Is there any contraindication to concurrent administration of radioactive iodine in a patient on immunotherapy?
A patient with stage 3 melanoma on adjuvant nivolumab needs radioactive iodine for papillary thyroid cancer.
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Hello, unfortunately it is not known whether RAI can be given safely with nivolumab for treatment of PTC. Though I don't know of any absolute contraindications. Most of the studies using anti PD1 antibodies for metastatic thyroid carcinoma are in the RAI refractory populations. There are reports of ...