Long-term survival after treatment with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin with and without paclitaxel plus secondary surgery in patients with cisplatin-refractory and/or multiply relapsed germ cell tumors.

  • Karin Oechsle
  • Christian Kollmannsberger
  • Friedemann Honecker
  • Frank Mayer
  • Cornelius F Waller
  • Jörg T Hartmann
  • Ina Boehlke
  • Carsten Bokemeyer
  • German Testicular Cancer Study Group

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Abstract

Chemotherapy including gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, and/or paclitaxel has shown efficacy in germ cell tumor patients after progression during cisplatin-based chemotherapy or relapse after high-dose chemotherapy including complete responses in 5-15%.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number4
ISSN0302-2838
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 21704446