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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2020

Systemic therapy for primary and extragonadal germ cell tumors: prognosis and nuances of treatment.

Bilal A Siddiqui, Miao Zhang, Louis L Pisters, Shi-Ming Tu

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Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Bilal A SiddiquiDivision of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Miao ZhangDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Louis L PistersDepartment of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Shi-Ming TuDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

TRAINING FOR ACADEMIC ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGYT32CA009666 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Michael Davies, Courtney DiNardo · 1994 to 2026
$9.8M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Testicular germ cell tumors are the most common solid tumors in young men. These cancers represent a success story of modern medicine in our ability to cure young patients and offer decades of life, with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 95%. This review outlines the staging and risk classification of testicular cancers, and reviews the current state of knowledge and standard of care for the systemic treatment of testicular germ cell tumors with chemotherapy, focusing on the relevant clinical data supporting each treatment regimen. This review also briefly highlights current areas of active investigation, notably in the relapsed and refractory setting, including ongoing clinical trials.

Indexed as

germ cell and embryonalNeoplasmsnon-seminomatous germ cell tumorseminomatesticular germ cell tumor

Identifiers

PMID32055486
PMCPMC6995840

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