Treatment alternatives in advanced testicular cancer
Donohue, J.P.; Rowland, R.G.
Progress in Clinical and Biological Research 203: 593-613
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0361-7742 PMID: 2421345 Document Number: 246265
Advanced testicular cancer is best treated with combination platinum based chemotherapy as primary therapy. If there is only moderate tumor bulk at presentation, many patients will achieve a complete remission and have no evidence of disease thereafter. Those with more bulky tumor who obtain a partial remission should then have residual tumor completely resected by surgery. This effectively re-stages the patient, provides therapeutic benefit to many and determines the need for additional chemotherapy. If carcinoma is found in the resected specimen, further "salvage" chemotherapy is required. If the resection is grossly complete even this group can obtain survival in the majority of cases.