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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2023

Anlotinib plus camrelizumab achieved long-term survival in a patient with metastatic esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma.

Lingxiao Zhou, Guanxin Xu, Tianwei Chen, Qiyuan Wang, Jing Zhao, Ting Zhang, Rong Duan, Yang Xia

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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 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lingxiao ZhouKey Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Guanxin XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Tianwei ChenKey Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Qiyuan WangDepartment of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ting ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Rong DuanDepartment of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yang XiaKey Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2487-2244
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEsophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a rare cancer with an extremely poor prognosis. The average overall survival of patients with metastatic disease is only 1 year. The efficacy of anti-angiogenic agents combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors remains unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: A 64-year-old man, initially diagnosed with esophageal NEC, underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and esophagectomy. Although the patient remained disease-free for 11 months, eventually the tumor progressed and did not respond to three lines of combined therapy (etoposide plus carboplatin with local radiotherapy, albumin-bound paclitaxel plus durvalumab, and irinotecan plus nedaplatin). The patient then received anlotinib plus camrelizumab, and a dramatic regression was observed (confirmed by positron emission tomography-computed tomography). The patient has been disease-free for over 29 months and has survived for over 4 years since diagnosis.

conclusionCombined therapy with anti-angiogenic agents and immune checkpoint inhibitors may be a promising strategy for esophageal NEC, although more evidence is warranted to validate its efficacy.

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Carcinoma, NeuroendocrineEsophageal NeoplasmsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIndolesMaleMiddle AgedQuinolinesanlotinibAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedcamrelizumabCarboplatinImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIndolesQuinolinesantiangiogenic therapycombination therapyesophageal neuroendocrine carcinomaimmune checkpoint inhibitormetastasis

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PMID37381647
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