2019
α‐Fetoprotein as a predictor of outcome for children with germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium
O’Neill A, Xia C, Krailo MD, Shaikh F, Pashankar FD, Billmire DF, Olson TA, Amatruda JF, Villaluna D, Huang L, Malogolowkin M, Rodriguez‐Galindo C, Frazier AL. α‐Fetoprotein as a predictor of outcome for children with germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium. Cancer 2019, 125: 3649-3656. PMID: 31355926, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell tumorsChildren's Oncology GroupCell tumorsAFP declineCumulative incidenceOncology GroupOverall survivalPediatric patientsThree-year overall survivalFuture clinical trial designTumor marker declineStart of chemotherapyPredictors of outcomeRecognition of patientsClinical trial designYears of ageAdult patientsPoor prognosisSerum AFPMarker declineStratified analysisHigh riskTrial designPatientsEarly intensification
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 groupSurveillance After Initial Surgery for Pediatric and Adolescent Girls With Stage I Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Report From the Children's Oncology Group
Billmire DF, Cullen JW, Rescorla FJ, Davis M, Schlatter MG, Olson TA, Malogolowkin MH, Pashankar F, Villaluna D, Krailo M, Egler RA, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Frazier AL. Surveillance After Initial Surgery for Pediatric and Adolescent Girls With Stage I Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 465-470. PMID: 24395845, PMCID: PMC4876316, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.1006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBleomycinChildChild, PreschoolCisplatinDisease-Free SurvivalEtoposideFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm, ResidualNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalOvarian NeoplasmsRadiographyRisk FactorsSalvage TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMalignant ovarian germ cell tumorsStage I malignant ovarian germ cell tumorsOvarian germ cell tumorsEvent-free survivalGerm cell tumorsOverall survivalAlpha-fetoproteinRecurrent diseaseOncology GroupCell tumorsSuccessful Salvage ChemotherapyTumor marker elevationPercent of patientsKaplan-Meier methodChildren's Oncology GroupSerum tumor markersPredominant histologySalvage chemotherapyInitial surgeryMarker elevationMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionMedian timeYolk sacTumor markers