Chemotherapy for advanced thymoma has a more significant role.
Chemotherapy for advanced thymoma can lead to varying degrees of shrinkage in most advanced thymomas, which may lead to the possibility of surgery.
Chemotherapy for advanced thymoma often requires the use of platinum-containing drugs, although chemotherapy can benefit the patient, but pure chemotherapy often can not make the patient get a complete cure, chemotherapy can only be used as an adjuvant means, through which the tumor is downgraded to reach the stage of surgical resection is the best plan.
If the patient is sensitive to chemotherapy, after the tumor shrinks, the patient can be operated, which can make the patient get the maximum benefit. If surgery is not possible, patients with advanced thymoma can still be treated with radiation therapy on top of chemotherapy. The choice of specific treatment plan should be judged according to the specific condition under the guidance of the doctor.