Journal: | International braz j urol |
Database: | PERIÓDICA |
System number: | 000434858 |
ISSN: | 1677-5538 |
Authors: | León Rodríguez, Eucario1 Rivera Franco, Mónica M1 Lacayo Leñero, Dennis1 Campos Castro, Andrea1 Meneses Medina, Mónica I1 |
Institutions: | 1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Hematología y Oncología, Ciudad de México. México |
Year: | 2019 |
Season: | Ene-Feb |
Volumen: | 45 |
Number: | 1 |
Country: | Brasil |
Language: | Inglés |
Document type: | Artículo |
Approach: | Experimental, aplicado |
English abstract | Purpose: The current first - line treatment for non - seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) consists of four cycles of cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin (BEP), which results in 5 - year overall survival < 60% in patients with poor - risk features. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto - HSCT) as a method for overcoming high toxicity after high dose chemotherapy (HDC) has been explored in different solid tumors, but has remained standard practice only for NSGCT. Our objective was to describe outcomes of patients with poor - risk NSGCT who underwent first - line autologous HSCT in a tertiary center in Mexico. Patients and Methods: Twenty nine consecutive patients with NSGCT who received first - line, non - cryopreserved autologous HSCT at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran in Mexico City, Mexico, from November 1998 to June 2016, were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The median age at transplantation was 23 (15 – 39) years. Most patients (n = 18, 62%) had testicular primary tumor, and 23 had metastases (79%). Complete response after auto - HSCT was observed in 45%. Non - relapse mortality was 0. Five - year relapse / progression free and overall survival were 67% and 69%, respectively. Conclusions: This small single limited - resource institution study demonstrated that patients with poor - risk NSGCT are curable by first - line HDC plus autologous HSCT and that this procedure is feasible and affordable to perform using non - cryopreserved hematopoietic stem cells |
Disciplines: | Medicina |
Keyword: | Oncología, Terapéutica, Neoplasias, Trasplante de celulas troncales, Criopreservación |
Keyword: | Oncology, Therapeutics, Stem cells transplantation, Neoplasms, Cryopreservation |
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