Klin Onkol 2015; 28(2): 112-114. DOI: 10.14735/amko2015112.
Summary
Surveillance after orchiectomy alone has become popular in the management of clinical stage I of nonseminomatous germ cell testicular tumors (CSI NSGCTT). Eff orts to identify patients at high-risk of relapse led to a search for risk factors in CSI NSGCTT. The aim of the current study was to analyze long-term experiences with risk-adapted therapeutic approaches (active surveillance and adjuvant chemotherapy). From 1/ 1992 to 2/ 2015, a total of 454 CSI NSGCTT patients were included in the study and stratified into two groups according to risk-adapted therapeutic approaches. In Group A (low- risk CSI NSGCTT), which consisted of 287 patients who underwent surveillance, relapse occurred in 48 (16.7%) patients with a median follow-up of 7.0 months. Six patients (2.1%) of this group died with a median follow-up of 34.3 months. In Group B (high-risk CSI NSGCTT), which consisted of 167 patients who were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, relapse occurred in two (1.2%) patients with a median follow-up of 56.2 months. One patient (0.6%) died 139.4 months following orchiectomy. Statistically significant difference in progression free survival between these two groups was found, but no significant difference in overall survival.
