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Christoph Seidel
English
Oncology
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Open AccessMultidisciplinary survey on use of feeding tubes in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy in Germany—the SUFEETUBE project
Data on enteral tube feeding in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy vary considerably between German institutions. This survey aims to investigate the management of feeding tubes i...
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Open AccessPeritoneal carcinosis in male germ cell tumor patients: a registry study compiled by the German Testicular Cancer Study Group (GTCSG)
To report on the clinical characteristics, outcome, and frequency of peritoneal carcinosis (PC) in patients with advanced germ cell tumors (GCT), a multicenter registry analysis was carried out.
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Open AccessThe prognostic significance of lactate dehydrogenase levels in seminoma patients with advanced disease: an analysis by the Global Germ Cell Tumor Collaborative Group (G3)
The prognostic significance of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in patients with metastatic seminoma is not defined. We investigated the prognostic impact of LDH levels prior to first-line systemic treatment and ot...
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Treatment of refractory germ-cell tumours with single-agent cabazitaxel: a German Testicular Cancer Study Group case series
Outcomes of multiply relapsed, refractory germ-cell tumour (GCT) patients remain poor with an overall survival (OS) of a few months only. Thus, new therapeutic advances are urgently needed. Cabazitaxel has sho...
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Retinal toxicity after cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with germ cell cancer
Visual impairment represents an infrequent form of cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity; however, visual deterioration has been reported in several studies. To evaluate potential morphological and functional retina...
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Metastatic Germ Cell Cancer: The Intermediate-Prognosis Risk Category
With the identification of several patient characteristics with prognostic impact on long term survival a scoring system was introduced in 1997 by the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group (IGCCCG...
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Serum C-reactive protein: a prognostic factor in metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder
Until today, there is no reliable prognostic or predictive parameter for the prognosis of patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder prior to chemotherapy. Recently, serum C-reactive protein (CR...
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Open AccessPreoperative serum C- reactive protein: a prognostic marker in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma
To analyse the prognostic significance of preoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) serum level in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUT-UC).
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Open AccessValidation of CRP as prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma in a large series of patients
To evaluate the prognostic significance of the pre-operative C-reactive protein (CRP) serum level in patients with renal cell cancer (RCC).
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Open AccessImatinib-induced liver cirrhosis in a patient with advanced gastrointestinal stroma tumor (GIST)
The use of imatinib mesylate is associated with a progression free survival of 41 months in first line treatment of metastatic or locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and other studies appro...
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Open AccessIntrinsic resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors is associated with poor clinical outcome in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Data on sequential therapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and intrinsic resistance to receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (rTKI) treatment remains vague.
