title: Lenalidomide in patients with cisplatin-refractory and multiply relapsed germ cell tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Treatment options are still limited in patients with cisplatin-refractory and multiply relapsed germ cell tumors. We evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of lenalidomide within a compassionate use concept.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients multiply relapsed after platin-based chemotherapies without any further standard treatment option received 25 mg lenalidomide orally on days 1-21 of a 28-day cycle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All four patients were pretreated with a median number of seven lines of previous chemotherapy (range 4-8), all including platin-based high-dose chemotherapy. After 4 weeks of lenalidomide treatment all patients had progressive disease with increase in serum tumor markers and progression in computed tomography. Median survival time was 8 weeks (range 5-17). The toxicity profile was favorable. No severe toxicities related to lenalidomide occurred in these patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lenalidomide was well tolerated but did not show efficacy in heavily pretreated patients with cisplatin-refractory and multiply relapsed germ cell tumors.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oechsle
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bokemeyer
authors.forename: Friedemann
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Honecker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057176:Compassionate Use Trials; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D000077269:Lenalidomide; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D013792:Thalidomide; D000077269:Lenalidomide; D002945:Cisplatin