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Thoracic Malignancies • Medical Oncology
For metastatic thymic carcinoma or thymoma, after 6 cycles of chemotherapy (ie cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin) with good a response, what if any maintenance regimen would you consider?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
I would not recommend any maintenance therapy for a malignant thymoma after induction chemotherapy. The NCCN guidelines do not provide a recommendation for the number of cycles in the induction setting, but typically 4-6 cycles are given.
However, patients with thymomas can live many years, and I d...
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