Posts by Jillian Egan, MD
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Review: Biomarkers in Testicular Cancer
While classic serum tumor markers like α-fetoprotein and b-HCG are the gold standard for managing testicular germ cell tumors, microRNA are emerging as promising biomarkers with superior performance. Circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells may prove to be important with further study.
Biography
Jillian Egan, MD, is a urologic oncology fellow in the Department of Urology at Massachusetts General Hospital.