Department of Medical Oncology, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal (HM-CIOCC), Hospital HM Nou Delfos, HM Hospitales, Avinguda de Vallcarca, 151, 08023, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2022 Apr;24(4):635-645. doi: 10.1007/s12094-022-02788-w. Epub 2022 Feb 5.
Thymic epithelial tumours (TET) represent a heterogeneous group of rare malignancies that include thymomas and thymic carcinoma. Treatment of TET is based on the resectability of the tumour. If this is considered achievable upfront, surgical resection is the cornerstone of treatment. Platinum-based chemotherapy is the standard regimen for advanced TET. Due to the rarity of this disease, treatment decisions should be discussed in specific multidisciplinary tumour boards, and there are few prospective clinical studies with new strategies. However, several pathways involved in TET have been explored as potential targets for new therapies in previously treated patients, such as multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors with antiangiogenic properties and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). One third of patient with thymoma present an autoimmune disorders, increasing the risk of immune-related adverse events and autoimmune flares under ICIs. In these guidelines, we summarize the current evidence for the therapeutic approach in patients with TET and define levels of evidence for these decisions.
胸腺上皮肿瘤(TET)是一组罕见的恶性肿瘤,包括胸腺瘤和胸腺癌。TET 的治疗基于肿瘤的可切除性。如果这被认为是可以实现的,那么手术切除是治疗的基石。铂类化疗是晚期 TET 的标准治疗方案。由于这种疾病的罕见性,应在特定的多学科肿瘤委员会中讨论治疗决策,并且很少有新策略的前瞻性临床研究。然而,已经探索了 TET 涉及的几种途径,作为以前接受过治疗的患者的新疗法的潜在靶点,例如具有抗血管生成特性的多酪氨酸激酶抑制剂和免疫检查点抑制剂(ICI)。三分之一的胸腺瘤患者存在自身免疫性疾病,这增加了免疫相关不良事件和 ICI 下自身免疫发作的风险。在这些指南中,我们总结了 TET 患者治疗方法的现有证据,并为这些决策确定了证据水平。