ISRCTN ISRCTN35399995
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN35399995
Secondary identifying numbers TE20
Submission date
28/02/2001
Registration date
28/02/2001
Last edited
03/08/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Pat Cook
Scientific

MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom

Email pat.cook@ctu.mrc.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesTo compare 3 x BEP and 3 x BEP + 1 x EP and the five day schedule versus three days per cycle in good prognosis germ cell cancer
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTesticular cancer
InterventionThere are four groups:
1. The first receives three cycles of BEP chemotherapy over a five day schedule
2. The second group receives three cycles of BEP + 1 cycle of EP chemotherapy over a 5 day schedule
3. The third group receives three cycles of BEP over a 3 day schedule
4. The fourth group receives three cycles of BEP over a 3 day schedule plus one cycle of EP
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Several
Primary outcome measure1. Time to progression
2. Quality of life
3. Morbidity
4. Survival time
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/05/1995
Completion date01/05/1998

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexMale
Target number of participants800
Key inclusion criteria1. Seminoma or non-seminoma - testis or retroperitoneal primary, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) ≤1000 iu/l human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) ≤5000 iu/l, lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) ≤1.5 x N
2. No liver, bone or brain mets seminoma - stage ≥2 C or relapse after radiotherapy and any primary site and LDH
3. No liver bone or brain mets
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/05/1995
Date of final enrolment01/05/1998

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

MRC Clinical Trials Unit
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 15/03/2001 Yes No
Results article results 15/03/2003 Yes No