%0 Journal Article %T Induction chemotherapy for locally advanced thymic epithelial tumors: consideration from the RYTHMIC prospective cohort %A Nakagawa, Kazuo %J Mediastinum %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Induction chemotherapy for locally advanced thymic epithelial tumors: consideration from the RYTHMIC prospective cohort %K %X Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are rare neoplasms that are highly heterogeneous, ranging from indolent to highly aggressive (1). Surgery has been the mainstay of treatment and complete resection of a tumor is one of the most important prognostic factors (2). Masaoka’s staging system has been widely used for a long time (3). According to this system, patients with stage I or II disease have an excellent prognosis (4). %U https://med.amegroups.org/article/view/4972 %V 3 %P %@ 2522-6711