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Neoadjuvant therapy for thymic neoplasms reduces tumor volume per 3D-reconstructed images but does not improve the complete resection rate

Authors
 Jee Won Suh  ;  Seong Yong Park  ;  Chang Young Lee  ;  Seung Hwan Song  ;  Dae Joon Kim  ;  Hyo Chae Paik  ;  Kyoung Young Chung  ;  Min Hee Hong  ;  Hye Ryun Kim  ;  Byoung Chul Cho  ;  Jin Gu Lee 
Citation
 PLOS ONE, Vol.14(3) : e0214291, 2019 
Journal Title
PLOS ONE
Issue Date
2019
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Complete resection of thymic neoplasms is important for achieving a favorable prognosis; however, the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy remains controversial. We investigated the effect of induction therapy on complete resection and survival using 3-dimensionally reconstructed images to measure tumor volume.

METHODS: Eighty-nine patients who underwent surgical resection for Masaoka-Koga stage III-IV thymic neoplasms between January 2000 and December 2013 were enrolled, including 71 and 18 in the primary surgery and neoadjuvant therapy groups, respectively. Baseline characteristics, postoperative outcomes, and survival rates were analyzed. Moreover, baseline and post-neoadjuvant therapy tumor volumes were compared among patients in the neoadjuvant group.

RESULTS: Adjacent mediastinal structure invasion was significantly rarer in the primary surgery group than in the neoadjuvant group (1.27±1.09 vs. 2.61±1.42, p<0.001). On subgroup analysis of patients who underwent neoadjuvant therapy, tumor volumes decreased significantly from 206.08±132.32 cm3 to 81.25±71.24 cm3 post-therapy (p = 0.001). Interestingly, only the pre-neoadjuvant tumor volume was significantly associated with complete resection, while the post-neoadjuvant volume was not (p = 0.012 and p = 0.458, respectively). Moreover, despite significantly reduced tumor volumes, patients in the neoadjuvant therapy group did not exhibit significantly different R0 resection rates (odds ratio 1.490, p = 0.581) or overall survival (p = 0.285) compared to those in the primary surgery group.

CONCLUSIONS: Neoadjuvant therapy does not significantly influence the R0 resection rate or overall survival relative to primary surgery. Nevertheless, it may by useful for patients planning surgical resection because it significantly reduces the presurgical tumor volume and extent of invasion.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0214291
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (흉부외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Dae Joon(김대준)
Kim, Hye Ryun(김혜련) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1842-9070
Park, Seong Yong(박성용) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5180-3853
Paik, Hyo Chae(백효채) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-8235
Suh, Jee Won(서지원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0287-0651
Song, Seung Hwan(송승환)
Lee, Jin Gu(이진구)
Lee, Chang Young(이창영)
Chung, Kyung Young(정경영)
Cho, Byoung Chul(조병철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-270X
Hong, Min Hee(홍민희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3490-2195
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/169889
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