ArticleAnnals of radiation therapy and oncology2017
A Single-Institution Analysis of Thymic Carcinoma Treated with Multi-Modality Therapy.
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Abstract
purposeReview of our experience in treating thymic carcinoma patients using a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
methodsAn institutional review of thymic carcinoma patients treated between 2007 and 2014 was performed analyzing clinical characteristics, treatment intent, surgical margin status, and radiation treatment dose. Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
resultsNine individuals were treated for newly diagnosed thymic carcinoma. Three patients had unresectable disease at presentation; two of these were treated with definitive chemoradiation therapy while another received neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Seven subjects underwent surgical resection (one after neoadjuvant chemotherapy) with pathological staging ranging from IIa - IVb disease. Patients were planned for adjuvant radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy; however, one developed liver metastases prior to initiating radiotherapy and was therefore treated with palliative chemotherapy alone. A second patient was non-compliant with radiation treatments and was considered as treated with palliative chemotherapy alone. Of the seven patients who completed definitive treatment, median time to progression and overall survival has yet to be reached. Only one of these patients developed progressive disease 10 months after completing treatment and eventually succumbed to disease 41 months after completing definitive therapy. With a median follow up of 30 months, two year overall survival is 67% for all patients.
conclusionResection with an emphasis on best possible oncologic margins, followed by radiation and chemotherapy remains an effective treatment strategy for advanced stage thymic carcinoma. In patients who present with unresectable tumors, neoadjuvant chemotherapy or definitive chemoradiation therapy may also be considered as viable treatment strategies.
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