Persistently raised and falling hCG at 6 months no longer a criterion for post molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia?

The author comments on article related to determination of outcome of women with persistently raised but falling human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) levels 6 months after surgical evacuation of a molar pregnancy by F. Taylor and colleagues published within the issue. He states that the study used International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) criteria for post molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) diagnosis.