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Lenvatinib rechallenge in a patient with advanced thymic carcinoma: A case report

Advanced thymic carcinomas have limited treatment options. Recently, lenvatinib was approved for advanced thymic carcinoma treatment. However, the clinical benefit of lenvatinib re‐administration in patients with advanced thymic carcinoma who developed prior lenvatinib treatment resistance (lenvatin...

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Autores principales: Terashima, Yuto, Hakozaki, Taiki, Takeuchi, Susumu, Hosomi, Yukio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9715831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36251511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14699
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Sumario:Advanced thymic carcinomas have limited treatment options. Recently, lenvatinib was approved for advanced thymic carcinoma treatment. However, the clinical benefit of lenvatinib re‐administration in patients with advanced thymic carcinoma who developed prior lenvatinib treatment resistance (lenvatinib rechallenge) remains unclear. Here, we present a case treated with lenvatinib rechallenge for advanced thymic carcinoma who was previously treated with lenvatinib as the second‐line treatment followed by multiple cytotoxic agents. Disease control rapidly deteriorated after the eighth line of treatment because of uncontrollable right pleural and pericardial effusion, which required repeated thoracic and pericardial drainage. Shortly after lenvatinib re‐administration, rapid pleural and pericardial effusion reduction was observed. Thereafter, the patient achieved sustained clinical response with good pleural and pericardial effusion control for approximately 7 months. Our case might suggest lenvatinib rechallenge as a treatment option for patients with advanced thymic carcinoma, especially those with poor pleural and pericardial effusion control.