This document discusses management of recurrent and refractory germ cell tumors. It finds that while poor-risk germ cell tumors have only a 45% long-term survival with initial chemotherapy, salvage regimens can achieve disease-free status in around 50% of cases. High-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplant also shows promise, with some studies finding long-term survival rates of 30-50%. Post-chemotherapy surgery can further increase long-term survival rates to over 50% for those with residual tumors. However, late relapses occurring more than two years later generally have a poorer prognosis and lower response to chemotherapy.