A Phase III Study Of Reduced Therapy In The Treatment Of Children With Low And Intermediate Risk Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors

This phase III trial is studying surgery followed by combination chemotherapy to see how well
it works in treating children with germ cell tumors that are not located in the head. Drugs
used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop
growing or die. Combining more than one drug, and giving them after surgery, may kill any
remaining tumor cells following surgery. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy
is effective in decreasing the recurrence of childhood germ cell tumors.