The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7360 p133
30 July 2005

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Carboplatin versus radiotherapy

A single injection of carboplatin is an effective adjuvant treatment for stage I seminoma with similar outcomes to adjuvant radiotherapy, new data show (Lancet 2005; 366:293). Carboplatin may reduce risk of relapse. Long-term follow up is needed to confirm these findings.