Margherita Lo Curto, Francesca Lumia, Rita Alaggio, Giovanni Cecchetto, Piero Almasio, Paolo Indolfi, Fortunato Siracusa, Serenella Bagnulo, Bruno De Bernardi, Tina De Laurentis, Andrea Di Cataldo, Paolo Tamaro
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: About 20% of patients with germ cell tumor (GCT) are still resistant to therapy. To investigate which features are present in resistant patients, a multicenter study on GCT in children was undertaken to correlate clinical and laboratory parameters with the outcome. METHODS: Patients aged less than 16 years, with histologically proven extracranial GCT were included. RESULTS: Ninety-five patients (median age 33 months, 45 males) were eligible...
November 2003: Medical and Pediatric Oncology