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Lead
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
With
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy of temozolomide in patients with cisplatin refractory metastatic germ cell tumors. II. Determine the safety of this treatment in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive oral temozolomide on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-25 patients will be accrued for this study over 25 months.
Age
16–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may not be if
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 16 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm3 Platelet count at lest 80,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal Transaminases no greater than 1.5 times upper limit or normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3.0 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Other: No medical conditions that would interfere with swallowing or cause excessive vomiting No second malignancy except basal and squamous cell skin cancer Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: Not specified
