2015
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
2014
Revised Risk Classification for Pediatric Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on 25 Years of Clinical Trial Data From the United Kingdom and United States
Frazier AL, Hale JP, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Dang H, Olson T, Murray MJ, Amatruda JF, Thornton C, Arul GS, Billmire D, Shaikh F, Pashankar F, Stoneham S, Krailo M, Nicholson JC. Revised Risk Classification for Pediatric Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on 25 Years of Clinical Trial Data From the United Kingdom and United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 33: 195-201. PMID: 25452439, PMCID: PMC4279239, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.58.3369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAlpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkers, TumorChildChild, PreschoolClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalEndodermal Sinus TumorEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansMaleModels, StatisticalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited KingdomUnited StatesConceptsGerm cell tumorsYolk sac tumorPediatric germ cell tumorsClinical trial dataAlpha-fetoproteinTumor siteOncology GroupCell tumorsMalignant pediatric germ cell tumorsPediatric extracranial germ cell tumorLong-term disease-free survivalEvidence-based risk stratificationExtracranial germ cell tumorsTrial dataPure yolk sac tumorPoor-risk groupStage IV diseaseDisease-free survivalPercentage of patientsChildren's Oncology GroupElevated alpha-fetoproteinPlatinum-based therapyClinical trial organizationsParametric cure modelsLeukemia group