First-Line Treatment with Carboplatin plus nab-Paclitaxel and Maintenance Monotherapy with nab-Paclitaxel for a Thymic Carcinoma: A Case Report

Thymic carcinomas are rare malignant tumors, located in the anterior mediastinum. For the treatment of these carcinomas, several chemotherapy regimens have been suggested, including carboplatin plus paclitaxel. However, because of the rarity of these tumors, the standard chemotherapy regimen has not...

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Main Authors: Kunihiko Funaishi, Masahiro Yamasaki, Naomi Saito, Wakako Daido, Sayaka Ishiyama, Naoko Deguchi, Masaya Taniwaki, Nobuyuki Ohashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/477758