Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Men With Germ Cell Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00003643

Last Updated: 2012-03-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

498 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-10-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy may be more effective for germ cell cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II/III trial is studying two different regimens of combination chemotherapy and comparing how well they work in treating men with germ cell cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Phase II

* Compare the complete response rates in men with intermediate prognosis germ cell cancer treated with bleomycin, cisplatin, and etoposide (BEP) vs bleomycin, cisplatin, etoposide, and paclitaxel (T-BEP).
* Define the toxicity profile of T-BEP in these patients.

Phase III

* Compare the disease-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the complete response rates and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare symptoms and aspects of quality of life at baseline and after treatment in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the acute and intermediate (1-2 years) side effects of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to histology (seminoma vs non-seminoma) and hospital. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive cisplatin IV and etoposide IV on days 1-5 and bleomycin IV on days 1, 8, and 15.
* Arm II: Patients receive cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin as in arm I and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously on days 6-15.

In both arms, treatment repeats every 3 weeks for a total of 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed before treatment randomization and at 1 and 2 years after randomization.

Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 84-164 patients (42-82 per treatment arm) will be accrued for the phase II study. A total of 498 patients (249 per treatment arm) will be accrued for the phase III study. Accrual will be completed within 4 years.

Conditions

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Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor Teratoma Testicular Germ Cell Tumor

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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bleomycin sulfate

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

filgrastim

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

etoposide

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically proven germ cell cancer

* Seminoma
* Non-seminoma
* Combined
* Intermediate prognosis

* Non-seminoma:

* Testis/retroperitoneal primary
* No non-pulmonary visceral metastases
* Meets 1 of the following criteria:

* Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) 1,000- 10,000 IU/L
* Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) 5,000-50,000 IU/L
* Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) 1.5 times-10 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Seminoma:

* Any primary site
* Any LDH and HCG
* AFP normal
* Non-pulmonary visceral metastases present

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 16 to 50

Sex:

* Male

Performance status:

* WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* WBC at least 3,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 1.25 times ULN
* AST no greater than 2 times ULN

Renal:

* Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min (unless due to obstructive uropathy which can be relieved by nephrostomy)

Other:

* No pre-existing neuropathy
* No other malignancy except basal cell skin cancer
* No other serious illness or medical conditions incompatible with the protocol

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ronald De Wit, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center

Locations

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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research at Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital

Vienna, , Austria

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Institut Jules Bordet

Brussels, , Belgium

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Edegem, , Belgium

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U.Z. Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

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Aarhus Universitetshospital - Aarhus Sygehus

Aarhus, , Denmark

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Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital

Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Centre Regional Francois Baclesse

Caen, , France

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Institut Claudius Regaud

Toulouse, , France

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

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Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin

Berlin, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, , Germany

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St. Johannes Hospital - Medical Klinik II

Duisburg, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, , Germany

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Klinik Fuer Innere Medizin, Hematology/Oncology, Ernst Moritz Armdt Universitaet

Greifswald, , Germany

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Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hagen

Hagen, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Halle

Halle, , Germany

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University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes

Homburg, , Germany

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Klinikum Kassel

Kassel, , Germany

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Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinkum Magdeburg der Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg

Magdeburg, , Germany

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Klinikum der Stadt Mannheim

Mannheim, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH - Marburg

Marburg, , Germany

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Klinikum Rechts Der Isar - Technische Universitaet Muenchen

Munich, , Germany

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Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik A - Universitaetsklinikum Muenster

Münster, , Germany

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Klinikum Nuernberg - Klinikum Nord

Nuremberg, , Germany

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Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg

Regensburg, , Germany

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Klinikum Schwerin

Schwerin, , Germany

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Southwest German Cancer Center at Eberhard-Karls-University

Tübingen, , Germany

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National Institute of Oncology

Budapest, , Hungary

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Assaf Harofeh Medical Center

Ẕerifin, , Israel

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Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Varese, , Italy

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Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

's-Hertogenbosch, , Netherlands

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Academisch Medisch Centrum at University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, , Netherlands

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Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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University Medical Center Rotterdam at Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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University Medical Center Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

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Norwegian Radium Hospital

Oslo, , Norway

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology - Warsaw

Warsaw, , Poland

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National Cancer Institute - Bratislava

Bratislava, , Slovakia

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Hospital de la Santa Cruz i Sant Pau

Barcelona, , Spain

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Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

Barcelona, , Spain

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Institut Catala D'Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario San Carlos

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

Málaga, , Spain

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Hospital Sant Joan de Reus

Reus, , Spain

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Hospital Universidad Virgen Del Rocio

Seville, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa

Zaragoza, , Spain

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Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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Gloucestershire Oncology Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

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Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

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University College Hospital - London

London, England, United Kingdom

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Christie Hospital

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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Rosemere Cancer Centre at Royal Preston Hospital

Preston, England, United Kingdom

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Berkshire Cancer Centre at Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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Royal South Hants Hospital

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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Royal Marsden - Surrey

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

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Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Westcliff-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom

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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Western Infirmary

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Gartnavel General Hospital

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Velindre Cancer Center at Velindre Hospital

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

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Countries

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Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Slovakia Spain United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-30983

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-30983

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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