Treatment outcome and long-term follow-up of central nervous system germ cell tumor using upfront chemotherapy with subsequent photon or proton radiation therapy: a single tertiary center experience of 127 patients

Treatment outcome and long-term follow-up of central nervous system germ cell tumor using upfront chemotherapy with subsequent photon or proton radiation therapy: a single tertiary center experience of 127 patients

Abstract Background Central nervous system germ cell tumors (CNS GCTs) are a heterogeneous group of brain tumors, which are more common in Asian countries. There have been different therapeutic strategies in treating germinoma and non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCT), depending on prognosis. M...

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Main Authors: Kyung Taek Hong, Da Hye Lee, Bo Kyung Kim, Hong Yul An, Jung Yoon Choi, Ji Hoon Phi, Jung-Eun Cheon, Hyoung Jin Kang, Seung-Ki Kim, Joo-Young Kim, Sung-Hye Park, Il Han Kim, Hee Young Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Germ cell tumor
Central nervous system
Intracranial
Secondary malignant neoplasm
Proton therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07484-y

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