Clinical management of patients with thymic epithelial tumors: the recommendations endorsed by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)

ESMO Open. 2021 Aug;6(4):100188. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100188. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

Abstract

The Italian Association of Medical Oncology recommendations on thymic epithelial tumors, which have been drawn up for the first time in 2020 through an evidence-based approach, report indications on all the main aspects of clinical management of this group of rare diseases, from diagnosis and staging, to new available systemic treatments, such as targeted therapies and immunotherapies. A summary of key recommendations is presented here and complete recommendations are reported as Supplementary Materials, available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100188.

Keywords: AIOM; recommendations; thymic epithelial tumors.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Medical Oncology
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial* / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial* / therapy
  • Thymus Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Thymus Neoplasms* / therapy