Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin Megatherapy with Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with Relapsing or Therapy-Resistant Extracranial Germ-Cell Tumors—A Retrospective Analysis

Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin Megatherapy with Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with Relapsing or Therapy-Resistant Extracranial Germ-Cell Tumors—A Retrospective Analysis

Pediatric germ cell tumors (GCTs) are a group of chemosensitive malignancies with a 90% curability rate. We report a series of children with relapsing or therapy-resistant GCT treated with melphalan–etoposide–carboplatin high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplantation. This co...

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Main Authors: Marek Ussowicz, Monika Mielcarek-Siedziuk, Jakub Musiał, Mateusz Stachowiak, Jadwiga Węcławek-Tompol, Dorota Sęga-Pondel, Jowita Frączkiewicz, Joanna Trelińska, Anna Raciborska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
germ cell tumors
high dose chemotherapy
autologous stem cell transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/12/3841

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