What is the longest acceptable interval between radical orchiectomy and adjuvant BEP for Stage IIB/III pure seminoma in the age of COVID-19?
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Medical Oncology · Intermountain Health Care
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Briefly, these patients should be still be treated with timely curative intent. Treatment decisions will need to be individualized for each patient...
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Medical Oncology · Testicular Cancer Commons
So I assume this isn't adjuvant therapy if this is stage IIA/B seminoma. If it is a 2-2.5 cm node and marker negative, our current approach is to repeat the CT in 6 weeks and if it is growing, initiate BEP X 3 as an outpatient. In the interim, I would emphasize very heavily the SAR-CoV-2 precautions...