Vol 7, Supplement 3 (December 10, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease [Abstract Book for the 6th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (ITMIG 2015)]

Preface

Report of ITMIG 2015 Meeting

Frank Detterbeck

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Oral 1—Abstract Session 1: Molecular Biology and Chemotherapy

Oral 1.01. Phase II trial of amrubicin in patients with previously treated advanced thymic malignancies

Heather A. Wakelee, Sukhmani K. Padda, Matthew Burns, A. J. Spittler, Jonathan W. Riess, Melanie San Pedro-Salcedo, Kavitha J. Ramchandran, Matthew A. Gubens, Joel W. Neal, Patrick J. Loehrer Sr

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Oral 1.02. Sunitinib in patients with advanced thymic epithelial tumors (TET)

Jordi Remon, Nicolas Girard, Julien Mazières, Eric Dansin, Eric Pichon, Julie Biemar, Catherine Dubos, Benjamin Besse

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Oral 1.03. Frequent PD-L1 expression in thymic squamous cell carcinoma of Chinese patients

Hong Jian, Yongfeng Yu, Lan Shen, Shun Lu

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:103

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Oral 1.04. MicroRNA networks: novel key regulators in thymic epithelial tumors

Mirella Marino, Federica Ganci, Teresa Bellissimo, Etleva Korita, Andrea Sacconi, Federica Mori, Enzo Gallo, Annamaria Cambria, Emanuele Russo, Marco Anile, Domenico Vitolo, Edoardo Pescarmona, Rosario Blandino, Francesco Facciolo, Federico Venuta, Giovanni Blandino, Francesco Fazi

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Oral 2—Abstract Session 2: Treatment and Novel Approaches

Oral 2.01. Proton beam radiation therapy for adjuvant and definitive treatment of thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Jennifer H. Vogel, Abigail T. Berman, Taine T. Pechet, Levin P. William, Peter E. Gabriel, Sami Khella, Sunil Singhal, John C. Kucharczuk, Charles B. Simone II

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:201

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Oral 2.02. The role of postoperative radiotherapy for stage I/II/III thymic tumor—results of chart database

Jian-Hua Fu, Qian-Wen Liu, Fu Yang, Wen-Tao Fang, Ke-Neng Chen, Zhen-Tao Yu, Yong-Tao Han, Yin Li, Li-Jie Tan, Lie-Wen Pang, Yi Shen, Gang Chen, Jin Xiang

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:202

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Oral 2.03. S-1 salvage treatment for chemorefractory stage IV thymic carcinoma: a report of 19 cases

Changlu Wang

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:203

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Oral 2.04. Expression and significance of c-kit and EMT molecules in thymic epithelial tumors

Rongjin Ye, Xiaofeng Li, Bin Zheng, Wei Zheng, Chun Chen

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Oral 3—Abstract Session 3: Regional Trends

Oral 3.01. Malignant thymoma incidence in a Chinese population

Chunxiao Wu

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Oral 3.02. Postoperative survival for patients with thymoma complicating myasthenia gravis—chart experience

Liewen Pang, Fangrui Wang

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:302

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Oral 3.03. Increasing number of thymectomies performed in the United States

Jae Kim, Philip Ituarte, Dan Raz

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Oral 3.04. The extent of lymph node dissection in thymic malignancies

In Kyu Park, Yoohwa Hwang, Samina Park, Eung Rae Kim, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim

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Oral 4—Abstract Session 4: Patient Evaluation

Oral 4.01. Comparison between computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative evaluation of thymic epithelial tumors

Marcelo Benveniste, Mylene Truong, Sonia L. Betancourt Cuellar, Brett W. Carter, Bradley Sabloff, Ana Paula A. Benveniste, Jingfei Ma, Bryan M. Fellman, Edith M. Marom

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Oral 4.02. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging in risk stratification of thymic epithelial tumors

Yan Shen, Jianding Ye

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Oral 4.03. Needs assessment and design of the first thymic malignancy and myasthenia gravis program

Abigail T. Berman, Neil Ravitz, Taine T. Pechet, Jennifer H. Vogel, Renae Judy, Evan Alley, Charles B. Simone II, Sami Khella

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:403

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Oral 4.04. Emergency presentation of mediastinal tumors: a clinicopathological study

Abdulhadi Almutairi

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:404

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Poster Session

P01. Long-term survival after surgical treatment of thymic carcinoma

Ke-Neng Chen, Hao Fu, Zhitao Gu, Wentao Fang, Hua J. Fu, Yi Shen, Yong-Tao Han, Zhen-Tao Yu, Yin Li, Li-Jie Tan, Liewen Pang

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P02. Comparison a novel 3-hole surgery with VATS for myasthenia gravis: a retrospective study

Qiang Lu, Yongan Zhou, Juzheng Wang

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P03. Thymic neuroendocrine tumors: analysis of factors affecting survival

Benny Weksler, Jennifer L. Sullivan

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P04. Elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase level predicts both poor overall survival and short recurrence-free survival after resection of thymic carcinoma

Qian-Wen Liu, Jing Wen, Xin Wang, Hong Yang, Yi-Jun Zhang, Yi Hu, Kong-Jia Luo, Zi-Hui Tan, Jun-Ying Chen, Xia-Yu Fu, Jian-Hua Fu

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P05. Low-dose radiotherapy for the treatment of pleural recurrence of thymic carcinoma

Changlu Wang, Lanting Gao

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P06. A new surgical method for anterior mediastinum tumors: a 3-hole approach

Yongan Zhou, Qiang Lu, Juzheng Wang

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P07. Effectiveness of cytotoxic agent etoposide after target therapy in advanced thymic tumors

Margaret Ottaviano, Vincenzo Damiano, Claudia von Arx, Irene Tucci, Lucia Nappi, Pasquale Rescigno, Giuliano Palumbo, Sabino De Placido, Giovannella Palmieri

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P08. Somatostatin analogs plus prednisone in aggressive histotype and advanced stage of thymic epithelial tumors

Margaret Ottaviano, Vincenzo Damiano, Lucia Nappi, Pasquale Rescigno, Mirella Marino, Silvana Del Vecchio, Irene Tucci, Claudia von Arx, Giuliano Palumbo, Giovannella Palmieri

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P09. Diagnosis of advanced thymic epithelial tumors in patients previously affected by thymic hyperplasia

Vincenzo Damiano, Margaret Ottaviano, Irene Tucci, Elide Matano, Sabino De Placido, Giovannella Palmieri

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P10. Is the OctreoScan score a predictive factor of response to somatostatin analogs treatment?

Vincenzo Damiano, Margaret Ottaviano, Silvana Del Vecchio, Sabrina Segreto, Irene Tucci, Claudia von Arx, Giuliano Palumbo, Sara Pellegrino, Sabino De Placido, Mirella Marino, Giovannella Palmieri

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P11. ¹⁸FDG-PET/CT for early prediction of response to first line platinum chemotherapy in advanced thymic epithelial tumors

Giovannella Palmieri, Margaret Ottaviano, Silvana Del Vecchio, Sabrina Segreto, Irene Tucci, Vincenzo Damiano

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P12. Somatostatin analogs as maintenance therapy in heavily pretreated thymic epithelial tumors

Giovannella Palmieri, Margaret Ottaviano, Lucia Nappi, Pasquale Rescigno, Irene Tucci, Mirella Marino, Claudia von Arx, Giuliano Palumbo, Silvana Del Vecchio, Vincenzo Damiano

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P13. Establishment and charactrization of a novel human thymoma cell line

Qiangling Sun, Wentao Fang, Zhitao Gu

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P14. Feasibility of “subxiphoid and subcostal” approach in video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for patients with myasthenia gravis

Yong Tang, Guibin Qiao

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P15. The expression of Tc17 cells in thymoma accompany with autoimmune diseases or autoimmune disorders

Peng Zhang

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P16. The impact of thymoma cell apoptosis after down Wnt4 gene

Peng Zhang

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P17. Do associated auto-antibodies influence the outcome of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy?

Marlies Keijzers, Jans Damoiseaux, Alain Vigneron, Nicolas Bodart, Alfons Kessels, Anne-Marie Dingemans, Monique Hochstenbag, Jos Maessen, Marc De Baets

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P18. Thoracoscopic complete thymectomy for thymoma

Takahiro Iida, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Takeshi Ikeda, Takashi Harano, Souichirou Suzuki, Emi Sakai

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P19. Combined transcervical and bilateral-thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for thymoma with MG

Jian-Yong Ding, Liang Xue, Xuguang Pang

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P20. Expression and clinical significance of autoimmune regulator in thymomas with autoimmune disease

Peng Zhang

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P21. To explore the value of Qiangji Jianli method for the MG patients underwent extended thymectomy

Yanzhong Liu, Chi Yung Wang

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P22. The clinical value of biomarker in the thymic tumors

Zhexin Wang, Wentao Fang, Zhitao Gu

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P23. Tumor volume of thymic epithelial tumors based on who histological classification

Yukihisa Sato, Masahiro Yanagawa, Akinori Hata, Maki Hujihara, Yuka Hujita, Tomoko Gyobu, Ken Ueda, Osamu Honda, Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Noriyuki Tomiyama

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P24. The predictive role of the WHO histological classification in the treatment of advanced thymoma

Tetsuzo Tagawa, Tatsuro Okamoto, Yosuke Morodomi, Eiji Iwama, Yoichi Nakanishi, Shinichiro Shimamatsu, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama, Yukito Ichinose, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Seto, Masakazu Katsura, Kazuki Takada, Yuzo Suzuki, Takatoshi Fujishita, Yoshihiko Maehara

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P25. VATS combined with a subxiphoid incision: a novel approach for large thymoma

Xuguang Pang, Jian-Yong Ding, Liang Xue, Cheng Qian, Qun Wang

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P26. Analysis of immune makers and clinical significance in thymomas with autoimmune disease in thymoma

Peng Zhang

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P27. Induction but not extrapleural pneumonectomy may be important in the treatment for stage IVa thymoma

Xinghua Cheng, Changlu Wang, Wentao Fang, Haiquan Chen, Jianxin Shi

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P28. Pridictors and management for the primary IVa thymoma

Lanting Gao, Changlu Wang

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P29. Evolution of minimally invasive surgery in the management of thymic masses at a single institution

Anna L. W. Tam, Atasha Asmat, Aneez D. B. Ahmed

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P30. A case of anterior mediastinitis and bilateral multiple lung abscesses occurring after TsTET

Yun Wang

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P31. Salvage surgery for PMGCT: beneficial for persistent positive-marker patients?

Takashi Sakai, Tomoyuki Hishida, Genichiro Ishii, Keigo Sekihara, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Keiju Aokage, Junji Yoshida, Masahiro Tsuboi

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P32. Comparing radiotherapy with free breathing and deep inspiration breath hold for thymic cancers

Kristoffer S. Rohrberg, Gedske Daugaard, Peter M. Petersen

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P33. Predictive factors of extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Naoya Himuro, Takao Minakata, Yutaka Oshima, Yuri Tomita, Daisuke Kataoka, Shigeru Yamamoto, Mitsutaka Kadokura

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P34. The clinical analysis of subxiphoid approach of VATS anterior mediastinal mass extended resection

Chenhui Ni, Wei Zheng, Mingqiang Liang, Bin Zheng, Chun Chen

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P35. Study on the loss of heterozygosity of microsatellite allele in thymic epithelial tumors

Peng Zhang

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P36. Thoracoscopic resection of bulky thymoma using artificial pneumothorax

Hui Zhang, Miao Zhang, Xuefeng Pan

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P37. Locally advanced thymoma-robotic approach

Belal B. Asaf, Arvind Kumar

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P38. Reoperation for recurrent thymoma: a single-center experience from Nanchang

Yangchun Liu, Qing Lin, Li Ouyang, Ye Zhang, Quan Xu, Liru Chen

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P39. Effects of TNIP1/TNFAIP3 expression: implications for myasthenia gravis

Yun Wang, Yingtsai Gung

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P40. Does IL8 (CXCL8) have a role in thymoma progression and as a marker for relapse?

Yin Wu, Abhishek Das, Adrian Hayday, Rohit Lal, Deena Gibbons

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Disclosure:

The supplement “Abstract Book for the 6th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (ITMIG 2015)” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Frank Detterbeck served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the supplement.