Treatment Options for Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

Noninvasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

Treatment of noninvasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma may include the following:

• Surgery to remove the tumor.
• Radiation therapy.

Invasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

Treatment of invasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma that may be completely removed by surgery includes the following:

• Surgery followed by radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of other new treatments.

Treatment of invasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma that cannot be removed completely by surgery includes the following:

• Surgery to remove part of the tumor, followed by radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy using one or more anticancer drugs.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy before surgery, with or without radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of combination chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of other new treatments.