High-dose chemotherapy for relapsed germ cell tumours: outcomes in low-volume specialized centres.

Elizabeth A ConnollyAndrew WeickhardtPeter S GrimisonRebecca AsherGillian Z HellerJeremy LewinElizabeth LiowGuy TonerIris L Y TungBen TranSean HillEuan WalpoleJane McKenzieAnna KuchelJeffrey GohGarry ForgesonAlvin TanAbhishek JoshiAlistair WickhamHsiang TanYang WangMark A WinstanleyNada HamadVanessa Wong

Published in: BJU international (2022)

This large dual-national registry-based study reinforces the efficacy and deliverability of HDCT for relapsed and refractory metastatic GCT in low-volume specialized centres in Australia and New Zealand, with survival outcomes comparable to those found in international practice.

Keyphrases

germ cell
high dose
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
acute myeloid leukemia
multiple myeloma
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
hodgkin lymphoma
palliative care
quality improvement
small cell lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
primary care
healthcare
locally advanced
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
rectal cancer
weight loss