, stepped nasal saline irrigation was associated with fewer early post-RAI nasal symptoms and less rescue medication use. The imaging findings were exploratory and should not be interpreted as direct evidence of enhanced radioiodine clearance. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study included patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who received 131I remnant ablation or therapy at Qingdao Municipal Hospital between April 2024 and March 2025. Patients received either standard care alone or standard care plus stepped nasal irrigation with 0.9% saline. Nasal symptoms were assessed using a 0-10 visual analog scale at discharge and at 2 weeks, 1 month, and 2 months after discharge. Propensity score matching was used to construct the matched cohort. Post-therapy imaging on days 3 and 7 was used to explore nasal mucosa target-to-background (T/B) ratios.
RESULTS: Among 185 eligible patients, 92 received standard care and 93 received nasal irrigation. After matching, 148 patients were included in the primary analysis. Symptoms meeting the prespecified VAS ≥3 threshold occurred in 27 of 74 patients (36.5%) in the standard-care group and 13 of 74 patients (17.6%) in the irrigation group (risk difference, -20.27 percentage points; 95% CI, -34.32 to -6.22; P = 0.005). Rescue medication was required in 25 of 74 patients (33.8%) and 11 of 74 patients (14.9%), respectively. Nasal dryness showed the most consistent between-group difference. The day-7 T/B ratio was lower in the irrigation group (2.24 ± 0.76 vs. 2.56 ± 0.81; P = 0.012), whereas the day-3 ratio was similar.
CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective cohort, stepped nasal saline irrigation was associated with fewer early post-RAI nasal symptoms and less rescue medication use. The imaging findings were exploratory and should not be interpreted as direct evidence of enhanced radioiodine clearance. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.