ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy between B3 Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma.
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- The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma following surgery: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
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- Current Treatment Approaches for Thymic Epithelial Tumors.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundB3 type thymoma is defined as a well-differentiated thymic carcinoma and is similar to a thymic carcinoma. However, the differences between them are not well defined. In addition, the data to compare the efficacy and safety of platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy between B3 thymoma and thymic carcinoma are lacking.
methodsThe efficacy and safety of platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy was retrospectively compared between a group of 36 patients with type B3 thymoma and a group of 127 patients with thymic carcinoma treated between January 2009 and March 2022 at the Zhejiang Cancer Hospital. Objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and treatment-related adverse events were analyzed.
resultsThe ORRs for B3 thymoma and thymic carcinoma were 36.1% and 28.3%, respectively (
conclusionsB3 thymoma and especially squamous carcinoma patients may be treated using a similar therapy scheme as that utilized for thymic carcinoma.
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