| Literature DB >> 17397962 |
Makoto Kobayashi1, Takayuki Ikezoe, Yoshiki Uemura, Hisayuki Ueno, Hirokuni Taguchi.
Abstract
Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) is a rare paraneoplastic disorder that is frequently found in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC); it is caused by autoantibody to the 23-kDa photoreceptor protein, recoverin. We report a 9-year survivor of SCLC after concurrent chemoradiotherapy. His anti-recoverin antibody remains positive. Long-term survival without SCLC recurrence might be related to an autoimmunity mechanism that causes CAR due to the presence of anti-recoverin antibody cross-reacting with retinal cells and tumor cells. The current literature review was conducted to evaluate the impact on overall survival according to anti-recoverin antibody status.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17397962 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.02.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lung Cancer ISSN: 0169-5002 Impact factor: 5.705