H Boer, J H Proost, J Nuver, S Bunskoek, J Q Gietema, B M Geubels, R Altena, N Zwart, S F Oosting, J M Vonk, J D Lefrandt, D R A Uges, C Meijer, E G E de Vries, J A Gietema
BACKGROUND: The success of cisplatin-based (Platinol, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY, USA) chemotherapy for testicular cancer comes at the price of long-term and late effects related to healthy tissue damage. We assessed and modelled serum platinum (Pt) decay after chemotherapy and determined relationships between long-term circulating Pt levels and known late effects. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In 99 testicular cancer survivors, treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, serum and 24-h urine samples were collected during follow-up (1-13 years after treatment)...
November 2015: Annals of Oncology: Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology