[Bleomycin, vinca alkaloid and cis-diamminedichloroplatinum combination chemotherapy for advanced testicular tumors].

Thirteen patients with advanced testicular tumors (seminoma 2, non-seminoma 11) were treated with combination chemotherapy involving BLM, vinca alkaloid and CDDP (BVP) as induction therapy and followed with CPM, VCR and CDDP as maintenance therapy. BVP and COP administration was repeated every 3 and 4 to 8 weeks for 1 year, if there were no serious side effects. The overall response rate (CR + PR) was 92% with a 69% CR rate. At a mean follow-up of 30 months (7-52 month range), 54% of the patients were alive with no evidence of disease. Bulky metastases, failure to respond to prior chemotherapy and teratomatous metastases were considered to be poor prognostic factors. The toxicity of BVP was similar to that reported for CDDP, except that allergic reaction occurred in 3 patients after several courses of treatment. Two of the 3 went into anaphylactic shock.