Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Randomized Phase II Trial of Intensive Induction Chemotherapy (CBOP/BEP) and Standard BEP Chemotherapy in Poor Prognosis Male Germ Cell Tumors
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, vincristine, bleomycin, carboplatin, and etoposide phosphate, 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 combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating germ cell tumors.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying two different combination chemotherapy regimens to compare how well they work in treating male patients with germ cell tumors.