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Treatment of recurrent germ cell tumors

✍ Scribed by Craig R. Nichols

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 81 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 8756-0437
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199912)17:4<268::aid-ssu8>3.0.co;2-p

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✦ Synopsis

Treatment of recurrent germ cell tumors is a complex undertaking. There are a number of clinical scenarios that can mimic relapse and, as such, a great deal of experience with management of germ cell tumors is required to recognize these rare but important situations that simulate recurrence. If recurrence is proven, standard chemotherapy with cisplatin, ifosfamide, and etoposide can result in approximately 30% of patients being long-term, disease-free survivors. Emerging technologies, e.g., high-dose chemotherapy and new drugs, may augment our current ability to salvage this patient population. Desperation surgery offers an additional opportunity for selected patients with localized chemotherapy-resistant relapse or those patients with late relapse of germ cell tumor.

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