A novel second line chemotherapy treatment of recurrent thymoma. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Thymoma is an uncommon malignancy which is initially treated with surgery. Combined modality treatment with radiation and chemotherapy is utilized in cases of unresectable or metastatic disease. In patients with relapse, a number of different chemotherapeutic regimens have been used with varying success. The case of a male with recurrent thymoma treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel is presented and the literature reviewed. The patient responded to this novel regimen with improvement in clinical symptoms and reduction in tumor mass. This novel regimen has shown activity as second line therapy and merits further investigation as a first line treatment for patients with invasive and or metastatic thymoma.

publication date

  • January 1, 1997

Research

keywords

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Thymoma
  • Thymus Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0031456655

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/BF02989645

PubMed ID

  • 9468040

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 14

issue

  • 3-4