| Literature DB >> 31829410 |
Hiroaki Kanemura1, Tomohide Tamura1, Naoki Nishimura1, Daiki Kobayashi2, Takahiro Higashi3.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Thymic epithelial tumors are a rare type of neoplasm. Accordingly, it is difficult to perform phase III trials in patients with thymic epithelial tumors, and thus, no standard treatment has been established for these tumors. In this study, we aimed to investigate the current status of thymic epithelial tumor treatment in Japan.Entities:
Keywords: chemotherapy; combined modality therapy; thymic carcinoma; thymoma
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31829410 PMCID: PMC7061247 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz167
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Clin Oncol ISSN: 0368-2811 Impact factor: 3.019
Figure 1.Flow chart of patient inclusion.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | All patients ( | Thymoma ( | Thymic carcinoma ( |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years: median (range) | 63 (16–90) | 65 (20–85) | <0.01 | |
| Sex: number (%) | Male | 389 (47.8) | 362 (66.2) | <0.01 |
| Female | 424 (52.2) | 185 (33.8) | ||
| Hospital type: number (%) | Municipal hospital | 388 (47.7) | 279 (51.0) | 0.46 |
| Cancer center | 87 (10.7) | 58 (10.6) | ||
| University hospital | 338 (41.6) | 210 (38.4) | ||
| Stage: number (%) | I | 295 (36.3) | 89 (16.3) | <0.01 |
| II | 2 (0.2) | 6 (1.1) | ||
| III | 127 (15.6) | 105 (19.2) | ||
| IV | 42 (8.3) | 118 (21.6) | ||
| No data | 347 (42.6) | 229 (41.9) | ||
| WHO classification: number (%) | A | 54 (6.6) | ||
| AB | 162 (19.9) | |||
| B1 | 154 (18.9) | |||
| B2 | 174 (21.4) | |||
| B3 | 121 (14.9) | |||
| NOS | 148 (18.2) | |||
| Pathology of thymic cancer: number (%) | Squamous cell carcinoma | 282 (51.6) | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 12 (2.2) | |||
| Others | 20 (3.7) | |||
| Basaloid carcinoma | 7–9 | |||
| Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | 7–9 | |||
| Sarcomatoid carcinoma | 1–3 | |||
| Undifferentiated carcinoma | 4–6 | |||
| NOS | 233 (42.6) |
WHO: World Health Organization, NOS: not otherwise specified.
Patient characteristics by initial treatment
| Characteristic | Thymoma (813) | Surgery (689), | Radiotherapy (21), | Chemotherapy (103), |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years: median (range) | 62 (16–87) | 73 (43–90) | 63 (23–81) | <0.01 | |
| Sex: number (%) | Male | 317 (46.0) | 8 (38.1) | 64 (62.1) | <0.01 |
| Female | 372 (54.0) | 13 (61.9) | 39 (37.9) | ||
| Stage: number (%) | I | 283 (41.1) | 1–3 | 9 (8.7) | <0.01 |
| II | 2 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | ||
| III | 90 (13.1) | 4–6 | 33 (32.0) | ||
| IV | 15 (2.2) | 4–6 | 21 (20.4) | ||
| No data | 299 (43.4) | 7–9 | 40 (38.8) | ||
| WHO classification: number (%) | A | 51 (7.4) | 1–3 | 1–3 | <0.01 |
| AB | 155 (22.5) | 0 | 7–9 | ||
| B1 | 140 (20.3) | 1–3 | 11 (10.7) | ||
| B2 | 150 (21.8) | 4–6 | 19 (18.5) | ||
| B3 | 97 (14.1) | 4–6 | 19 (18.5) | ||
| NOS | 96 (13.9) | 4–6 | 46 (44.7) | ||
| Thymic carcinoma (547) | Surgery (230) | Radiotherapy (67) | Chemotherapy (250) | ||
| Age in years: median (range) | 66 (20–85) | 68 (36–85) | 64 (22–84) | <0.01 | |
| Sex: number (%) | Male | 141 (61.3) | 46 (68.7) | 175 (70.0) | 0.12 |
| Female | 89 (38.7) | 21 (31.3) | 75 (30.0) | ||
| Stage: number (%) | I | 70 (30.4) | 7 (10.4) | 12 (4.8) | <0.01 |
| II | 3 (1.3) | 1–3 | 2 (0.8) | ||
| III | 47 (20.4) | 7–9 | 50 (20.0) | ||
| IV | 19 (8.3) | 19 (28.4) | 80 (32.0) | ||
| No data | 91 (39.6) | 32 (47.8) | 106 (42.4) |
Figure 2.(a) Treatment patterns in patients with thymoma. (b) Treatment patterns in patients with thymic carcinoma. Rx: treatment, XRT: radiation, Chemo: chemotherapy.
Regimens in patients with chemotherapy
| Thymoma ( | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Single agent | 6 (4.4) | ||
| AMR | 1–3 | ||
| GEM | 1–3 | ||
| PEM | 1-3 | ||
| Sirolimus | 1–3 | ||
| EPI | 1–3 | ||
| Platinum combination | CDDP combination | 75 (55.6) | |
| DXR + CPA+VCR | 37 (27.4) | ||
| DXR | 13 (9.6) | ||
| Others | 25 (18.5) | ||
| DXR+CPA | 7-9 | ||
| AMR | 4-6 | ||
| ETP | 4-6 | ||
| DXR + ETP+VCR | 1-3 | ||
| 5-FU | 1–3 | ||
| S-1 | 1–3 | ||
| VNR | 1–3 | ||
| CPT-11 | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA combination | 54 (40.0) | ||
| PTX | 47 (34.8) | ||
| Others | 7 (5.2) | ||
| DOC | 1–3 | ||
| ETP | 1–3 | ||
| DXR | 1–3 | ||
| GEM | 1–3 | ||
| S-1 | 1–3 | ||
| Compliance rate (%) | 74.1 | ||
| Thymic carcinoma ( | Frequency | ||
| Single agent | 19 (6.0) | ||
| S-1 | 7–9 | ||
| DOC | 4–6 | ||
| AMR | 1–3 | ||
| PTX | 1-3 | ||
| THP | 1–3 | ||
| Platinum combination | CDDP combination | 81 (25.6) | |
| DXR + CPA + VCR | 39 (12.3) | ||
| ETP | 13 (4.1) | ||
| Others | 29 (9.2) | ||
| DOC | 7–9 | ||
| CPT-11 | 4–6 | ||
| DXR + CPA | 4-6 | ||
| VNR | 4-6 | ||
| S-1 | 1–3 | ||
| DXR + ETP + VCR | 1-3 | ||
| DXR | 1-3 | ||
| 5-FU | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA combination | 215 (68.0) | ||
| PTX | 195 (61.7) | ||
| Others | 20 (6.3) | ||
| GEM | 7–9 | ||
| S-1 | 4–6 | ||
| DXR | 4–6 | ||
| ETP | 1–3 | ||
| DOC | 1–3 | ||
| Others | DOC + nedaplatin | 1–3 | |
| Compliance rate (%) | 80.7 | ||
AMR: amurubicin, GEM: gemcitabine, PEM: pemetrexed, EPI: epirubicin, CDDP: cisplatin, DXR: doxorubicin, CPA: cyclophosphamide, VCR: vincristine, ETP: etoposide, 5-FU: fluorouracil, S-1: tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil, VNR: vinorelbine, CBDCA: carboplatin, PTX: paclitaxel, DOC: docetaxel, THP: pirarubicin, NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network, ESMO: European Society for Medical Oncology, CPT-11: irrinotecan.
aRegimens described only in NCCN guidelines.
bRegimens described in NCCN and ESMO guidelines.
cRegimens described only in ESMO guidelines.
Regimens in patients with chemotherapy by hospital type
| Thymoma ( | Municipal hospital ( | Cancer center ( | University hospital ( |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monotherapy | 4 (5.9) | 2 (11.1) | 0 |
| AMR | 1 (1.5) | 1 (5.6) | |
| GEM | 1 (5.6) | ||
| PEM | 1 (1.5) | ||
| Sirolimus | 1 (1.5) | ||
| EPI | 1 (1.5) | ||
| CBDCA + PTX | 20 (29.4) | 7–9 | 20 (40.8) |
| CDDP + DXR + CPA + VCR | 17 (25.0) | 1–3 | 18 (36.7) |
| Others | 27 (39.7) | 7 (38.9) | 11 (22.4) |
| CDDP + DXR | 10 (14.7) | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| CDDP + DXR + CPA | 4–6 | 1–3 | |
| CDDP + AMR | 4–6 | 1–3 | |
| CDDP + ETP | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| CDDP + DXR + ETP + VCR | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| CDDP + 5-FU | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA + DOC | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| CBDCA + ETP | 1–3 | ||
| CDDP + S-1 | 1–3 | ||
| CDDP + VNR | 1–3 | ||
| CDDP + CPT-11 | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA + DXR | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA + GEM | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA + S-1 | 1–3 | ||
| Compliance rate (%) | 66.2 | 61.1 | 87.8 |
| Thymic carcinoma ( | Municipal hospital ( | Cancer center ( | University hospital ( |
| Monotherapy | 10 (6.4) | 0 | 9 (6.9) |
| S-1 | 4–6 | 4–6 | |
| DOC | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| AMR | 1–3 | ||
| PTX | 1–3 | ||
| THP | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA + PTX | 88 (56.4) | 23 (76.7) | 84 (64.6) |
| CDDP + DXR + CPA + VCR | 22 (14.1) | 1 (3.3) | 16 (12.3) |
| Others | 36 (23.1) | 6 (20.0) | 21 (16.2) |
| CDDP + ETP | 4–6 | 4–6 | 1–3 |
| CDDP + DOC | 4–6 | ||
| CBDCA + GEM | 4–6 | 1–3 | |
| CDDP + CPT-11 | 4–6 | 1–3 | |
| CBDCA + S-1 | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| CDDP + DXR + CPA | 4-6 | ||
| CDDP + VNR | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| CBDCA + DXR | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| CDDP + S-1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| CBDCA + ETP | 1–3 | ||
| CDDP + DXR + ETP + VCR | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| CDDP + DXR | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| CDDP + 5-FU | 1–3 | ||
| CBDCA + DOC | 1–3 | ||
| DOC + nedaplatin | 1–3 | ||
| Compliance rate (%) | 78.8 | 100.0 | 78.4 |
aRegimens described only in NCCN guidelines.
bRegimens described in NCCN and ESMO guidelines.
cRegimens described only in ESMO guidelines.