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ArticleCancer management and research2022

Transformation from Small Cell to Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Thymic Carcinoma Patient with a Durable Response to Anlotinib: A Case Report.

Wenru Qin, Bing Zou, Xinyu Fan, Bingjie Fan, Shijiang Wang, Linlin Wang

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenru Qin *Department of Oncology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Bing Zou *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Xinyu FanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Bingjie FanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Shijiang WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Linlin WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-2231-6642
Shandong Tumor Hospital · CNShandong University · CNWeifang Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most common pathologic type of thymic carcinoma (TC) is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Small cell carcinoma is relatively rare, accounting for approximately 2% to 5% of all thymic tumors. Histologic transformation of TC has not yet been reported. Available treatments for TC patients who progress after first-line therapy are limited, which contributes to their poor prognosis. We reported an extraordinary case of a 66-year-old man who was diagnosed with thymic small cell carcinoma that transformed into SCC after third-line treatment. Surprisingly, the patient had a progression-free survival (PFS) of 25 months and an overall survival (OS) of 10 years on anlotinib as fourth-line therapy. The tolerance was well. Thus, anlotinib may be a safe and promising treatment for TC patients, especially those who undergo histologic transformation.

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anlotinibhistologic transformationsmall cell carcinomasquamous cell carcinomathymic carcinoma

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