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Unresectable Malignant Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
277843
•Concept ID:
C1336869
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Unresectable Malignant Tumor

Definition

A malignant neoplasm which is not amenable to surgical resection. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUnresectable Malignant Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review.
Brown ZJ, Tsilimigras DI, Ruff SM, Mohseni A, Kamel IR, Cloyd JM, Pawlik TM
JAMA Surg 2023 Apr 1;158(4):410-420. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7989. PMID: 36790767
Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Review.
Biller LH, Schrag D
JAMA 2021 Feb 16;325(7):669-685. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.0106. PMID: 33591350
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Duma N, Santana-Davila R, Molina JR
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Aug;94(8):1623-1640. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.013. PMID: 31378236

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Tumors in Patients with Neurofibromatosis.
Brown R
Curr Oncol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1409-1417. Epub 2023 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01451-z. PMID: 37906356
Comprehensive review of undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas: from epidemiology to treatment.
Imaoka H, Ikeda M, Umemoto K, Sunakawa Y, Ueno M, Ueno H, Ozaka M, Kuwahara T, Okano N, Kanai M, Hisano T, Suzuki Y, Asagi A, Shioji K, Todaka A, Tsuji K, Ikezawa K, Miki I, Komatsu Y, Akutsu N, Yamashita T, Okuyama H, Furuse J, Nagano H
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2023 Aug 30;53(9):764-773. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad062. PMID: 37325968Free PMC Article
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Extramammary Paget Disease.
Kibbi N, Owen JL, Worley B, Wang JX, Harikumar V, Downing MB, Aasi SZ, Aung PP, Barker CA, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Chung KY, Cliby WA, Dorigo O, Eisen DB, Fujisawa Y, Golda N, Halfdanarson TR, Iavazzo C, Jiang SIB, Kanitakis J, Khan A, Kim JYS, Kuzel TM, Lawrence N, Leitao MM Jr, MacLean AB, Maher IA, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Ozog DM, Pettaway CA, Ross JS, Rossi AM, Servaes S, Solomon MJ, Thomas VD, Tolia M, Voelzke BB, Waldman A, Wong MK, Zhou Y, Arai N, Brackett A, Ibrahim SA, Kang BY, Poon E, Alam M
JAMA Oncol 2022 Apr 1;8(4):618-628. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7148. PMID: 35050310
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Perri G, Prakash LR, Katz MHG
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2019 Sep;35(5):468-477. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000571. PMID: 31306159
Transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma.
Masuoka HC, Rosen CB
Clin Liver Dis 2011 Nov;15(4):699-715. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2011.08.004. PMID: 22032524

Diagnosis

Management of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Tumors in Patients with Neurofibromatosis.
Brown R
Curr Oncol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1409-1417. Epub 2023 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01451-z. PMID: 37906356
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Extramammary Paget Disease.
Kibbi N, Owen JL, Worley B, Wang JX, Harikumar V, Downing MB, Aasi SZ, Aung PP, Barker CA, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Chung KY, Cliby WA, Dorigo O, Eisen DB, Fujisawa Y, Golda N, Halfdanarson TR, Iavazzo C, Jiang SIB, Kanitakis J, Khan A, Kim JYS, Kuzel TM, Lawrence N, Leitao MM Jr, MacLean AB, Maher IA, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Ozog DM, Pettaway CA, Ross JS, Rossi AM, Servaes S, Solomon MJ, Thomas VD, Tolia M, Voelzke BB, Waldman A, Wong MK, Zhou Y, Arai N, Brackett A, Ibrahim SA, Kang BY, Poon E, Alam M
JAMA Oncol 2022 Apr 1;8(4):618-628. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7148. PMID: 35050310
Management of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
Badhey AK, Tikhtman R, Tang AL
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Aug 1;29(4):278-282. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000721. PMID: 33993132
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Perri G, Prakash LR, Katz MHG
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2019 Sep;35(5):468-477. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000571. PMID: 31306159
Tracheobronchial gland tumors.
Gaissert HA, Mark EJ
Cancer Control 2006 Oct;13(4):286-94. doi: 10.1177/107327480601300406. PMID: 17075566

Therapy

Molecular correlates of clinical response and resistance to atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
Zhu AX, Abbas AR, de Galarreta MR, Guan Y, Lu S, Koeppen H, Zhang W, Hsu CH, He AR, Ryoo BY, Yau T, Kaseb AO, Burgoyne AM, Dayyani F, Spahn J, Verret W, Finn RS, Toh HC, Lujambio A, Wang Y
Nat Med 2022 Aug;28(8):1599-1611. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01868-2. PMID: 35739268
Radiopharmaceuticals for Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Chin RI, Wu FS, Menda Y, Kim H
Semin Radiat Oncol 2021 Jan;31(1):60-70. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2020.07.007. PMID: 33246637
IMbrave 050: a Phase III trial of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection or ablation.
Hack SP, Spahn J, Chen M, Cheng AL, Kaseb A, Kudo M, Lee HC, Yopp A, Chow P, Qin S
Future Oncol 2020 May;16(15):975-989. Epub 2020 Apr 30 doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0162. PMID: 32352320
Is conversion therapy possible in stage IV gastric cancer: the proposal of new biological categories of classification.
Yoshida K, Yamaguchi K, Okumura N, Tanahashi T, Kodera Y
Gastric Cancer 2016 Apr;19(2):329-338. Epub 2015 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s10120-015-0575-z. PMID: 26643880Free PMC Article
Tracheobronchial gland tumors.
Gaissert HA, Mark EJ
Cancer Control 2006 Oct;13(4):286-94. doi: 10.1177/107327480601300406. PMID: 17075566

Prognosis

Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcoma.
Milgrom SA, Million L, Mandeville H, Safwat A, Ermoian RP, Terezakis S
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021 May;68 Suppl 2:e28279. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28279. PMID: 33818885
Disease recurrence after gut transplantation.
Osman M, Parekh N, Fujiki M, D'Amico G, Abu-Elmagd K
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2021 Apr 1;26(2):207-219. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000856. PMID: 33528222
Overview of benign and malignant lacrimal gland tumors.
Gündüz AK, Yeşiltaş YS, Shields CL
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2018 Sep;29(5):458-468. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000515. PMID: 30028745
Nivolumab in metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum therapy (CheckMate 275): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial.
Sharma P, Retz M, Siefker-Radtke A, Baron A, Necchi A, Bedke J, Plimack ER, Vaena D, Grimm MO, Bracarda S, Arranz JÁ, Pal S, Ohyama C, Saci A, Qu X, Lambert A, Krishnan S, Azrilevich A, Galsky MD
Lancet Oncol 2017 Mar;18(3):312-322. Epub 2017 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30065-7. PMID: 28131785
Transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma.
Masuoka HC, Rosen CB
Clin Liver Dis 2011 Nov;15(4):699-715. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2011.08.004. PMID: 22032524

Clinical prediction guides

Gastric cancer and genomics: review of literature.
Onoyama T, Ishikawa S, Isomoto H
J Gastroenterol 2022 Aug;57(8):505-516. Epub 2022 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s00535-022-01879-3. PMID: 35751736Free PMC Article
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Perri G, Prakash LR, Katz MHG
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2019 Sep;35(5):468-477. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000571. PMID: 31306159
Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: Opportunities and Challenges.
Singhi AD, Koay EJ, Chari ST, Maitra A
Gastroenterology 2019 May;156(7):2024-2040. Epub 2019 Feb 2 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.01.259. PMID: 30721664Free PMC Article
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Padia SA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2015 Dec;18(4):227-35. Epub 2015 Jul 15 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2015.07.006. PMID: 26615163
Diagnosis and management of insulinoma.
Okabayashi T, Shima Y, Sumiyoshi T, Kozuki A, Ito S, Ogawa Y, Kobayashi M, Hanazaki K
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 14;19(6):829-37. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.829. PMID: 23430217Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Systemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline Update.
Seth R, Agarwala SS, Messersmith H, Alluri KC, Ascierto PA, Atkins MB, Bollin K, Chacon M, Davis N, Faries MB, Funchain P, Gold JS, Guild S, Gyorki DE, Kaur V, Khushalani NI, Kirkwood JM, McQuade JL, Meyers MO, Provenzano A, Robert C, Santinami M, Sehdev A, Sondak VK, Spurrier G, Swami U, Truong TG, Tsai KK, van Akkooi A, Weber J
J Clin Oncol 2023 Oct 20;41(30):4794-4820. Epub 2023 Aug 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01136. PMID: 37579248
Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer: ASCO Guideline.
Shah MA, Kennedy EB, Alarcon-Rozas AE, Alcindor T, Bartley AN, Malowany AB, Bhadkamkar NA, Deighton DC, Janjigian Y, Karippot A, Khan U, King DA, Klute K, Lacy J, Lee JJ, Mehta R, Mukherjee S, Nagarajan A, Park H, Saeed A, Semrad TJ, Shitara K, Smyth E, Uboha NV, Vincelli M, Wainberg Z, Rajdev L
J Clin Oncol 2023 Mar 1;41(7):1470-1491. Epub 2023 Jan 5 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02331. PMID: 36603169
Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Guideline.
Morris VK, Kennedy EB, Baxter NN, Benson AB 3rd, Cercek A, Cho M, Ciombor KK, Cremolini C, Davis A, Deming DA, Fakih MG, Gholami S, Hong TS, Jaiyesimi I, Klute K, Lieu C, Sanoff H, Strickler JH, White S, Willis JA, Eng C
J Clin Oncol 2023 Jan 20;41(3):678-700. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01690. PMID: 36252154Free PMC Article
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Extramammary Paget Disease.
Kibbi N, Owen JL, Worley B, Wang JX, Harikumar V, Downing MB, Aasi SZ, Aung PP, Barker CA, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Chung KY, Cliby WA, Dorigo O, Eisen DB, Fujisawa Y, Golda N, Halfdanarson TR, Iavazzo C, Jiang SIB, Kanitakis J, Khan A, Kim JYS, Kuzel TM, Lawrence N, Leitao MM Jr, MacLean AB, Maher IA, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Ozog DM, Pettaway CA, Ross JS, Rossi AM, Servaes S, Solomon MJ, Thomas VD, Tolia M, Voelzke BB, Waldman A, Wong MK, Zhou Y, Arai N, Brackett A, Ibrahim SA, Kang BY, Poon E, Alam M
JAMA Oncol 2022 Apr 1;8(4):618-628. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7148. PMID: 35050310
Treatment for Brain Metastases: ASCO-SNO-ASTRO Guideline.
Vogelbaum MA, Brown PD, Messersmith H, Brastianos PK, Burri S, Cahill D, Dunn IF, Gaspar LE, Gatson NTN, Gondi V, Jordan JT, Lassman AB, Maues J, Mohile N, Redjal N, Stevens G, Sulman E, van den Bent M, Wallace HJ, Weinberg JS, Zadeh G, Schiff D
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 10;40(5):492-516. Epub 2021 Dec 21 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02314. PMID: 34932393

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