title: [Two-step ultra high-dose chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell autotransplantation for refractory testicular cancer: a case report].
abstract: A 35-year-old male had advanced nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (stage IIIC, embryonal cell carcinoma) which proved refractory to conventional PVB combined chemotherapy. He was then treated with an ultra high-dose chemotherapy consisting of carboplatin (1.5 g/m2) and etoposide (1.3 g/m2), followed by the transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCT) with a total of 1.9 x 10(5)/kg granulocyte colony-forming cells (CFU-GM). Because he developed lung metastasis, escalated doses of carboplatin (2.0 g/m2), and etoposide (1.8 g/m2) combined with cyclophosphamide (7.0 g/m2) were given with peripheral blood stem cell transplant of 3.2 x 10(5)/kg CFU-GM. He has remained free of any recurrence without maintenance therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ashiya Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishizaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D016190:Carboplatin