First - line, non - cryopreserved autologous stem cell transplant for poor - risk germ - cell tumors: Experience in a developing country

ABSTRACT Purpose: The current first - line treatment for non - seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) consists of four cycles of cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin (BEP), which results in 5 - year overall survival < 60% in patients with poor - risk features. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell tra...

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Main Authors: Eucario Leon-Rodriguez, Monica M. Rivera-Franco, Dennis Lacayo-Leñero, Andrea Campos-Castro, Monica I. Meneses-Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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