Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Men With Untreated Germ Cell Tumors

June 25, 2013 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

RANDOMIZED MULTIINSTITUTIONAL PHASE III TRIAL OF BEP AND HIGH DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS BEP ALONE IN PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED PATIENTS WITH POOR RISK GERM CELL TUMORS

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not known whether combining chemotherapy with bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone in treating men with germ cell tumors.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating men with previously untreated germ cell tumors.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the efficacy of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP) with or without high-dose carboplatin, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide plus autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in male patients with poor- or intermediate-risk germ cell tumors.
  • Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
  • Compare prospectively the prognosis in terms of the rate of decline of the serum tumor markers, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Correlate hCG and AFP with complete response and survival in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center and risk status (poor vs intermediate). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive bleomycin IV on days 1, 8, and 15 and etoposide (VP-16) IV over 30-60 minutes and cisplatin (CDDP) IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-5 (BEP). Filgrastim (G-CSF) is administered subcutaneously (SC) on days 7-16 or until blood counts recover. Treatment continues every 3 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. G-CSF is discontinued 24 hours before initiating subsequent courses of chemotherapy, and withheld on days of bleomycin administration.
  • Arm II: Patients receive 2 courses of BEP and G-CSF as in arm I. Patients who have no marrow involvement with tumor undergo harvest of autologous bone marrow before the first or second course of BEP. Patients who have bone marrow involvement with tumor undergo harvest of G-CSF-mobilized autologous peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) on days 17-21 of the first and/or second courses of BEP. When blood counts recover, patients receive high-dose intensification comprising carboplatin IV over 1 hour, VP-16 IV over 30-60 minutes, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -3. Autologous bone marrow or PBSC are reinfused over 15-20 minutes on day 0. G-CSF is administered SC beginning 24 hours after transplantation and continuing until blood counts recover. Beginning 1-3 weeks after hospital discharge for the first transplantation and after recovery from any toxic effects, patients with a Karnofsky performance status of 70-100% receive a second course of high-dose intensification plus a second bone marrow or PBSC transplantation in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients on both arms with brain metastases at presentation undergo radiotherapy and/or surgery concurrently with BEP, if medically indicated.

Patients with normal alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) tumor marker levels after completion of treatment on arm I or II undergo surgical resection of all residual masses. Patients who have no residual malignant tumor or undergo complete resection of only a mature teratoma receive no further therapy. Patients on arm I who undergo complete resection of residual malignant tumor receive 2 additional courses of VP-16 and CDDP without bleomycin. Patients on arm II who undergo complete resection of residual malignant tumor receive no additional chemotherapy. Patients with an unresectable residual malignant tumor receive additional therapy at the discretion of the treating physician. Patients with residual tumor marker (AFP and hCG) positivity after treatment on arm I or II undergo resection of residual masses if tumor marker values fall to normal by marker half-life.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 270 patients (135 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 4.4 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

270

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New South Wales
      • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
        • Westmead Hospital
      • Lima, Peru, 34
        • Instituto De Enfermedades Neoplasicas
      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-5067
        • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus
      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-7344
        • San Juan City Hospital
    • Alabama
      • Anniston, Alabama, United States, 36207
        • Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
    • Arizona
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
        • Arizona Cancer Center
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Greenbrae, California, United States, 94904
        • Sutter Health Western Division Cancer Research Group
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
        • Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0804
        • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • St. Joseph Hospital - Orange
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
        • Sutter Cancer Center
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Cancer Center
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92161
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
        • UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5408
        • Stanford University Medical Center
      • Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598
        • John Muir Medical Center
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80010
        • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    • Delaware
      • Newark, Delaware, United States, 19713
        • CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
        • Walter Reed Army Medical Center
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20422
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • Lombardi Cancer Center
    • Florida
      • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
        • Broward General Medical Center
      • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
        • Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
        • CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
        • Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
      • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401
        • Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
        • MBCCOP - Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813-2424
        • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
    • Idaho
      • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
        • Mountain States Tumor Institute
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637-1470
        • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640
        • Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-4494
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153-5500
        • Loyola University Medical Center
      • River Forest, Illinois, United States, 60305
        • West Suburban Center for Cancer Care
      • Rockford, Illinois, United States, 61108
        • Saint Anthony Medical Center
    • Indiana
      • Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46885-5099
        • Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5289
        • Indiana University Cancer Center
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)
    • Iowa
      • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403-1206
        • CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Iowa Methodist Medical Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309-1016
        • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
        • Mercy Medical Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316-2301
        • Iowa Lutheran Hospital
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1009
        • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7390
        • University of Kansas Medical Center
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
        • CCOP - Wichita
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0084
        • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40207
        • Baptist Hospital East - Louisville
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University School of Medicine
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130-3932
        • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
        • Tuft-New England Medical Center
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
        • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0330
        • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States, 49085
        • Lakeland Medical Center - St. Joseph
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • University of Minnesota Cancer Center
      • Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
        • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65203
        • Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Barnes-jewish Hospital
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-7680
        • University of Nebraska Medical Center
      • Papillion, Nebraska, United States, 68128-4157
        • Alegent Health-Midlands Community Hospital
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
        • CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0002
        • Norris Cotton Cancer Center
    • New Jersey
      • Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
        • Cooper University Hospital
      • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
        • Hackensack University Medical Center
      • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
        • CCOP - Northern New Jersey
      • Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962
        • Morristown Memorial Hospital
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
        • Albert Einstein Clinical Cancer Center
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo
      • Elmhurst, New York, United States, 11373
        • Elmhurst Hospital Center
      • Jamaica, New York, United States, 11432
        • Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • North Shore University Hospital
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Weill Medical College of Cornell University
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13217
        • CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.
    • North Carolina
      • Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28805
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
        • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
      • Concord, North Carolina, United States, 28025
        • NorthEast Oncology Associates
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, 28302-2000
        • Cape Fear Valley Health System
      • Kinston, North Carolina, United States, 28503-1678
        • Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
      • Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States, 28374
        • FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28402-9025
        • New Hanover Regional Medical Center
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104-4241
        • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
        • Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58102
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Ireland Cancer Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195-9001
        • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1240
        • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45429
        • CCOP - Dayton
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
      • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
        • CCOP - Oklahoma
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225
        • CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201-3098
        • Oregon Cancer Institute
    • Pennsylvania
      • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822-2001
        • CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033-0850
        • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15236
        • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
        • Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57104
        • CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
    • Tennessee
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103
        • University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104
        • Danville Radiation Therapy Center
    • Texas
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Harrington Cancer Center
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234-6200
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79415
        • Texas Tech University Health Science Center
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3900
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute
    • Vermont
      • Bennington, Vermont, United States, 05201
        • Green Mountain Oncology Group
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401-3498
        • Vermont Cancer Center
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
        • Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
      • White River Junction, Vermont, United States, 05009
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22901
        • Martha Jefferson Hospital
      • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23502
        • Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037
        • MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center
      • Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014
        • Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
        • Puget Sound Oncology Consortium
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405-0986
        • CCOP - Northwest
    • West Virginia
      • Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25701
        • St. Mary's Medical Center
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-3453
        • CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-0001
        • University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
        • CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation
      • Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, 54501
        • Ministry Medical Group - Northern Region

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven poor-risk, nonseminoma germ cell tumor

    • Must meet 1 of the following 3 conditions:

      • Testis or retroperitoneal primary site without visceral metastasis but with any of the following tumor marker values:

        • Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) greater than 10 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
        • Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) greater than 50,000 IU/L
        • Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) greater than 10,000 ng/mL
      • Testis or retroperitoneal primary site with 1 or more nonpulmonary visceral metastases (regardless of tumor marker values), including the following:

        • Bone
        • Brain
        • Liver
        • Other nonpulmonary viscera (e.g., skin, spleen)
      • Mediastinal primary site, regardless of presence/absence of visceral metastasis or tumor marker values OR
  • Histologically proven intermediate-risk, nonseminoma germ cell tumor

    • Testis or retroperitoneal primary site with no visceral metastasis (except lung), and with any of the following tumor marker values:

      • LDH 3-10 times ULN
      • hCG 5,000-50,000 IU/L
      • AFP 1,000-10,000 ng/mL OR
  • Histologically proven intermediate-risk, seminoma germ cell tumor with 1 or more nonpulmonary visceral metastases (regardless of tumor marker values or primary site), including the following:

    • Bone
    • Brain
    • Liver
    • Other nonpulmonary visceral metastasis (e.g., skin, spleen)
  • Histologic confirmation may be delayed, at the discretion of the protocol chairman, until after initiation of study therapy for patients with a testicular mass and elevated AFP or hCG if medical circumstances warrant immediate treatment
  • Measurable or evaluable disease
  • Concurrent registration on protocol MSKCC-89076 (SWOG-9345) for tumor biology studies required

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 12 and over

Sex:

  • Male

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

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

Hepatic:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than ULN* OR
  • Creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/min* NOTE: * Abnormal levels due to ureteral obstruction by tumor allowed at the discretion of the protocol chairman

Other:

  • HIV negative
  • No other concurrent malignancy except nonmelanomatous skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 30 days since prior radiotherapy except for brain metastases or documented disease progression
  • Recovered from the toxic effects of any prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Recovered from the effects of any recent surgery

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Study Chair: Patrick J. Loehrer, MD, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
  • Study Chair: Kim A. Margolin, MD, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1994

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 26, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 25, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2003

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SWOG-9442
  • MSKCC-94076
  • CLB-99812
  • E-3894
  • CDR0000063820 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • NCI-T94-0086D

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