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- Title
Efficacy of Docetaxel as a Second-Line Chemotherapy for Thymic Carcinoma.
- Authors
Oguri, Tetsuya; Achiwa, Hiroyuki; Kato, Daisuke; Maeda, Hiroyoshi; Niimi, Takashi; Sato, Shigeki; Ueda, Ryuzo
- Abstract
Thymic carcinoma is a rare and aggressive tumor, and the efficacy of second-line chemotherapy is still unclear. Here, we reported a case of thymic carcinoma that responded well to the administration of docetaxel alone as a second-line chemotherapy. A 64-year-old woman was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma (squamous cell type) with bone metastasis, and she, therefore, received nedaplatin combined with etoposide and ifosfamide. She responded partially, after which she received irradiation for bone metastasis. Two months after chemotherapy, the thymic carcinoma exhibited gradual regrowth and she experienced shoulder pain. We treated this with docetaxel alone (60 mg/m² every 4 weeks). After three courses of docetaxel, we observed a partial response and her shoulder pain disappeared. This case demonstrated that docetaxel is effective as a second-line chemotherapy for thymic carcinoma.
- Subjects
DOCETAXEL; DRUG efficacy; LARYNGEAL cancer; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; CANCER chemotherapy
- Publication
Chemotherapy (0009-3157), 2004, Vol 50, Issue 6, p279
- ISSN
0009-3157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000082626