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    high dose chemo and stem cell

    Has anyone ever had high dose chemo and stem cell transplant following a rise in tumor markers after 4 x BEP that resulted in remission? My husband is about to start it and in everything I read I'm finding people whom it was not successful for. I'm wondering if he should even bother. He is getting the treatment in Indiana and Dr. Einhorn says that he has a 50% or greater chance at complete remission after it but I cannot find any stories on this site where it was successful. If you have experienced the high dose chemo and stem cell and it was successful please let me know. Also please let us know what to expect. Thanks

    Erin
    Erin (caregiver)
    Hubby Stage IIIC Diagnosed 10/27/05,
    HCG 512,000 AFP 636 LDH 1012, I&O 10/28/05
    1 x EP, 2 x VIP, then 2 x BEP (10/31/05-1/06)
    Sterotactic Radiation to two brain tumors 12/05
    Sterotactic Radiation to new brain tumor 4/4/06
    Whole brain radiation 4/15 -5/18/06
    Tandem High dose chemo and stem cell 6/5/06-7/31/06 - markers normalized
    RPLND with 9cm x 24 cm abd mass removal 9/14/06 - Only teratoma and necrotic tissue removed
    Currently on surveillance
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    Yeh ive wondered the same. Ive not read one success story from high dose. Though ive read quite a few stories about how VIP and TIP have worked. Weird.

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    • #3
      Try this one.
      Scott
      right inguinal orchiectomy 6/5/2003 > nonseminoma, stage I > surveillance > L-RPLND 6/24/2005 for recurrence, suspected teratoma but found seminoma, stage II > chylous ascites until 9/2005 > surveillance and "all clear" since

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      • #4
        What an inspiring story.

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        • #5
          ....and this one.

          News
          http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1297/victory2.htm
          Diagnosed March 2006, Stage IIB, 3cm RP mass
          10% Seminoma, 90% Non-Seminoma (Embryonal, and a tiny amount of choriocarcinoma and teratoma)
          Prechemo bHCG-2648, AFP-582
          3xBEP March-June, markers normalised
          3 months postchemo - 1.2cm residual RP mass
          RPLND September 2006 - mostly necrotic tissue plus tiny amount of well differentiated teratoma
          June 2009 - TRT commenced to help out my lefty
          May 2011 - check-up, all clear

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          • #6
            There are a lot of success stories. It also depends on what type of testicular cancer he has.
            Wife of Kevin Murphy
            Diagnosed 7/16/04 100% Choriocarcinoma
            Oriechtomy 7/20/04
            4xBEP 8/04-11/04 BHCG:1200 (lung only)
            Rediagnosed 12/27/04 BHCG: 50
            1xVIP 1/05 (lung)
            HDC/Stem cell Indiana 2/05-4/05 BHCG: 51-4.5 (lung)
            HDC failure 5/05
            3xGemzar/Taxol 6/05-9/05 (lung only)
            VP-16 w/Avastin 9/05-1/06 (lung only)
            Cyberknife 5" lung tumor 2/06
            cyberknife 6 brain tumors 3/06
            1xOxaliplatnin 3/06 (liver, lungs, kidneys, left hip)
            Passed away 4/13/2006

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