Testicular cancer in 2023: Current status and recent progress
Deaglan Joseph McHugh, Jack P. Gleeson, Darren R. Feldman
Abstract
Testicular germ cell tumor (GCT) is the most common solid tumor in adolescent and young adult men. Progress in the management of GCT has been made in the last 50 years, with a substantial improvement in cure rates for advanced disease, from 25% in the 1970s to nearly 80%. However, relapsed or platinum-refractory disease occurs in a proportion, 20% of whom will die from disease progression. This article reviews the current evidence-based treatments for extracranial GCT, the acute and chronic toxic effects that may result, and highlights contemporary advances and progress in the field.
Topics & Concepts
Testicular cancerMedicineDiseaseRefractory (planetary science)CancerTesticular Germ Cell TumorOncologyIntensive care medicineInternal medicineBiologyAstrobiologyTesticular diseases and treatmentsNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment