Outcome of patients with HIV-related germ cell tumours: A case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1526-1530

  Powles, T ^a   Bower, M ^a   Shamash, J ^b   Stebbing, J ^a   Ong, J ^b   Daugaard, G ^c   De Ruiter, A ^d   Johnson, M ^e   Fisher, M ^f   Anderson, J ^b   Nelson, M ^a   Gazzard, B ^a   Oliver, T ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumour; HAART; HIV; Survival; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; TESTIS TUMOR; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; GERMINOMA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORCHIECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2442453342     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601762     Document Type: Article

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