Adenocarcinoma tímico primario de tipo entérico no resecable tratado con quimioterapia FOLFOX: un informe de caso

Carl He1, Georgia Bentick1,2, Patrick Hosking3

  • 1Department of Oncology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia.

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Este estudio de caso destaca el primer uso de la quimioterapia con FOLFOX para el adenocarcinoma tímico de tipo entérico no resecable en Australia. Este tratamiento inspirado en el gastrointestinal mostró una reducción prometedora del tumor, lo que sugiere una nueva vía terapéutica para este cáncer raro.

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