Postchemotherapy Residual Tumor Resection in Patients with Elevated Tumor Markers.
Yue CheCarolin BuddensieckPeter AlbersAchim LuschChristian WinterRobert Große SiemerAndreas HiesterPublished in: The Journal of urology (2021)
Patients with AFP serum levels >30 µg/l and HCG ≥20 mIU/ml after first line chemotherapy should receive salvage chemotherapy instead of surgery. After second or later line therapy, the prognosis of patients with elevated markers and surgery is poor regardless of the tumor marker levels. However, 38% of these patients are long-term survivors, which justifies PC-RTR in this setting.
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