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Therapy Name | Docetaxel + Gemcitabine + Melphalan |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Docetaxel | Taxotere | RP56976 | Antimicrotubule Agent 14 | Taxotere (docetaxel) binds to tubulin, inhibiting microtubule disassembly and preventing cell division (PMID: 32496783, PMID: 32366558). |
Gemcitabine | Gemzar | Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochlorothiazide|LY-188011 | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Gemzar (gemcitabine) is converted in cells to difluorodeoxycytidine di- and triphosphate (dFdCDP, dFdCTP), which act to inhibit ribonucleoside reductase and as a deoxynucleotide analog respectively, resulting in DNA strand termination and apoptosis (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Melphalan | Alkeran | Chemotherapy - Alkylating 18 | Alkeran (melphalan) is an antineoplastic alkylating agent, which cross-links DNA and induces cell toxicity and is FDA approved for multiple myeloma and epithelial ovarian carcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT00936936 | Phase II | Gemcitabine Ifosfamide Etoposide Melphalan Etoposide + Ifosfamide Docetaxel + Gemcitabine + Melphalan Bevacizumab + Carboplatin | High-dose Chemotherapy for Poor-prognosis Relapsed Germ-Cell Tumors | Completed | USA | 0 |