Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Stage II Thymoma After Complete Tumor Resection

2010 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 1400-1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Dong Chen ◽  
Qin-Fu Feng ◽  
Hai-Zhen Lu ◽  
You-Sheng Mao ◽  
Zong-Mei Zhou ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. LBA5-LBA5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy S. Herbst ◽  
Masahiro Tsuboi ◽  
Thomas John ◽  
Christian Grohé ◽  
Margarita Majem ◽  
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LBA5 Background: Osimertinib is a 3rd-generation, CNS-active, EGFR-TKI with superior efficacy to comparator EGFR-TKI (gefitinib/erlotinib) in treatment-naïve EGFRm advanced NSCLC. Approx. 30% of pts with NSCLC present with early stage (I–IIIA) disease; surgery is the primary treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy is standard of care in pts with resected stage II–III NSCLC and select stage IB pts; however, recurrence rates are high and other therapies are needed. ADAURA (NCT02511106) is a Ph III, double-blind, randomized study assessing the efficacy and safety of osimertinib vs placebo (PBO) in pts with stage IB–IIIA EGFRm NSCLC after complete tumor resection and adjuvant chemotherapy, when indicated. Following Independent Data Monitoring Committee recommendation, the trial was unblinded early due to efficacy; we report an unplanned interim analysis. Methods: Eligible pts: ≥18 years (Japan/Taiwan: ≥20), WHO PS 0/1, primary non-squamous stage IB/II/IIIA NSCLC, confirmed EGFRm (ex19del/L858R), complete resection of primary NSCLC with full recovery from surgery; postoperative chemotherapy was allowed. Pts were randomized 1:1 to osimertinib 80 mg once daily orally or PBO to receive treatment for up to 3 years and stratified by stage (IB/II/IIIA), mutation type (ex19del/L858R), and race (Asian/non-Asian). Primary endpoint: disease-free survival (DFS) by investigator in stage II–IIIA pts. Secondary endpoints: overall survival (OS) and safety. Data cutoff (DCO): 17 Jan 2020. Results: Globally, 682 pts were randomized to treatment: osimertinib n=339, PBO n=343. Baseline characteristics were balanced across arms (osimertinib/PBO): stage IB 31/31%, stage II/IIIA 69/69%, female 68/72%, ex19del 55/56%, L858R 45/44%. In stage II–IIIA pts, DFS hazard ratio (HR) was 0.17 (95% CI 0.12, 0.23); p<0.0001 (156/470 events); 2-year DFS rate was 90% with osimertinib vs 44% with PBO. In the overall population, DFS HR was 0.21 (0.16, 0.28); p<0.0001 (196/682 events); 2-year DFS rate was 89% with osimertinib vs 53% with PBO. OS was immature (4% maturity) with 29/682 deaths (osimertinib n=9, PBO n=20) at DCO. The safety profile was consistent with the known safety profile of osimertinib. Conclusions: Adjuvant osimertinib is the 1st targeted agent in a global trial to show a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in DFS in pts with stage IB/II/IIIA EGFRm NSCLC after complete tumor resection and adjuvant chemotherapy, when indicated. Adjuvant osimertinib provides an effective new treatment strategy for these pts. Clinical trial information: NCT02511106 .


Author(s):  
Francesco Ricotta ◽  
Massimo Bassi ◽  
Nicola Tomasetti ◽  
Angelo Campobassi ◽  
Vincenzo Maiolo ◽  
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: Osteosarcoma of the jaws (OSJ) is a relatively rare disease, accounting for between 2% and 10% of all cases of osteosarcoma, it is morphologically and radiologically identical to the trunk and extremity variant, but distinct in several crucial aspects. : The lesion is characterized by sarcomatous cells which produces a variable amount of osteoid bone. It arises centrally within the bone and can be subdivided into osteoblastic, chondroblastic and fibroblastic subtype, depending on the predominant cell type. : Radiographically, these tumors display a spectrum of bone changes from well-demarcated borders to lytic bone destruction with indefinite margins and variable cortical bone erosion or, in some cases, images of sclerotic bone. Therapeutic options for OSJ include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which are employed according to age of the patient, histological classification and localization of the tumor. Today there is no a general consensus in the treatment guidelines for the OSJ though surgery represents the key of the treatment. The main prognostic factor deeply influencing the patient's prognosis remains the complete tumor resection with negative surgical margins. : The aim of the present review is to describe the state of the art regarding diagnostic and surgical treatment aspects of the primary osteosarcoma of the jaws.


2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-270
Author(s):  
Mehmet Akif Önalan ◽  
Ahmet Demirkaya ◽  
Kemal Behzatoglu ◽  
Ersin Erek

Cardiac leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare tumor with a poor prognosis. An 18-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with a left atrial leiomyosarcoma extending to the right lower pulmonary veins. We performed complete tumor excision by the right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy approach using minimally invasive techniques. After pathological confirmation of the tumor, right lower lobectomy was performed with the same incision one week later to prevent recurrence. Although no tumor remnant was found in the lobectomy specimen, adjuvant chemotherapy was started. No recurrence was detected during the 12-month follow-up. In conclusion, the right submammarian minithoracotomy approach has the advantages of its less invasive nature and suitability for complete tumor resection with lobectomy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 910-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Kajiyama ◽  
Shiro Suzuki ◽  
Nobuhisa Yoshikawa ◽  
Michiyasu Kawai ◽  
Kiyosumi Shibata ◽  
...  

ObjectiveComplete tumor resection is considered essential in the management of patients with ovarian clear-cell carcinoma. There is a debate regarding whether patients with recurrent ovarian clear-cell carcinoma benefit from secondary cytoreductive surgery.MethodsDetails of patients with clear-cell carcinoma were collected by the Tokai Ovarian Tumor Study Group (Nagoya University Hospital and 13 affiliated institutions) and evaluated between January 1990 and December 2015. Histology was confirmed after central pathological review. The primary endpoint of the study was disease-free survival after secondary cytoreductive surgery. Distributions of events were evaluated using the χ2 test. Survival analysis was based on the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival curves were compared using the log-rank test. A value of p<0.05 was considered significant.ResultsA total of 169 patients who underwent secondary cytoreductive surgery (N=25) or medical management (N=144) for recurrent clear-cell carcinoma were collected. The median age for patients undergoing secondary cytoreductive surgery was 50 years (range 35–66). Overall, 18 patients had complete resection. In patients who underwent secondary cytoreductive surgery, the median disease-free and post-recurrence survival periods were 10.9 months and 21.2 months, respectively. Moreover, among 18 patients who underwent complete resection, seven showed no evidence of disease during the observation periods. The median post-recurrence survival periods of patients with complete or incomplete resection were 30.1 months and 10.4 months, respectively (p=0.002). On stratification by the recurrence site, patients with intraperitoneal recurrence showed poorer post-recurrence survival than those with recurrence at other sites (p=0.016). However, comparison between the secondary cytoreductive surgery group versus the medical management group showed there was no difference in post-recurrence survival, even when considering complete tumor resection (p=0.114).ConclusionPatients with intraperitoneal recurrence or incomplete tumor resection had the worst survival after secondary cytoreductive surgery.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajrullah Ahmeti ◽  
Homajoun Maslehaty ◽  
Athanasios K. Petridis ◽  
Alexandros Doukas ◽  
Mehran Mahvash ◽  
...  

We present the case of a 30-year-old male patient with an almost complete destruction of the calvarial bone through an anaplastic meningioma diagnosed in line with dizziness. Neuroimaging revealed an extensive growing, contrast enhancing lesion expanding at the supra- and infratentorial convexity, infiltrating and destroying large parts of the skull, and infiltrating the skin. Due to progressive ataxia and dysarthria with proven tumor growth in the posterior fossa in the continuing course, parts of the tumor were resected. A surgical procedure with the aim of complete tumor resection in a curative manner was not possible. Six months after the first operation, due to a new tumor progression, most extensive tumor resection was performed. Due to the aggressive and destructive growth with a high rate of recurrence and tendency of metastases, anaplastic meningiomas can be termed as malignant tumors. The extrinsic growth masks the tumor until they reach a size, which makes these tumors almost unresectable. In the best case scenarios, the five-year survival is about 50%. With the presented case, we would like to show the aggressive behavior of anaplastic meningiomas in a very illustrative way. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery reach their limits in this tumor entity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-149
Author(s):  
Cagatay Taskiran ◽  
Dogan Vatansever ◽  
Selim Misirlioglu ◽  
Burak Giray ◽  
Tuncer Kumcular ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10556-10556
Author(s):  
J. Li ◽  
F. J. Gong ◽  
J. Li ◽  
W. A. Wu ◽  
L. Shen

10556 Background: Imatinib benefits the patients with metastatic GIST but whether it is effective in the adjuvant setting after complete tumor resection of primary GIST is questionable. Methods: Patients who had undergone complete tumor resection with intermediate or high risk of recurrence (define) were enrolled in a single-center non-randomized open contrast study. Patients had adjuvant therapy with imatinib (400mg once a day) for 3 years commencing within 12 weeks of tumor resection, or had follow-up alone. We performed c-kit and PDGFRA mutation analysis for patients with archival tumor samples. The primary objective was recurrence-free survival (RFS) and the second objective was correlation of gene mutation profile with efficacy of adjuvant therapy. Results: One hundred and five patients were enrolled: 56 patients in adjuvant therapy group and 49 patients in control group. Median follow-up was 30 months (range 12–62); Median treatment duration in adjuvant therapy group were 20 months (range 12–36); There was relatively higher 1-year and 2-year RFS in the adjuvant therapy group compared with the control group (100% vs 89.8%,94.4% vs 60.0%) (Log-RankP< 0.001). Hazard risk was 0.13 (95% CI 0.039–0.438, P= 0.001) in Cox proportional hazard regression model. For further sub-group analysis, Log-rank and Cox regression analysis showed that adjuvant therapy could significantly decrease recurrence risk in patients with high risk disease (define)(2-year RFS: 91.5% vs 46,2%, Log-Rank: P<0.001, HR:0.107 (95%CI 0.031–0.370), P<0.001). c-kit and PDGFRA mutation were analyzed in forty-nine patients. There was a better survival benefit from adjuvant therapy for patients with c-kit exon 11 mutation. Conclusions: Adjuvant therapy with imatinib can improve 1-year and 2-year recurrence-free survival for patients with an intermediate or high risk of recurrence after complete tumor resection. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Rades ◽  
Fedor Heidenreich ◽  
Marcos Tatagiba ◽  
Almuth Brandis ◽  
Johann Hinrich Karstens

✓ Meningeal melanocytomas are uncommon lesions. They are generally considered to be benign tumors that derive from leptomeningeal melanocytes. A rare case of a metastatic spinal meningeal melanocytoma is presented. All relevant cases reported in literature since 1972, when the term “meningeal melanocytoma” was first used, were reviewed. Rates of tumor recurrence from 1 to 5 years were calculated for this rare lesion, based on published data and on additional information obtained from personal contact with most of the authors. Recurrency rates of 47 patients suitable for evaluation were correlated with the different therapeutic approaches. Complete tumor resection alone and incomplete resection alone followed by irradiation appeared to be superior to incomplete resection alone in terms of disease-free survival. Statistical significance was achieved for complete tumor resection at follow up between 1 and 4 years (range p = 0.010–0.050) and for incomplete resection combined with radiotherapy after 2 years (p = 0.034). Complete tumor resection should be considered the best therapeutic option, followed by incomplete resection combined with postoperative radiotherapy.


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