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Improvement in the outcome of children with germ cell tumors.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
February 2008
Department of Pediatrics-Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital do Cancer, A.C. Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: To describe the clinical characteristics and estimate the survival of children and adolescents with germ cell tumors treated with cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy according to three different protocols in Brazil.
Methods: From 1983 to 1997, 106 patients were treated at the Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo for a diagnosis of germ cell tumor. We performed a retrospective review of the clinical and histopathological data to identify prognostic factors and evaluate their outcome.