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Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Akiko Takahashi
    • Rintaro Noro
    • Natsuki Takano
    • Kakeru Hisakane
    • Satoshi Takahashi
    • Aya Fukuizumi
    • Miwako Omori
    • Teppei Sugano
    • Susumu Takeuchi
    • Shinji Nakamichi
    • Akihiko Miyanaga
    • Yuji Minegishi
    • Kaoru Kubota
    • Masahiro Seike
    • Akihiko Gemma
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    Affiliations: Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo 113‑8603, Japan
    Copyright: © Takahashi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Abstract

Thymic carcinoma is a relatively rare type of malignant tumor. The present retrospective study evaluated the efficacy and safety of carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of advanced thymic carcinoma. The study included data from 12 patients with advanced thymic carcinoma treated in the Nippon Medical School Hospital (Tokyo, Japan). Response to treatment, patient survival and treatment safety were assessed. The objective response rate was 66.7% (8/12 patients). Disease control was achieved in 11 patients (91.7%). At the median follow‑up time of 27.6 months (range, 6.2‑75.1 months), the median progression‑free survival and median first‑line overall survival times were 16.7 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 13.2‑37.7] and 14.3 months (95% CI, 4.7‑54.6), respectively. There was no occurrence of febrile neutropenia or treatment‑related death. The results of the present study showed that carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel was effective and safe. Therefore, it is a promising chemotherapy regimen for the treatment of advanced thymic carcinoma.
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Takahashi A, Noro R, Takano N, Hisakane K, Takahashi S, Fukuizumi A, Omori M, Sugano T, Takeuchi S, Nakamichi S, Nakamichi S, et al: Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 16: 87, 2022.
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Takahashi, A., Noro, R., Takano, N., Hisakane, K., Takahashi, S., Fukuizumi, A. ... Gemma, A. (2022). Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 16, 87. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2520
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Takahashi, A., Noro, R., Takano, N., Hisakane, K., Takahashi, S., Fukuizumi, A., Omori, M., Sugano, T., Takeuchi, S., Nakamichi, S., Miyanaga, A., Minegishi, Y., Kubota, K., Seike, M., Gemma, A."Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 16.4 (2022): 87.
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Takahashi, A., Noro, R., Takano, N., Hisakane, K., Takahashi, S., Fukuizumi, A., Omori, M., Sugano, T., Takeuchi, S., Nakamichi, S., Miyanaga, A., Minegishi, Y., Kubota, K., Seike, M., Gemma, A."Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 16, no. 4 (2022): 87. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2520
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Takahashi, A., Noro, R., Takano, N., Hisakane, K., Takahashi, S., Fukuizumi, A. ... Gemma, A. (2022). Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 16, 87. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2520
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Takahashi, A., Noro, R., Takano, N., Hisakane, K., Takahashi, S., Fukuizumi, A., Omori, M., Sugano, T., Takeuchi, S., Nakamichi, S., Miyanaga, A., Minegishi, Y., Kubota, K., Seike, M., Gemma, A."Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 16.4 (2022): 87.
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Takahashi, A., Noro, R., Takano, N., Hisakane, K., Takahashi, S., Fukuizumi, A., Omori, M., Sugano, T., Takeuchi, S., Nakamichi, S., Miyanaga, A., Minegishi, Y., Kubota, K., Seike, M., Gemma, A."Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin‑bound paclitaxel for the treatment of thymic carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 16, no. 4 (2022): 87. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2520
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