Bleomycin, Etoposide, and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic Germ Cell Cancer of the Testicles
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin, work in
different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping
them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor
cells. It is not yet known which schedule of bleomycin is more effective when given together
with etoposide and cisplatin in treating metastatic germ cell cancer of the testicles.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different schedules of bleomycin to
compare how well they work when given together with etoposide and cisplatin in treating
patients with metastatic germ cell cancer of the testicles.