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Pemetrexed and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced, Persistent, or Recurrent Cervical Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Cervical Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00691301
Lead Sponsor
Gynecologic Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving pemetrexed together with cisplatin may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving pemetrexed together with cisplatin and to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced, persistent, or recurrent cervical cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To estimate the antitumor activity of pemetrexed disodium and cisplatin with objective tumor response (partial and complete response) in patients with advanced, persistent, or recurrent carcinoma of the cervix.

* To determine the nature and degree of toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

Secondary

* To determine the effects of this regimen on progression-free survival and overall survival.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior cisplatin therapy as a radiosensitizer (yes vs no).

Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes and cisplatin IV over 1-4 hours on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
55
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Pemetrexed and cisplatincisplatinPemtrexed plus cisplatin on day 1 every 21 days
Pemetrexed and cisplatinpemetrexed disodiumPemtrexed plus cisplatin on day 1 every 21 days
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patients With Objective Tumor Response Rate (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) Using RECIST Version 1.0CT scan or MRI if used to follow lesion for measurable disease every other cycle until disease progression or study withdrawal; and at any other time if clinically indicated, up to 5 years.

RECIST 1.0 defines complete response as the disappearance of all target lesions and non-target lesions and no evidence of new lesions documented by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart. Partial response is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest dimensions (LD) of all target measurable lesions taking as reference the baseline sum of LD. There can be no unequivocal progression of non-target lesions and no new lesions. Documentation by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart is required. In the case where the ONLY target lesion is a solitary pelvic mass measured by physical exam, which is not radiographically measurable, a 50% decrease in the LD is required. These patients will have their response classified according to the definitions stated above. Complete and partial responses are included in the objective tumor response rate.

Frequency and Severity of Observed Adverse Effectsevery 21 days during study treatment and up to 30 days after the last cycle of treatment.

All eligible and evaluable patients

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free SurvivalFrom enrollment onto the study until the onset of disease progression or death, up to 5 years

Duration of progression-free survival in months.

Duration of Overall SurvivalEvery cycle during treatment, then every 3 months for the first 2 years, then every six months for the next three years and then annually, up to 5 years.

Overall survival is defined as the duration of time from study entry to time of death or the date of last contact.

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic

🇺🇸

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Cancer Care Associates - Saint Francis Campus

🇺🇸

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Oklahoma University Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Parkland Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Carilion Gynecologic Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Women's Cancer Center - La Canada

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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