Pediatric and Adolescent Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors: The Road to Collaboration
Olson TA, Murray MJ, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Nicholson JC, Billmire DF, Krailo MD, Dang HM, Amatruda JF, Thornton CM, Arul GS, Stoneham SJ, Pashankar F, Stark D, Shaikh F, Gershenson DM, Covens A, Hurteau J, Stenning SP, Feldman DR, Grimison PS, Huddart RA, Sweeney C, Powles T, Lopes LF, dos Santos Agular S, Chinnaswamy G, Khaleel S, Abouelnaga S, Hale JP, Frazier AL. Pediatric and Adolescent Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors: The Road to Collaboration. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 3018-3028. PMID: 26304902, PMCID: PMC4979195, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.60.5337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetChildCooperative BehaviorDiffusion of InnovationFemaleHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInternational CooperationMaleMedical OncologyNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalPediatricsSurvivorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsGerm cell tumorsPrimary tumor siteCell tumorsExtracranial malignant germ cell tumorsExtracranial germ cell tumorsTumor siteMalignant germ cell tumorsSignificant long-term morbidityDifferent risk stratificationLong-term morbidityPlatinum-based chemotherapyPediatric cancer patientsTreatment-related effectsDifferent cooperative groupsCisplatin dosingVariety of specialistsMedical oncologistsGynecologic oncologistsRisk stratificationTherapeutic dilemmaHistologic featuresPediatric oncologistsExcellent outcomesStaging systemCancer patients