A Practical Guide from the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Regarding the Radiographic Assessment of Treatment Response of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Using Modified RECIST Criteria
Benveniste MF, Korst RJ, Rajan A, Detterbeck FC, Marom EM. A Practical Guide from the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Regarding the Radiographic Assessment of Treatment Response of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Using Modified RECIST Criteria. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s119-s124. PMID: 25396308, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupTumor measurementsProgression-free survivalThymic epithelial tumorsStandard outcome measuresMulti-institutional studyAccurate tumor measurementsRECIST criteriaTumor responseClinical trialsRadiographic assessmentTreatment responseEpithelial tumorsOutcome measuresResponse rateInterobserver variabilityThymomaPractical guideInterest group recommendationsChemotherapyPleuraTumors