title: Salvage chemotherapy in relapsed germ cell tumors.
abstract: Issues concerning the optimal salvage treatment in patients with germ cell tumors are for the most part controversial. As the majority of patients will suffer systemic relapses, chemotherapy will remain the mainstay of any salvage treatment. However, the question of whether to use conventional-dose or high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) immediately arises. Prognostic factors have recently been recognized as an aid in this decision. However, as reliable data are lacking for many clinical scenarios, the salvage treatment of germ-cell tumors continues to be a therapeutic challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldinger Strasse, 35033 Marburg, Germany. joerg.beyer@mailer.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rick
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Siegert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bokemeyer
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D043823:Taxoids; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D043823:Taxoids; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide