Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic Testicular Cancer

Summary

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. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and cisplatin in treating patients who have metastatic testicular cancer that has recurred following treatment.

Timeline

Start

1996-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-07

Publications

• Results Mead GM, Cullen MH, Huddart R, Harper P, Rustin GJ, Cook PA, Stenning SP, Mason M; MRC Testicular Tumour Working Party. A phase II trial of TIP (paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin) given as second-line (post-BEP) salvage chemotherapy for patients with metastatic germ cell cancer: a medical research council trial. Br J Cancer. 2005 Jul 25;93(2):178-84. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602682.

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