title: [VM-26 and VP-16 salvage therapy for refractory germinal testicular cancers].
abstract: Thirteen evaluable patients with germinal testicular cancers failing to be cured with first-line therapy (refractory) were treated by salvage chemotherapy. Ten patients received salvage chemotherapy with VM-26 (50 mg/m2, twice a week X 6 weeks) and cisplatin (CDDP, 20 mg/m2 for 5 consecutive days every 3 weeks for 3-4 times) (P-VM), 3 patients were also treated by radiation therapy, and 3 patients received VP-16 (100 mg/m2) and CDDP (20 mg/m2) (P-VP), all given daily for 5 consecutive days every 3-4 weeks for 4-5 courses. Of 13 evaluable patients, 6 (46%) had complete response (CR) (three cases were also treated with radiation therapy), 4 (31%) achieved partial response (PR), and 3 (23%) had no response. Limited to 7 patients treated with only P-VM therapy, there were 3 (43%) CR and 4 (57%) PR. Nine patients (69%) remained alive and were continuously disease free 18 to 84 months (median 48 months). Hematologic toxicity was severe, but with no death related to sepsis. Salvage chemotherapy with VM-26 or VP-16 and cisplatin offers potentially curative treatment to patients with refractory testicular cancer. The addition of radiation therapy to salvage chemotherapy was also effective.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomooka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinouchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011034:Podophyllotoxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D013713:Teniposide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D013713:Teniposide; D011034:Podophyllotoxin