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What criteria do you use to guide your decision on adjuvant radiation for thymic carcinoma?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute

We use NSCLC regimen to treat thymic carcinoma, either preop chemoRT or adjuvant chemoRT for advanced disease, positive margins, etc..

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Radiation Oncology · University of Iowa

I agree with @Dr. First Last's answer regarding adjuvant treatment. I have treated patients with definitive chemoRT and even RT alone when they were not surgically resectible, whether for medical or surgical reasons. A platinum-based chemotherapy has been utilized. In one such case, I treated 45 Gy ...

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