PRO: Treatment Intensification in Poor Prognosis Germ Cell Tumors

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In this video, Dr. Fizazi argues for treatment intensification for poor-prognosis germ cell tumor patients who display unfavorable marker decline.

In this video, Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, University of Paris Sud, France, argues for treatment intensification for poor-prognosis germ cell tumor patients who display unfavorable marker decline.

Fizazi gave a presentation on this topic earlier this year at the 2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

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