In the largest sequencing study to date on testicular cancer, researchers at Children’s National Hospital have identified genes that contribute to testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), the most common cancer among young, white men.
Results of a multi-institutional clinical trial recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that surgically removing affected lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum of patients with early metastatic seminoma is an effective alternative to chemotherapy and radiation, with fewer long-term side effects.
