Status:

TERMINATED

Isotretinoin, Interferon Alpha-2b, and Paclitaxel in Stage IV, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cervical Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Sometimes when chemo...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the response in patients with stage IVB, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer treated with isotretinoin, interferon alpha-2b, and paclitaxel. OUTLINE: This is a multicent...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed cervical cancer, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Stage IVB disease
  • Recurrent disease
  • Persistent disease
  • Patients previously treated with chemoradiotherapy as initial therapy must demonstrate disease progression
  • Measurable disease by physical exam or radiographic studies
  • Not amenable to chemoradiotherapy or surgery
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • Over 18
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • At least 6 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • WBC ≥ 3,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic
  • SGOT and SGPT ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No active infection
  • No medical condition that would preclude study compliance
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • No prior interferon
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 3 months since prior chemoradiotherapy (6 weeks for patients experiencing disease progression after completion of initial chemoradiotherapy)
  • No other prior chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • No concurrent hormonal therapy for cancer
  • Radiotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • See Chemotherapy
  • Recovered from prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Recovered from prior surgery
  • No concurrent surgery for cancer
  • Other
  • No prior retinoids
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No other concurrent experimental agents

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2001

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    33 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00138151

    Start Date

    March 1 2001

    End Date

    November 1 2010

    Last Update

    November 20 2013

    Active Locations (6)

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    Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton

    Hamilton, New Jersey, United States, 08690

    2

    Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital

    Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962

    3

    Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903

    4

    Saint Peter's University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903