Radiation Therapy Compared With Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Uterus

NCT ID: NCT00002546

Last Updated: 2016-02-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

216 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1993-12-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy is more effective than combination chemotherapy in treating patients with cancer of the uterus.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy to see how well it works compared to combination chemotherapy in treating patients with cancer of the uterus.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the survival, progression-free interval, and failure patterns in patients with optimally debulked stage I-IV carcinosarcoma of the uterus treated with whole abdominal radiotherapy vs ifosfamide and cisplatin.
* Compare the incidence and type of acute and late adverse events observed with these treatment regimens in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive whole abdominal radiotherapy 5 days a week for 4 weeks, followed by radiotherapy boost to the pelvis 5 days a week for 2.2 weeks.
* Arm II: Patients receive cisplatin IV followed by ifosfamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-4. Treatment continues every 3 weeks for 3 courses.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 216 patients will be accrued for this study within 6 years.

Conditions

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Sarcoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

ifosfamide

Intervention Type DRUG

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed primary homologous or heterologous carcinosarcoma of the uterus (corpus and cervix)
* Surgical stage I-IV disease, including positive adnexa, tumor invading the serosa, positive pelvic and/or para-aortic nodes, involvement of the mucosa of the bowel, bladder, or rectum, intra-abdominal metastases, positive pelvic washings, or vaginal involvement within planned radiation port
* Prior total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and maximum tumor resection of all gross intra-abdominal/pelvic disease, including grossly involved pelvic and para-aortic nodes within 8 weeks before study

* No greater than 1 cm residual disease
* Cervical sarcomas also allowed
* No metastasis beyond the abdominal cavity at diagnosis, including the following:

* Parenchymal liver metastasis
* Lung metastasis
* Positive inguinal lymph nodes
* Positive scalene nodes
* Radiographic or pathologic evidence of bone or brain metastasis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 21 and over

Performance status:

* GOG 0-2

Hematopoietic:

* WBC at least 3,000/mm3
* Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal
* SGOT no greater than 3 times normal
* Albumin at least 3 g/dL
* No acute hepatitis

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
* Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Other:

* No septicemia
* No severe infection
* No severe gastrointestinal bleeding
* No prior invasive or concurrent malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Prior hormonal therapy allowed

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics

Other:

* No prior therapy that would preclude study therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gynecologic Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Aaron H. Wolfson, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Higinia R. Cardenes, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Women's Cancer Center - Los Gatos

Los Gatos, California, United States

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

Orange, California, United States

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University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

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CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Newark, Delaware, United States

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, United States

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Evanston

Evanston, Illinois, United States

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Hinsdale, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

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Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Cancer Center at Tufts - New England Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Keesler Medical Center - Keesler Air Force Base

Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, United States

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Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Cancer Institute of New Jersey at the Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Long Island Cancer Center at Stony Brook University Hospital

Stony Brook, New York, United States

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Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Gynecologic Oncology Network

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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MetroHealth's Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, United States

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CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Southeast Gynecologic Oncology Associates

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, United States

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CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

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Fletcher Allen Health Care - Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Campus

Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Cancer Center at the University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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MultiCare Regional Cancer Center at Tacoma General Hospital

Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Pretoria Academic Hospital

Pretoria, , South Africa

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Countries

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United States South Africa

References

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Wolfson AH, Brady MF, Rocereto T, Mannel RS, Lee YC, Futoran RJ, Cohn DE, Ioffe OB. A gynecologic oncology group randomized phase III trial of whole abdominal irradiation (WAI) vs. cisplatin-ifosfamide and mesna (CIM) as post-surgical therapy in stage I-IV carcinosarcoma (CS) of the uterus. Gynecol Oncol. 2007 Nov;107(2):177-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.07.070. Epub 2007 Sep 5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17822748 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000063303

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ECOG-G150

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2012-02226

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GOG-0150

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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