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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2023

Differential response in patients with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung to initial therapy: A case series.

Yutaka Takahara, Takuya Tanaka, Yoko Ishige, Ikuyo Shionoya, Kouichi Yamamura, Takashi Sakuma, Kazuaki Nishiki, Keisuke Nakase, Masafumi Nojiri, Ryo Kato and 3 more

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yutaka TakaharaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6863-0074
Takuya TanakaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Yoko IshigeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Ikuyo ShionoyaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kouichi YamamuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Takashi SakumaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kazuaki NishikiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Keisuke NakaseDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masafumi NojiriDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Ryo KatoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Shohei ShinomiyaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Taku OikawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
Shiro MizunoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLarge cell neuroendocrine tumors of the lung (LCNEC) are rare. Chemotherapy with the small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) regimen is the most appropriate treatment for LCNEC. However, there is evidence that the non-small cell lung cancer regimen is also effective in some reported cases. Due to the differences in response to LCNEC treatment, a standard of care for LCNEC has not been established. CASES: The clinical records of nine patients with LCNEC who were treated with anticancer drugs based on an SCLC regimen from March 2016 to March 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. The patients who responded to treatment after one cycle of systemic chemotherapy were compared to those who did not respond. All patients in the responder group had a performance status (PS) of 0 or 1. However, 5 of the 6 patients in the non-responder group had a PS of 2 or 3, indicating that many patients were in poor general condition. Although patients with multiple metastases to more than one organ prior to treatment were not identified in the responder group, five of these patients were in the non-responder group. In the non-responder group, all patients discontinued treatment due to deterioration of general condition during first-line treatment. Thus, none of them were able to start the second-line treatment.

conclusionThe results of this study may suggest that early diagnosis and initiation of treatment before multiple organ metastasis development and PS decline may have clinical implications that could lead to improved treatment response in patients with LCNEC.

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Carcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaHumansLungRetrospective Studieschemotherapylarge cell neuroendocrine carcinomanon-small cell lung cancersmall cell lung carcinomatreatment

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PMID36366956
PMCPMC9875627

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