Evans Tracey L
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Onco Targets Ther. 2012;5:177-84. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S23267. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
The purpose of this review article is to review recent advances in the treatment of advanced thymic epithelial tumors. These tumors are generally responsive to cytotoxic combination chemotherapy in the first-line setting. While newer agents have shown efficacy in the salvage setting, there is no one standard approach. A multitude of targeted agents have shown promise generally in case reports, though as of yet, nothing has shown consistent benefit. Because of the rarity of thymic epithelial tumors, clinical trial enrollment is difficult but nevertheless essential.
这篇综述文章的目的是回顾晚期胸腺上皮肿瘤治疗的最新进展。这些肿瘤在一线治疗中通常对细胞毒性联合化疗有反应。虽然新型药物在挽救治疗中已显示出疗效,但尚无统一的标准方法。许多靶向药物在病例报告中总体上显示出前景,不过截至目前,尚无药物显示出持续的益处。由于胸腺上皮肿瘤罕见,临床试验入组困难,但仍然至关重要。