Therapy of clinical stage IIA and IIB seminoma : a systematic review

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PURPOSE: The optimal treatment for clinical stage (CS) IIA/IIB seminomas is still controversial. We evaluated current treatment options.

METHODS: A systematic review was performed. Only randomized clinical trials and comparative studies published from January 2010 until February 2021 were included. Search items included: seminoma, CS IIA, CS IIB and therapy. Outcome parameters were relapse rate (RR), relapse-free (RFS), overall and cancer-specific survival (OS, CSS). Additionally, acute and long-term side effects including secondary malignancies (SMs) were analyzed.

RESULTS: Seven comparative studies (one prospective and six retrospective) were identified with a total of 5049 patients (CS IIA: 2840, CS IIB: 2209). The applied treatment modalities were radiotherapy (RT) (n = 3049; CS IIA: 1888, CSIIB: 1006, unknown: 155) and chemotherapy (CT) or no RT (n = 2000; CS IIA: 797, CS IIB: 1074, unknown: 129). In CS IIA, RRs ranged from 0% to 4.8% for RT and 0% for CT. Concerning CS IIB RRs of 9.5%-21.1% for RT and of 0%-14.2% for CT have been reported. 5-year OS ranged from 90 to 100%. Only two studies reported on treatment-related toxicities.

CONCLUSIONS: RT and CT are the most commonly applied treatments in CS IIA/B seminoma. In CS IIA seminomas, RRs after RT and CT are similar. However, in CS IIB, CT seems to be more effective. Survival rates of CS IIA/B seminomas are excellent. Consequently, long-term toxicities and SMs are important survivorship issues. Alternative treatment approaches, e.g., retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) or dose-reduced sequential CT/RT are currently under prospective investigation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

World journal of urology - 40(2022), 12 vom: 26. Dez., Seite 2829-2841

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Heinzelbecker, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Stefanie [VerfasserIn]
Lackner, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Busch, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Bokemeyer, Carsten [VerfasserIn]
Classen, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Dieing, Annette [VerfasserIn]
Hakenberg, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Krege, Susanne [VerfasserIn]
Papachristofilou, Alexandros [VerfasserIn]
Pfister, David [VerfasserIn]
Ruf, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Schmelz, Hans [VerfasserIn]
Schmidberger, Heinz [VerfasserIn]
Souchon, Rainer [VerfasserIn]
Winter, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Zengerling, Friedemann [VerfasserIn]
Kliesch, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Albers, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Oing, Christoph [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CS IIA/B
Journal Article
Seminoma
Systematic Review
Systematic review
Testicular cancer
Toxicity
Treatment

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Date Completed 02.12.2022

Date Revised 28.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00345-021-03873-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333176383