Reduced and Compressed Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents With Intermediate-Risk Extracranial Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group
Shaikh F, Cullen JW, Olson TA, Pashankar F, Malogolowkin MH, Amatruda JF, Villaluna D, Krailo M, Billmire DF, Rescorla FJ, Egler RA, Dicken BJ, Ross JH, Schlatter M, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Frazier AL. Reduced and Compressed Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents With Intermediate-Risk Extracranial Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2016.67.654. PMID: 28240974, PMCID: PMC5455599, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.67.6544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant germ cell tumorsEvent-free survivalCycles of PEBEFS ratesGerm cell tumorsOncology GroupCell tumorsExtracranial malignant germ cell tumorsReduction of therapyChildren's Oncology GroupSingle-arm trialLow-stage tumorsHigh-stage tumorsAdministration of cisplatinEligible patientsComparable patientsHistorical cohortPatientsTumorsStatistical significanceComparable childrenPhase 3ChildrenP-valueOne-sided p-value