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Comparison of Different Subsequent Treatments After Radical Surgery

Phase 3
Conditions
Cervical Cancer
Interventions
Other: Sequence chemotherapy and radiotherapy (SCRT)
Radiation: Radiotherapy (RT)
Other: Concurrent chemoirradiation (CCRT)
Registration Number
NCT00806117
Lead Sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Brief Summary

Cervical cancer is still the most common gynecologic cancer. There was no obvious increase of the survival over years. The risk of recurrence after radical surgery has increased with positive lymph nodes, positive surgical margins, positive lymphatic vascular space and deep invasion of the cervical stroma. In recent years, the role of chemotherapy for cervical cancer has been gradually recognized. But as a adjuvant therapy post-surgery, if chemotherapy can improve the overall survival rate of patients with adverse pathological prognostic factors is inconclusive.

In this study, in order to investigate the effect and adverse reaction of chemotherapy as the adjuvant therapy post-surgery on patients with adverse pathological prognostic factors, nine hundred and ninety patients will be randomly divided into three groups, comparing radiotherapy alone, concurrent chemoradiation and sequence chemotherapy and radiotherapy (2 cycles chemotherapy of Paclitaxel and Cisplatin before and after the irradiation). The investigators aim to find out the best therapeutic regimen with lowest adverse reaction for cervical cancer with adverse pathological prognostic factors. To guide clinical treatment options.

Detailed Description

After radical surgery, patients with stage IB1 to IIA2 cervical cancer who had one or more following pathological factors were recruited: lymph node metastases (LNM), positive parametrium or margins (PPM), lymphatic vascular space involvement (LVSI), deep invasion of cervical stromal (DIS). Eligible patients were randomized to three groups. Group A underwent 50 GY RT alone. Group B received concurrent weekly cisplatin and RT. Group C received paclitaxel and bolus cisplatin every three weeks for two cycles before RT, followed by two cycles.

We have recruited 800 patients till November 2014.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1080
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with newly histologically confirmed cervical carcinoma
  • Original clinical stage must be Ib~IIa (FIGO)
  • Age between 18-65
  • With the presence of these four factors after radical surgery:(1)positive lymph nodes,(2)positive parametria, or positive surgical margins,(3)positive lymphatic vascular space,(4)outer one-third invasion of the cervical stroma
  • More than 3 months survival is to expect
  • Patients must give signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • The presence of uncontrolled life-threatening illness
  • Receiving other ways of anti-cancer therapy
  • Residual tumor which can not be removed in the surgery
  • Investigator consider the patients can't finish the whole study
  • With normal liver function test (ALT、AST>2.5×ULN)
  • With normal renal function test (Creatinine>1.5×ULN)
  • WBC<4,000/mm3 or PLT<100,000/mm3
  • Receive the external pelvic irradiation before the surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sequence chemo and radiation (SCRT)Sequence chemotherapy and radiotherapy (SCRT)Sequence chemotherapy and radiotherapy: 2 cycles chemotherapy of Paclitaxel and Cisplatin before and after the irradiation
Radiotherapy (RT)Radiotherapy (RT)Radiotherapy
Concurrent chemoirradiation (CCRT)Concurrent chemoirradiation (CCRT)Concurrent chemoirradiation: External beam radiation with concurrent weekly platinum chemotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease Free Survival3-Yr

DFS survival analysis

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival5-Yr

OS survival analysis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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