CON: Treatment Intensification in Poor Prognosis Germ Cell Tumors

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

In this video, George J. Bosl, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, argues against treatment intensification for poor-prognosis germ cell tumor patients who display unfavorable marker decline.

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

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