Thymic epithelial tumors are a rare group of malignancies originating in the thymus gland, that includes thymoma and thymic carcinoma.

5 An increase in the rates of diarrhea, rash, mucositis and vomiting (most grade 1 and 2) was observed with the addition of lapatinib to paclitaxel compared with paclitaxel alone (diarrhea and ...

The primary objective of the study was met: in fact, gefitinib was clearly superior to carboplatin–paclitaxel as first ... adverse effects were acneiform rash and diarrhea, whereas in those ...