Aminopterin in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Endometrial Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of aminopterin in treating patients who have refractory or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the antitumor activity of aminopterin in patients with persistent, recurrent, or refractory endometrial carcinoma who have failed prior first line cytotoxic chemotherapy. II. Determine the quantitative and qualitative toxic effects of aminopterin in this patient population. III. Determine the overall patient survival and time to progression of these patients. IV. Assess the pharmacokinetic profile of these patients. OUTLINE: Patients receive oral aminopterin every 12 hours twice weekly. Treatment continues for up to 15 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months until death. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15-25 patients will be accrued for this study.

Official Title
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Phase II Trial of Aminopterin in Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma

Conditions
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Endometrial Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: aminopterin


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed persistent, recurrent, or refractory endometrial carcinoma who have failed prior first line chemotherapy Bidimensionally measurable disease by physical exam or medical imaging techniques (sonography acceptable if lesion(s) are clearly defined and measurable in two dimensions) Ascites and pleural effusions are not measurable PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: GOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 2 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 8 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No significant infection PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: At least 4 weeks since prior surgery and recovered Other: At least 4 weeks since any prior therapy directed at malignant endometrial tumor(s) At least 4 weeks since prior folate-containing vitamins No concurrent folate-containing vitamins No other concurrent anticancer therapy

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 120 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Drug: aminopterin|nan|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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recurrent endometrial carcinoma