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. 2016 Apr 29;64(5):487–494. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2016.060

Table 4. Treatment regimens for patients with different types of testicular cancer.

Diagnosis (n) Mean cycles (n) Drugs (n)
Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Both None BP BEP EP NO
Seminoma 2.77 ± 0.44 1.75 ± 0.48 6.58 ± 0.73 32.00% 52.00% 16.00%
(50) (18) (4) (24) (4) (16) (26) (8)
Mixed germ cell tumour 1.67 ± 0.24 6.18 ± 1.23 27.77% 55.55% 05.55% 11.11%
(18) (5) (11) (2) (5) (10) (1) (2)
Embryonal carcinoma 3.00 ± 1.00 8.00 ± 1.62 54.54% 36.36% 09.09%
(11) (3) (7) (1) (6) (4) (1)
Teratoma 2.25 ± 1.25 6.40 ± 1.44 20.00% 60.00% 10.00% 10.00%
(10) (4) (5) (1) (2) (6) (1) (1)
Yolk sac tumour 1 1 8.50 ± 4.20 77.77% 22.22%
(9) (1) (1) (6) (1) (7) (2)

BP: bleomycin and etoposide; BEP: bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin; EP: etoposide and cisplatin; NO: no drugs