European consensus conference on diagnosis and treatment of germ cell cancer: a report of the second meeting of the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus group (EGCCCG): part I

Susanne Krege, Jörg Beyer, Rainer Souchon, Peter Albers, Walter Albrecht, Ferran Algaba, Michael Bamberg, István Bodrogi, Carsten Bokemeyer, Eva Cavallin-Ståhl, Johannes Classen, Christoph Clemm, Gabriella Cohn-Cedermark, Stéphane Culine, Gedske Daugaard, Pieter H M De Mulder, Maria De Santis, Maike de Wit, Ronald de Wit, Hans Günter DerigsKlaus-Peter Dieckmann, Annette Dieing, Jean-Pierre Droz, Martin Fenner, Karim Fizazi, Aude Flechon, Sophie D Fosså, Xavier Garcia del Muro, Thomas Gauler, Lajos Geczi, Arthur Gerl, Jose Ramon Germa-Lluch, Silke Gillessen, Jörg T Hartmann, Michael Hartmann, Axel Heidenreich, Wolfgang Hoeltl, Alan Horwich, Robert Huddart, Michael Jewett, Johnathan Joffe, William G Jones, László Kisbenedek, Olbjørn Klepp, Sabine Kliesch, Kai Uwe Koehrmann, Christian Kollmannsberger, Markus Kuczyk, Pilar Laguna, Oscar Leiva Galvis, Volker Loy, Malcolm D Mason, Graham M Mead, Rolf Mueller, Craig Nichols, Nicola Nicolai, Tim Oliver, Dalibor Ondrus, Gosse O N Oosterhof, Luis Paz Ares, Giorgio Pizzocaro, Jörg Pont, Tobias Pottek, Tom Powles, Oliver Rick, Giovanni Rosti, Roberto Salvioni, Jutta Scheiderbauer, Hans-Ulrich Schmelz, Heinz Schmidberger, Hans-Joachim Schmoll, Mark Schrader, Felix Sedlmayer, Niels E Skakkebaek, Aslam Sohaib, Sergei Tjulandin, Padraig Warde, Stefan Weinknecht, Lothar Weissbach, Christian Wittekind, Eva Winter, Lori Wood, Hans von der Maase

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The first consensus report presented by the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group (EGCCCG) in the year 2004 has found widespread approval by many colleagues throughout the world. In November 2006, the group met a second time under the auspices of the Department of Urology of the Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. METHODS: Medical oncologists, urological surgeons, radiation oncologists as well as pathologists from several European countries reviewed and discussed the data that had emerged since the 2002 conference, and incorporated the new data into updated and revised guidelines. As for the first meeting, the methodology of evidence-based medicine (EBM) was applied. The results of the discussion were compiled by the writing committee. All participants have agreed to this final update. RESULTS: The first part of the consensus paper describes the clinical presentation of the primary tumor, its treatment, the importance and treatment of testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN), histological classification, staging and prognostic factors, and treatment of stage I seminoma and non-seminoma. CONCLUSIONS: Whereas the vast majority of the recommendations made in 2004 remain valid 3 yr later, refinements in the treatment of early- and advanced-stage testicular cancer have emerged from clinical trials. Despite technical improvements, expert clinical skills will continue to be one of the major determinants for the prognosis of patients with germ cell cancer. In addition, the particular needs of testicular cancer survivors have been acknowledged
Udgivelsesdato: 2008/3
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEuropean Urology
Vol/bind53
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)478-496
Antal sider18
ISSN0302-2838
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2007

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