[High dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation for advanced germ cell tumor]

Six patients, with advanced germ cell tumor refractory to prior chemotherapy including cis-platinum and etoposide, were treated by high dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Etoposide (1200-1800 mg/m2), cyclophosphamide (120 mg/kg) and cis-platinum (60-120 mg/m2) were given and the autologous bone marrow was infused 72 hours after the last dose of chemotherapy. Two patients were treated by high dose chemotherapy three times. The regimen of the third high dose chemotherapy was etoposide (1800 mg/m2), cyclophosphamide (120 mg/kg), adriamycin (80 mg/m2), ACNU (200 mg/m2) and 254S (100 mg/m2). One patient died of cerebral hemorrhage 7 days after ABMT. Of the 5 patients evaluable for response, 4 responded: one patient obtained a complete response and 3 a partial response.