Baseline characteristics and patterns of care in testicular cancer patients: first data from the Swiss Austrian German Testicular Cancer Cohort Study (SAG TCCS)

Rothermundt, Christian; Thurneysen, Claudio; Cathomas, Richard; Müller, Beat; Mingrone, Walter; Hirschi-Blickenstorfer, Anita; Wehrhahn, Tobias; Ruf, Christian; Rothschild, Sacha; Seifert, Bettina; Terbuch, Angelika; Grassmugg, Thomas; Woelky, Regina; Fankhauser, Christian Daniel; Kunit, Thomas; Fischer, Natalie Fischer; Inauen, Roman; Kamradt, Jörn; Ziegler, Katrin; Haynes, Alan

doi:10.4414/smw.2018.14640

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Rothermundt, C., Thurneysen, C., Cathomas, R., Müller, B., Mingrone, W., Hirschi-Blickenstorfer, A., Wehrhahn, T., Ruf, C., Rothschild, S., Seifert, B., Terbuch, A., Grassmugg, T., Woelky, R., Fankhauser, C. D., Kunit, T., Fischer, N. F., Inauen, R., Kamradt, J., Ziegler, K., … Gillessen, S. (2018). Baseline characteristics and patterns of care in testicular cancer patients: first data from the Swiss Austrian German Testicular Cancer Cohort Study (SAG TCCS). Swiss Medical Weekly, 148, w14640. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2018.14640

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The majority of germ cell tumour (GCT) patients can be cured by orchiectomy followed by active surveillance or subsequent systemic and/or local treatments. There are various guidelines for a structured follow-up including radiographic and clinical examinations. OBJECTIVE: The Swiss Austrian German Testicular Cancer Cohort Study (SAG TCCS) prospectively evaluates follow-up, indicator of relapse and late toxicities. This is a descriptive analysis; we present baseline characteristics and treatment strategies for the first 299