Successful chemotherapy with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel for thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs) are rare, and the optimal regimen for second and subsequent lines of chemotherapy for the treatment of LCNECs remains unknown. In the present case study, a 59-year-old male with post-operative recurrent thymic LCNEC was treated with nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin every 4 weeks as third-line chemotherapy, and a partial response was achieved following 4 cycles of this regimen. The patient...