Skip to main content
. 2003 Mar 18;88(6):879–886. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600803

Table 2. First-line chemotherapy regimens.

  Patients (N=56)
Regimens No. %
BEPa 37 66
BOMP-EPI 16 29
EP 2 4
Other platinum based 1 1
High doseb 7 13

BEP=etoposide, cisplatin, bleomycin, EP=etoposide, cisplatin, BOMP-EPI=bleomycin, vincristine, methotrexate, cisplatin/etoposide, ifosfamide, cisplatin.

a

Includes one patient nonassessable for response.

b

Immediately after conventional induction chemotherapy, seven poor-risk patients (IGCCC) received high-dose chemotherapy as consolidation treatment.