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. 2000 Mar 25;355(9209):1075-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02044-4.

Circulating plasma platinum more than 10 years after cisplatin treatment for testicular cancer

J A Gietema, M T Meinardi, J Messerschmidt, T Gelevert, F Alt, D R Uges, D T Sleijfer

Circulating plasma platinum more than 10 years after cisplatin treatment for testicular cancer

J A Gietema et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

We have shown in patients cured from metastatic testicular cancer that up to 20 years after administration of cisplatin-containing chemotherapy, circulating platinum is still detectable in plasma. This finding may influence the development of long-term, treatment-related side-effects.

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