A risk-adapted study of cisplatin and etoposide, with or without ifosfamide, in patients with metastatic seminoma: Results of the GETUG S99 multicenter prospective study

Karim Fizazi, Rémi Delva, Armelle Caty, Christine Chevreau, Pierre Kerbrat, Frederic Rolland, Frank Priou, Lionnel Geoffrois, Olivier Rixe, Philippe Beuzeboc, Jean Pierre Malhaire, Stephane Culine, Marie Stephanie Aubelle, Agnes Laplanche

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    Background Whether patients with good prognosis and intermediate/poor prognosis advanced seminoma should be treated differently has not been defined. Objective To assess a risk-adapted chemotherapy regimen in patients with advanced seminoma. Design, setting, and participants A total of 132 patients were included in this prospective study. Patients with a good prognosis according to the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaboration Group (IGGCCG) were treated with four cycles of cisplatin-etoposide (EP). Patients with an intermediate prognosis according to the IGCCCG (or a poor prognosis according to the Medical Research Council classification) were treated with four cycles of VIP (EP and ifosfamide) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Outcome measurements and statistical analysis Survival curves were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results and limitations The median follow-up was 4.5 yr (range: 0.4-11.6 yr). Among 108 patients (82%) with a good prognosis who received EP, grade 3-4 toxicity included neutropenia (47%) and neutropenic fever (12%). Among the 24 patients (18%) with an intermediate/poor prognosis who received VIP plus G-CSF, toxicity included grade 3-4 neutropenia (36%), neutropenic fever (23%), thrombocytopenia (23%), anemia (23%), and a toxicity-related death (n = 1; 4%). The 3-yr progression-free survival (PFS) rate was 93% (range: 85-97%) in the good prognosis group and 83% (range: 63-93%) in the intermediate/poor prognosis group (p = 0.03 for PFS). The 3-yr overall survival (OS) rate was 99% (range: 92-100%) and 87% (range: 67-95%), respectively (p < 0.005 for OS). Only four patients died of seminoma or its treatment. Conclusions A risk-adapted chemotherapy policy for advanced seminoma yielded an excellent outcome with a 3-yr OS rate of 96%.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)381-386
    Number of pages6
    JournalEuropean Urology
    Volume65
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2014

    Keywords

    • Chemotherapy
    • Prognostic factors
    • Seminoma

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