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The Use of Salvage Chemotherapy for Patients with Relapsed Testicular Germ Cell Tumor (GCT) in Canada: A National Survey

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although metastatic germ cell tumor (GCT) is highly curable with initial cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CT), 20-30% of patients relapse. Salvage CT options include conventional (CDCT) and high dose chemotherapy (HDCT), however definitive comparative data remain lacking. We aimed to characterize the contemporary practice patterns of salvage CT across Canada. METHODS: We conducted a 30-question online survey for Canadian medical and …

Authors

Al-Ezzi EM; Zahralliyali A; Hansen AR; Hamilton RJ; Crump M; Kuruvilla J; Wood L; Nappi L; Kollmannsberger CK; North SA

Journal

Current Oncology, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 6166–6176

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/curroncol30070458

ISSN

1198-0052