Interdisciplinary Management of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors - More Needed than Ever!

Heidenreich, Axel

doi:10.1159/000489719

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“…Since GCTs can present in different locations, collaboration across subspecialities is imperative to avoid pitfalls in diagnosis, staging and treatment. Additionally, nuances in the management of patients with GCTs may require referral to centres of excellence and expert review to achieve superior outcomes [ 36 ]. This also highlights the advantages of dedicated multidisciplinary tumour (MDT) boards, including at the multi-institutional level [ 37 ].…”

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Advancing clinical and translational research in germ cell tumours (GCT): recommendations from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium

et al. 2022

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Germ cell tumours (GCTs) are a heterogeneous group of rare neoplasms that present in different anatomical sites and across a wide spectrum of patient ages from birth through to adulthood. Once these strata are applied, cohort numbers become modest, hindering inferences regarding management and therapeutic advances. Moreover, patients with GCTs are treated by different medical professionals including paediatric oncologists, neuro-oncologists, medical oncologists, neurosurgeons, gynaecological oncologists, surgeons, and urologists. Silos of care have thus formed, further hampering knowledge dissemination between specialists. Dedicated biobank specimen collection is therefore critical to foster continuous growth in our understanding of similarities and differences by age, gender, and site, particularly for rare cancers such as GCTs. Here, the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium provides a framework to create a sustainable, global research infrastructure that facilitates acquisition of tissue and liquid biopsies together with matched clinical data sets that reflect the diversity of GCTs. Such an effort would create an invaluable repository of clinical and biological data which can underpin international collaborations that span professional boundaries, translate into clinical practice, and ultimately impact patient outcomes.

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