As knockdown of Nrf2 reduced the metastatic and invasive ability of anaplastic thyroid cancer cells by inhibiting the Notch 1 signaling pathway and increased the cancer cell sensitivity to lenvatinib, Nrf2 could be a promising therapeutic target for patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer. Here, NFE2L2 is linked to thyroid gland undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma.