Proton Radiotherapy for Stage I, IIA, and IIB Seminoma

Inclusion Criteria

• •Histological diagnosis; Histologically proven diagnosis of testicular seminoma; - Histologically confirmed seminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis categorized as either "classical" or "anaplastic;
• •Stage I disease; Any pT N0 M0 S0-3 (Appendix B) \[AJCC, 7th Ed.\] (72); Stage IIA or IIB disease;
• •Any pT N1 M0 S0-3 (Appendix B) \[AJCC, 7th Ed.\] (72); Any pT N2 M0 S0-3 (Appendix B) \[AJCC, 7th Ed.\] (72); (at the discretion of the principal investigators, bulky stage IIB may be excluded from the study, according to National Comprehensive Cancer Center Guidelines. 2. Laboratory evaluations; Semen analysis (patients will not be excluded if they do not wish to have an analysis or their insurance denies the claim) Follice-stimulating hormone (prior to the start of radiation) Luteinizing Hormone (Prior to the start of radiation) Lactate Dehydrogenase (Prior to the start of radiation) Human Chorionic Gonadotropic (Prior to the start of radiation) Complete blood count (Prior to the start of radiation) Testosterone (prior to the start of radiation) 3. Appropriate stage for protocol entry, as per protocol section 3.2.1, , based upon the following minimum diagnostic workup: History and physical examination, including a complete list of current medications; Chest x-ray (PA and lateral views) or CT Chest (within 3 months of study registration); Abdominal/pelvic CT scan or Abd/pelvic MRI(within 3 months of study registration); Brain MRI if clinically indicated; Bone scan if clinically indicated; 4. For stage I seminoma patients only, definitive surgical intervention within ten weeks prior to registration; Patients undergoing scrotal violations (scrotal orchiectomy, transscrotal biopsy, testicular fine needle aspiration, scrotal exploration) will be eligible; 5. The patient is a candidate for definitive external beam radiotherapy; The patient has had no prior radiotherapy to the region of study; The patient has no inflammatory bowel disease, active collagen vascular or connective tissue disorders, and no other medical or social contraindications to radiotherapy, as determined by a participating radiation oncologist; 6. Patient age: ³18 years; 7. Patient ECOG performance status: 0-1 (Appendix C); 8. For Stage II disease recurrence, rebiopsy is not clinically indicated. Imaging suffices for confirmation of recurrence