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Unresectable Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
1792117
Concept ID:
C5555676
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A malignant thoracic neoplasm that is not amenable to surgical resection. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Li Y, Juergens RA, Finley C, Swaminath A
J Thorac Oncol 2023 Nov;18(11):1478-1491. Epub 2023 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.08.011. PMID: 37574133
Daly ME, Singh N, Ismaila N, Antonoff MB, Arenberg DA, Bradley J, David E, Detterbeck F, Früh M, Gubens MA, Moore AC, Padda SK, Patel JD, Phillips T, Qin A, Robinson C, Simone CB 2nd
J Clin Oncol 2022 Apr 20;40(12):1356-1384. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02528. PMID: 34936470
Duma N, Santana-Davila R, Molina JR
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Aug;94(8):1623-1640. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.013. PMID: 31378236

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lu S, Zhou J, Jian H, Wu L, Cheng Y, Fan Y, Fang J, Chen G, Zhang Z, Lv D, Jiang L, Wu R, Jin X, Zhang X, Zhang J, Xie C, Sun G, Huang D, Cui J, Guo R, Han Z, Chen Z, Liang J, Zhuang W, Hu X, Zang A, Zhang Y, Cang S, Lan Y, Chen X, Liu L, Li X, Chen J, Ma R, Guo Y, Sun P, Tian P, Pan Y, Liu Z, Cao P, Ding L, Wang Y, Yuan X, Wu P
Lancet Respir Med 2023 Oct;11(10):905-915. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00183-2. PMID: 37244266
Oh S, Botros GN, Patel M, Haigentz M, Patel E, Kontopidis I, Langenfeld J, Deek MP, Jabbour SK
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2023 Jun;37(3):533-555. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.02.007. PMID: 37024391
Sato J, Satouchi M, Itoh S, Okuma Y, Niho S, Mizugaki H, Murakami H, Fujisaka Y, Kozuki T, Nakamura K, Nagasaka Y, Kawasaki M, Yamada T, Machida R, Kuchiba A, Ohe Y, Yamamoto N
Lancet Oncol 2020 Jun;21(6):843-850. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30162-5. PMID: 32502444
Duma N, Santana-Davila R, Molina JR
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Aug;94(8):1623-1640. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.013. PMID: 31378236
Zalcman G, Mazieres J, Margery J, Greillier L, Audigier-Valette C, Moro-Sibilot D, Molinier O, Corre R, Monnet I, Gounant V, Rivière F, Janicot H, Gervais R, Locher C, Milleron B, Tran Q, Lebitasy MP, Morin F, Creveuil C, Parienti JJ, Scherpereel A; French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup (IFCT)
Lancet 2016 Apr 2;387(10026):1405-1414. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01238-6. PMID: 26719230

Diagnosis

Miao D, Zhao J, Han Y, Zhou J, Li X, Zhang T, Li W, Xia Y
Cancer Commun (Lond) 2024 Jan;44(1):23-46. Epub 2023 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/cac2.12505. PMID: 37985191Free PMC Article
Miller M, Hanna N
BMJ 2021 Nov 9;375:n2363. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2363. PMID: 34753715
Duma N, Santana-Davila R, Molina JR
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Aug;94(8):1623-1640. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.013. PMID: 31378236
Zalcman G, Mazieres J, Margery J, Greillier L, Audigier-Valette C, Moro-Sibilot D, Molinier O, Corre R, Monnet I, Gounant V, Rivière F, Janicot H, Gervais R, Locher C, Milleron B, Tran Q, Lebitasy MP, Morin F, Creveuil C, Parienti JJ, Scherpereel A; French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup (IFCT)
Lancet 2016 Apr 2;387(10026):1405-1414. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01238-6. PMID: 26719230
Tsao AS, Wistuba I, Roth JA, Kindler HL
J Clin Oncol 2009 Apr 20;27(12):2081-90. Epub 2009 Mar 2 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8523. PMID: 19255316Free PMC Article

Therapy

Tsao AS, Pass HI, Rimner A, Mansfield AS
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 20;40(6):681-692. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01567. PMID: 34985934Free PMC Article
Heymach JV, Mitsudomi T, Harpole D, Aperghis M, Jones S, Mann H, Fouad TM, Reck M
Clin Lung Cancer 2022 May;23(3):e247-e251. Epub 2021 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2021.09.010. PMID: 34819266
Sato J, Satouchi M, Itoh S, Okuma Y, Niho S, Mizugaki H, Murakami H, Fujisaka Y, Kozuki T, Nakamura K, Nagasaka Y, Kawasaki M, Yamada T, Machida R, Kuchiba A, Ohe Y, Yamamoto N
Lancet Oncol 2020 Jun;21(6):843-850. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30162-5. PMID: 32502444
Liang J, Bi N, Wu S, Chen M, Lv C, Zhao L, Shi A, Jiang W, Xu Y, Zhou Z, Wang W, Chen D, Hui Z, Lv J, Zhang H, Feng Q, Xiao Z, Wang X, Liu L, Zhang T, Du L, Chen W, Shyr Y, Yin W, Li J, He J, Wang L
Ann Oncol 2017 Apr 1;28(4):777-783. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx009. PMID: 28137739
Senan S, Brade A, Wang LH, Vansteenkiste J, Dakhil S, Biesma B, Martinez Aguillo M, Aerts J, Govindan R, Rubio-Viqueira B, Lewanski C, Gandara D, Choy H, Mok T, Hossain A, Iscoe N, Treat J, Koustenis A, San Antonio B, Chouaki N, Vokes E
J Clin Oncol 2016 Mar 20;34(9):953-62. Epub 2016 Jan 25 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.64.8824. PMID: 26811519

Prognosis

Tsao AS, Pass HI, Rimner A, Mansfield AS
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 20;40(6):681-692. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01567. PMID: 34985934Free PMC Article
Lu S, Casarini I, Kato T, Cobo M, Özgüroğlu M, Hodge R, van der Gronde T, Saggese M, Ramalingam SS
Clin Lung Cancer 2021 Jul;22(4):371-375. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2020.11.004. PMID: 33558193
Senan S, Okamoto I, Lee GW, Chen Y, Niho S, Mak G, Yao W, Shire N, Jiang H, Cho BC
Clin Lung Cancer 2020 Mar;21(2):e84-e88. Epub 2019 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2019.12.006. PMID: 31948903
Bradley JD, Hu C, Komaki RR, Masters GA, Blumenschein GR, Schild SE, Bogart JA, Forster KM, Magliocco AM, Kavadi VS, Narayan S, Iyengar P, Robinson CG, Wynn RB, Koprowski CD, Olson MR, Meng J, Paulus R, Curran WJ Jr, Choy H
J Clin Oncol 2020 Mar 1;38(7):706-714. Epub 2019 Dec 16 doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01162. PMID: 31841363Free PMC Article
Tsao A, Nakano T, Nowak AK, Popat S, Scagliotti GV, Heymach J
Semin Oncol 2019 Apr;46(2):145-154. Epub 2019 Jun 18 doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2019.06.001. PMID: 31280996

Clinical prediction guides

Garassino MC, Mazieres J, Reck M, Chouaid C, Bischoff H, Reinmuth N, Cove-Smith L, Mansy T, Cortinovis D, Migliorino MR, Delmonte A, Sánchez JG, Chara Velarde LE, Bernabe R, Paz-Ares L, Perez ID, Trunova N, Foroutanpour K, Faivre-Finn C
J Thorac Oncol 2022 Dec;17(12):1415-1427. Epub 2022 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.1148. PMID: 35961520
Mamdani H, Matosevic S, Khalid AB, Durm G, Jalal SI
Front Immunol 2022;13:823618. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.823618. PMID: 35222404Free PMC Article
Tsao AS, Pass HI, Rimner A, Mansfield AS
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 20;40(6):681-692. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01567. PMID: 34985934Free PMC Article
Bradley JD, Hu C, Komaki RR, Masters GA, Blumenschein GR, Schild SE, Bogart JA, Forster KM, Magliocco AM, Kavadi VS, Narayan S, Iyengar P, Robinson CG, Wynn RB, Koprowski CD, Olson MR, Meng J, Paulus R, Curran WJ Jr, Choy H
J Clin Oncol 2020 Mar 1;38(7):706-714. Epub 2019 Dec 16 doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01162. PMID: 31841363Free PMC Article
Duma N, Santana-Davila R, Molina JR
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Aug;94(8):1623-1640. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.013. PMID: 31378236

Recent systematic reviews

Eshmuminov D, Aminjonov B, Palm RF, Malleo G, Schmocker RK, Abdallah R, Yoo C, Shaib WL, Schneider MA, Rangelova E, Choi YJ, Kim H, Rose JB, Patel S, Wilson GC, Maloney S, Timmermann L, Sahora K, Rössler F, Lopez-Lopez V, Boyer E, Maggino L, Malinka T, Park JY, Katz MHG, Prakash L, Ahmad SA, Helton S, Jang JY, Hoffe SE, Salvia R, Taieb J, He J, Clavien PA, Held U, Lehmann K
Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Jul;30(7):4417-4428. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13353-2. PMID: 37020094Free PMC Article
Jogiat UM, Bédard ELR, Sasewich H, Turner SR, Eurich DT, Filafilo H, Baracos V
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2022 Dec;13(6):2630-2636. Epub 2022 Sep 24 doi: 10.1002/jcsm.13082. PMID: 36151845Free PMC Article
Caplin ME, Baudin E, Ferolla P, Filosso P, Garcia-Yuste M, Lim E, Oberg K, Pelosi G, Perren A, Rossi RE, Travis WD; ENETS consensus conference participants
Ann Oncol 2015 Aug;26(8):1604-20. Epub 2015 Feb 2 doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv041. PMID: 25646366
Neville AJ, Kuruvilla MS
BMJ Clin Evid 2010 Nov 30;2010 PMID: 21406127Free PMC Article
Neville A
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Apr 21;2009 PMID: 19445746Free PMC Article

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