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# Thymic carcinoma

Therapeutic area

Oncology

Rare disease

Yes

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

Thymic carcinoma (TC) is a type of thymic epithelial neoplasm characterized by a high malignant potential.

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

Yes

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Thymic carcinoma

**Therapeutic area**

Oncology

### Alternative names (20)

- thymic carcinoma
- Advanced Thymic Carcinoma
- carcinoma of thymus
- Invasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
- Locally Advanced Thymic Carcinoma
- malignant thymoma
- Metastatic Thymic Carcinoma
- Recurrent Malignant Thymoma
- Recurrent Thymic Carcinoma
- thymic carcinoma (excluding well differentiated thymic carcinoma)
- thymic carcinoma excluding well differentiated thymic carcinoma
- Thymoma Malignant Recurrent
- thymoma type C
- thymoma, malignant
- thymoma, malignant (morphologic abnormality)
- thymoma, type C (morphologic abnormality)
- thymus carcinoma
- type C thymoma
- Unresectable Thymic Carcinoma
- THYC

## Clinical profile

**Severity**

Severe

### All therapeutic areas (4)

- Endocrinology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Oncology

Sources for recorded values

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0006451)

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0006451

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0006451)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0002586

## Related records

### Broader conditions (21)

- [Cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cancer-703b1dfc-4812-50eb-83f4-d7a205d16bdb.md)
- Cancer or benign tumor
- [Carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/carcinoma-575e4c82-5fa5-5455-b1b7-30972eca1a2f.md)
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- Endocrine gland neoplasm
- [Endocrine system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/endocrine-system-disorder-7bab6998-7c2b-586b-940e-d8d567288d52.md)
- Epithelial neoplasm
- Hematologic disorder
- [Hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hematopoietic-and-lymphoid-system-neoplasm-510101ac-7ce5-5dd1-8980-f2f110effdf0.md)
- Human disease
- Immune system cancer
- [Immune system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/immune-system-disorder-24846188-b462-515c-bb34-142255a648c8.md)
- Malignant endocrine neoplasm
- [Neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/neoplasm-2a973797-359b-5982-907e-98f9b7c1a284.md)
- Neoplastic disease or syndrome
- Thymic epithelial neoplasm
- Thymus cancer
- Thymus gland disorder

### Narrower conditions (18)

- Invasive malignant thymoma
- Lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma
- Malignant type AB thymoma
- Moderately-differentiated thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Papillary thymic adenocarcinoma
- Poorly differentiated thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Thymic adenosquamous carcinoma
- Thymic basaloid carcinoma
- Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Thymic mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- Thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Thymic sarcomatoid carcinoma
- Thymic undifferentiated carcinoma
- Thymus clear cell carcinoma
- Thymus gland adenocarcinoma
- Thymus small cell carcinoma
- Thymus squamous cell carcinoma
- Well-differentiated thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma

### Trials (47)

- A Phase 1/2 Study of PXD101 (Belinostat) in Combination With Cisplatin, Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in the First Line Treatment of Advanced or Recurrent Thymic, Malignancies
- A Phase 2 Study of Amrubicin in Relapsed or Refractory Thymic Malignancies
- A Phase II Trial of Sacituzumab Govitecan in Patients With Advanced Thymic Epithelial Tumors
- A Pilot Study to Investigate the Safety and Clinical Activity of Avelumab (MSB0010718C) in Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma After Progression on Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
- A Study of KN046 in Patients With Thymic Carcinoma Who Failed Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
- [A Study of Safety and Efficacy of KFA115 Alone and in Combo With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Select Advanced Cancers](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-safety-and-efficacy-of-kfa115-alone-and-in-combo-6000ed6a-dc09-49ab-af31-2539b9b4fb32.md)
- A Study of Sunitinib in Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Thymic Carcinoma
- A Study of XmAb®20717 in Subjects With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in Previously-Treated Patients With Advanced Thymic Carcinoma
- Artificial Intelligence Prediction Tool in Thymic Epithelial Tumors
- Belinostat (PXD101) to Treat Tumors of the Thymus at an Advanced Stage
- Carboplatin Combined With Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Thymoma
- CD70-Targeted CAR-T Therapy in CD70-Positive Advanced Solid Tumors
- Chemotherapy Plus Cetuximab Followed by Surgical Resection in Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Thymoma or Thymic Carcinoma
- Defining the Clinical Potential of Mass Response As a Biomarker for Patient Tumor Sensitivity to Drugs
- Dose Escalation Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of QBS10072S
- Doxepin Hydrochloride in Treating Esophageal Pain in Patients With Thoracic Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy to the Thorax With or Without Chemotherapy
- Electrocautery Resection Combined With HITHOC for Thymic Epithelial Tumors With Pleural Metastasis
- Genomic Profiling of Nodular Thyroid Disease and Thyroid Cancer
- Hypofractionated Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Thymic Epithelial Tumors

### Drugs in development (56)

- Amrubicin Phase 2
- Amrubicin hydrochloride Phase 2
- Antilymphocyte immunoglobulin (horse) Phase 2
- [Atezolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/atezolizumab-2cce6944-73b7-49f4-8125-4e6747997b82.md) Phase 2
- [Avelumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/avelumab-7197343d-e77c-45d7-978a-ad6cf91f6437.md) Phase 2
- Belinostat Phase 2
- [Bevacizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/bevacizumab-a9e09d09-2d3c-4fda-ad45-01fd000dd363.md) Phase 2
- Bintrafusp alfa Phase 2
- Busulfan Phase 2
- [Capecitabine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/capecitabine-a5be3dfa-a85f-4c85-8c62-f4ceb74e5f99.md) Phase 1
- [Carboplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/carboplatin-91aa6947-1cbb-486a-b5c6-aaaa6868e24e.md) Phase 2
- [Catequentinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/catequentinib-d03b78d4-b5a5-4756-bbf6-e56f5ec2b7dc.md) Phase 2
- [Celecoxib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/celecoxib-d2adc66b-f8fb-471f-8779-d55e35cdd52c.md) Phase 1
- [Cetuximab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cetuximab-a1f8c65c-bae1-4b77-9491-dca37aeeaa3c.md) Phase 2
- [Cisplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cisplatin-e039621a-d679-4740-88ac-94842bf4a91e.md) Phase 2
- Cixutumumab Phase 2
- [Cyclophosphamide](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cyclophosphamide-25b75968-e3cd-410a-9b24-0c349d8f7663.md) Phase 2
- [Docetaxel](https://trialight.com/data/asset/docetaxel-3c835086-a86f-4a89-abb6-45847fbab5d6.md) Phase 2
- [Domvanalimab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/domvanalimab-a06209c7-7e05-4bb9-92e2-610f995f4a6b.md) Phase 2
- [Doxorubicin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/doxorubicin-f556df52-a942-40dd-90f8-e6bb7ff70b4d.md) Phase 1

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