[Testicular cancer--clinical results of chemotherapy and surgery for advanced disease].
The CDDP-based chemotherapy improves prognosis of patients with advanced testicular cancer. Surgery is still effective in some patients who partly respond to induction chemotherapy. Thus, chemotherapy and surgery are now the standard treatment modality for advanced disease of this kind. More effective induction and salvage chemotherapy will be needed for poor prognosis-patients with far advanced metastasis. Chemotherapy which is less toxic but still effective may be more appropriate for those with a good prognosis who have a less extensive disease.
Tsukamoto
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Dept. of Urology, Sapporo Medical College.
Kumamoto
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D002945:Cisplatin