Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report

Abstract Atypical carcinoid tumours are relatively rare among lung cancers. Surgery is regarded as standard treatment for localized cases, but there is little established evidence on treatment strategies for advanced cases. Moreover, the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced carcinoi...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Kayo Ijichi, Ai Koike, Satoshi Nakamura, Yuriko Takahata, Yuki Okamatsu, Akitaka Fujita, Satoru Kawakami, Taishi Harada
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.951
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author Yoshihiro Yamamoto
Kayo Ijichi
Ai Koike
Satoshi Nakamura
Yuriko Takahata
Yuki Okamatsu
Akitaka Fujita
Satoru Kawakami
Taishi Harada
author_facet Yoshihiro Yamamoto
Kayo Ijichi
Ai Koike
Satoshi Nakamura
Yuriko Takahata
Yuki Okamatsu
Akitaka Fujita
Satoru Kawakami
Taishi Harada
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description Abstract Atypical carcinoid tumours are relatively rare among lung cancers. Surgery is regarded as standard treatment for localized cases, but there is little established evidence on treatment strategies for advanced cases. Moreover, the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced carcinoid tumours is unclear. Here, we report a case of a patient with an atypical carcinoid tumour in whom successful disease control was achieved with the use of combined cytotoxic chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
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spelling doaj.art-9258c1f2a92649ba9cd394f5a8a853852022-12-22T01:52:50ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802022-05-01105n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.951Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case reportYoshihiro Yamamoto0Kayo Ijichi1Ai Koike2Satoshi Nakamura3Yuriko Takahata4Yuki Okamatsu5Akitaka Fujita6Satoru Kawakami7Taishi Harada8Department of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Pathology Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital Fukuoka JapanAbstract Atypical carcinoid tumours are relatively rare among lung cancers. Surgery is regarded as standard treatment for localized cases, but there is little established evidence on treatment strategies for advanced cases. Moreover, the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced carcinoid tumours is unclear. Here, we report a case of a patient with an atypical carcinoid tumour in whom successful disease control was achieved with the use of combined cytotoxic chemotherapy and immunotherapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.951atypical carcinoid tumourcase reportchemotherapyimmune checkpoint inhibitorsneuroendocrine tumour
spellingShingle Yoshihiro Yamamoto
Kayo Ijichi
Ai Koike
Satoshi Nakamura
Yuriko Takahata
Yuki Okamatsu
Akitaka Fujita
Satoru Kawakami
Taishi Harada
Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report
Respirology Case Reports
atypical carcinoid tumour
case report
chemotherapy
immune checkpoint inhibitors
neuroendocrine tumour
title Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report
title_full Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report
title_fullStr Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report
title_short Advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab: A case report
title_sort advanced atypical lung carcinoid tumour successfully treated with carboplatin etoposide and atezolizumab a case report
topic atypical carcinoid tumour
case report
chemotherapy
immune checkpoint inhibitors
neuroendocrine tumour
url https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.951
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