Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Cancer of the Vulva

NCT ID: NCT00014599

Last Updated: 2012-09-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-02-28

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 paclitaxel in treating patients who have locally advanced, metastatic, or recurrent cancer of the vulva.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the therapeutic activity of paclitaxel in patients with locally advanced, metastatic, or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva.
* Determine the objective response rate and duration of response in these patients treated with this drug.
* Determine the acute side effects of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a maximum of 10 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 9 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 16-29 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Vulvar Cancer

Keywords

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stage III vulvar cancer stage IV vulvar cancer recurrent vulvar cancer squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

* Not suitable for radiotherapy or surgery as first-line treatment
* Measurable or evaluable disease

* At least 1 bidimensionally measurable target lesion
* Measurable metastatic disease outside previously irradiated areas OR
* Local recurrence within a previously treated area OR
* Local lesions showing progression while on treatment
* No brain metastasis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 and over

Performance status:

* WHO 0-2
* ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

* At least 3 months

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
* AST/ALT less than 2 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

* Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

* No prior or concurrent cardiac disease (i.e., uncontrolled high blood pressure, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the past year, cardiac ventricular arrhythmia requiring medication, or 2nd or 3rd degree heart block)

Other:

* No peripheral neuropathy greater than grade 1
* No serious active infection
* No prior allergic reaction to drugs containing Cremophor EL
* No other serious medical, psychological, familial, or social condition that would preclude study
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy except as concurrent therapy with radiotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* See Chemotherapy
* No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Els Witteveen, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

UMC Utrecht

Locations

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Edegem, , Belgium

Site Status

U.Z. Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Centre Henri Becquerel

Rouen, , France

Site Status

European Institute of Oncology

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I

Torino, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Varese, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Civile

Voghera, , Italy

Site Status

Academisch Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

University Medical Center Nijmegen

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC)

Coimbra, , Portugal

Site Status

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust

Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Oldchurch Hospital

Romford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Western Infirmary

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium France Italy Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom

References

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Witteveen PO, van der Velden J, Vergote I, Guerra C, Scarabeli C, Coens C, Demonty G, Reed N. Phase II study on paclitaxel in patients with recurrent, metastatic or locally advanced vulvar cancer not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy: a study of the EORTC-GCG (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer--Gynaecological Cancer Group). Ann Oncol. 2009 Sep;20(9):1511-1516. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp043. Epub 2009 Jun 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19487487 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-55985

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-55985

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id