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Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Satoshi Igawa
    • Nobuyuki Yanagisawa
    • Hideyuki Niwa
    • Mikiko Ishihara
    • Yasuhiro Hiyoshi
    • Sakiko Otani
    • Ken Katono
    • Jiichiro Sasaki
    • Yukitoshi Satoh
    • Noriyuki Masuda
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    Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252‑0374, Japan, Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252‑0374, Japan, Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252‑0374, Japan, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252‑0374, Japan
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    Published online on: October 19, 2015
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3812
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Abstract

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs) are rare, and the optimal regimen for second and subsequent lines of chemotherapy for the treatment of LCNECs remains unknown. In the present case study, a 59‑year‑old male with post‑operative recurrent thymic LCNEC was treated with nab‑paclitaxel and carboplatin every 4 weeks as third‑line chemotherapy, and a partial response was achieved following 4 cycles of this regimen. The patient developed grade 4 neutropenia and grade 3 leukopenia, but none of the other toxicities, including peripheral neuropathy, were severe. Therefore, the patient was able to tolerate this salvage chemotherapy. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first case demonstrating clinically meaningful antitumor activity by combination chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab‑paclitaxel, resulting in a positive response in a patient with thymic LCNEC.
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Igawa S, Yanagisawa N, Niwa H, Ishihara M, Hiyoshi Y, Otani S, Katono K, Sasaki J, Satoh Y, Masuda N, Masuda N, et al: Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 3519-3522, 2015.
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Igawa, S., Yanagisawa, N., Niwa, H., Ishihara, M., Hiyoshi, Y., Otani, S. ... Masuda, N. (2015). Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 3519-3522. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3812
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Igawa, S., Yanagisawa, N., Niwa, H., Ishihara, M., Hiyoshi, Y., Otani, S., Katono, K., Sasaki, J., Satoh, Y., Masuda, N."Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.6 (2015): 3519-3522.
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Igawa, S., Yanagisawa, N., Niwa, H., Ishihara, M., Hiyoshi, Y., Otani, S., Katono, K., Sasaki, J., Satoh, Y., Masuda, N."Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 6 (2015): 3519-3522. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3812
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Igawa S, Yanagisawa N, Niwa H, Ishihara M, Hiyoshi Y, Otani S, Katono K, Sasaki J, Satoh Y, Masuda N, Masuda N, et al: Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 3519-3522, 2015.
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Igawa, S., Yanagisawa, N., Niwa, H., Ishihara, M., Hiyoshi, Y., Otani, S. ... Masuda, N. (2015). Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 3519-3522. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3812
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Igawa, S., Yanagisawa, N., Niwa, H., Ishihara, M., Hiyoshi, Y., Otani, S., Katono, K., Sasaki, J., Satoh, Y., Masuda, N."Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.6 (2015): 3519-3522.
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Igawa, S., Yanagisawa, N., Niwa, H., Ishihara, M., Hiyoshi, Y., Otani, S., Katono, K., Sasaki, J., Satoh, Y., Masuda, N."Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 6 (2015): 3519-3522. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3812
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