In a patient with stage 1 mixed germ cell tumor who cleared tumor markers post-orchiectomy but with subsequent rise to borderline abnormal within 6 weeks, would you treat with 3 cycles BEP as for S1 disease?
If serum markers were normal, how strongly do you consider 1 cycle of BEP for embryonal predominant pathology?
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Medical Oncology · Testicular Cancer Commons
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Several points to begin with. My strong preference is to recommend active surveillance for all well documented clinical stage 1 nonseminoma whether or not there is embryonal predominance or lymphovascular invasion present. Second, I do not make treatment decisions based on borderline abnormal normal...
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