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Bleomycin and its combinations have a definite place in the treatment of metastatic testicular carcinomas other than seminomas and may also prove to be effective, when given as adjuvant postoperative therapy in stage II disease.

A study, using the combination of Bleomycin and CCNU in 17 patients with metastatic testicular teratoma, is reported. A remission rate of 59% has been observed. Only patients with a complete remission had a satisfactory remission duration. Sequential combinations, using all drugs effective in this disease, may be the most promising way to further improve therapeutic results in terms of remission rate and survival.

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Bleomycin und seine Kombinationen mit einer Reihe von anderen Cytostatica haben sich bei den verschiedenen histologischen Typen des metastasierenden Hodencarcinoms, außer bei den Seminomen, als sehr wirksam erwiesen. Wegen seiner geringen Toxizität ist es möglicherweise das geeignete Cytostaticum für die postoperative prophylaktische Anwendung nach Radialoperation im Stadium II.

In einer eigenen Studie wurde die Kombination von Bleomycin und CCNU bei 17 Patienten mit metastasierendem Hodencarcinom verwendet. Die Remissionsrate betrug 59%. Die Remissionsdauer war nur bei jenen Patienten befriedigend, die eine vollständige Remission zeigten. Auffallend war, daß bei Verwendung des liquorgängigen CCNU keine Hirmnetastasen beobachtet wurden.

Sequentielle Kombinationen, in denen alle beim Hodencarcinom einzeln wirksamen Substanzen in verschiedener Kombination hintereinander verwendet werden, Stellen möglicherweise die vielversprechendste Form der Behandlung beim metastasierenden Hodencarcinom dar.

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Branner, K.W., Sonntag, R.W. Bleomycin in testicular teratomas. Z. Krebsforsch. 84, 291–297 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312250

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