Smartest Doc
Importance of Salvage Therapy in the Management of High-Risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 06/20/2012
Lurain JR et al. – Salvage therapy with platinum/etoposide–based drug regimens, often in conjunction with surgery and brain radiation, was successful in achieving cure in 82% of 28 high–risk GTN patients who failed initial multiagent chemotherapy and was ultimately responsible for survival in 53% of the 43 patients (88%) with high–risk GTN who were cured.
