Clinical trial NCT00003316: Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Cancer of the Uterus
Official title: Evaluation of Gemcitabine in the Treatment of Recurrent or Persistent Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Sarcoma
Keywords: recurrent uterine sarcoma
uterine leiomyosarcoma
Lead sponsor: GOG Foundation
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2004-04-09
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: 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 gemcitabine in treating patients with recurrent or refractory cancer of the uterus.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the antitumor activity of gemcitabine in patients with recurrent or persistent leiomyosarcoma of the uterus who failed higher priority treatment protocols. II. Determine the toxicity of gemcitabine in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes weekly for 3 weeks. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity and disease progression. Patients with partial response, complete response, or stable disease receive at least 3 courses of therapy. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed recurrent or persistent uterine leiomyosarcoma that is refractory to curative therapy or standard treatments Failed local therapeutic measures and considered incurable Measurable disease Not eligible for a higher priority GOG protocol

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: GOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal SGOT no greater than 3 times normal Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: No significant infection At least 5 years since any other invasive malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior biologic therapy Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered No prior gemcitabine No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen (single agent or combination therapy) Endocrine therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior endocrine therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior surgery and recovered

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Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Alabama
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Greater Phoenix
state: Arizona
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
state: Florida
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Indiana University Cancer Center
state: Indiana
city: Iowa City
country: United States
facility: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
state: Iowa
city: Bethesda
country: United States
facility: Radiation Oncology Branch
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Tufts University School of Medicine
state: Massachusetts
city: Worcester
country: United States
facility: University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: University of Minnesota Cancer Center
state: Minnesota
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Kansas City
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Washington University School of Medicine
state: Missouri
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
state: Nevada
city: Camden
country: United States
facility: Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Albany
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center
state: New York
city: Brooklyn
country: United States
facility: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
state: New York
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
state: North Carolina
city: Durham
country: United States
facility: Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Winston-Salem
country: United States
facility: Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
state: North Carolina
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Ireland Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
state: Oklahoma
city: Abington
country: United States
facility: Abington Memorial Hospital
state: Pennsylvania
city: Hershey
country: United States
facility: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Fox Chase Cancer Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Spartanburg
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Upstate Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
state: Texas
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: University of Washington Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Tacoma General Hospital
state: Washington
city: Kingston
country: Canada
facility: NCIC-Clinical Trials Group
state: Ontario
Study officials:
affiliation: Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
name: Katherine Y. Look, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Look KY, Sandler A, Blessing JA, Lucci JA 3rd, Rose PG; Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Study. Phase II trial of gemcitabine as second-line chemotherapy of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Study. Gynecol Oncol. 2004 Feb;92(2):644-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.11.023.