Combination Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Germ Cell Tumors
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2000-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation
may allow patients to tolerate higher doses of chemotherapy and kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and peripheral
stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have germ cell tumors that have not
responded to previous chemotherapy.