Abscopal effect of local irradiation treatment for thymoma: a case report.
Am J Transl Res
; 12(5): 2234-2240, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
With the rapid development of immunotherapy in recent years, growing clinical evidence suggests that a combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy could improve the abscopal response rates and increase survival. However, observations on abscopal effects in patients receiving radiotherapy alone are still very rare. This study reports a rare case of a patient with type B3 thymoma with multiple lung metastases, who received localized irradiation. CASE PRESENTATION A 76-year-old Chinese woman was admitted to our hospital in November 2017, and her physical examination revealed a thymus mass with multiple lung metastases. Although the left lower lobe lesion was slightly larger than before, the patient presented with regression of the non-irradiated metastases after treatment with radiotherapy alone.CONCLUSION:
This patient experienced an apparent regression of metastatic mass, suggesting a radiation-induced abscopal effect.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Langue:
En
Journal:
Am J Transl Res
Année:
2020
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Chine