title: Successful treatment of metastatic choriocarcinoma after DMP 840.
abstract: A 17-year-old male with retroperitoneal choriocarcinoma metastatic disease in the lungs has had shrinking of pulmonary metastases and primary tumor with four treatment courses of DMP 840. β-HCG appeared normal prior to resection of the necrotic primary tumor and a single remaining pulmonary metastasis, which was also necrotic. The patient remains free of tumor recurrence of 8 months following surgery. Further evaluation of DMP 840 in patients with germ cell tumors is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA; Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, Pharmacy and Pathology, University of Tennessee Memphis, College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins