Thymic tumor:a systematic review of non-surgical treatment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4221.2018.06.015
- VernacularTitle:胸腺瘤非手术治疗的研究进展
- Author:
Xiaodan WANG
1
;
Qingfu FENG
Author Information
1. 国家癌症中心/中国医学科学院北京协和医学院肿瘤医院放疗科
- Keywords:
Thymic neoplasms/radiotherapy;
Thymic neoplasms/chemotherapy;
Research progress
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
2018;27(6):607-611
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thymoma of non-surgical treatment or combined modality therapy must be considered in advanced or unresectable cases, which includes radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. The first choice of resectable advanced thymoma is surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy. For unresectable advanced thymoma, inducted therapy followed by surgery and adjuvant therapy is a rational pattern. But the best treatment mode is still unclear. We review the effect and prognosis about non-surgical treatment of thymoma recent years, to offer advice about making the best decision in the treatment of thymoma.
