Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00614211

Last Updated: 2023-04-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

636 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2022-03-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical research study is to compare the long-term outcomes of different surgical methods for the treatment of cervical cancer. The long-term outcome of a total abdominal radical hysterectomy (TARH) will be compared against laparoscopy. In this study, the laparoscopy will be done with or without robotic technology.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objective:

To compare disease-free survival amongst patients who undergo a total laparoscopic (TLRH) or robotic radical hysterectomy (TRRH) verses those who undergo a total abdominal radical hysterectomy (TARH) for early stage cervical cancer.

Secondary Objectives:

* Compare patterns of recurrence between arms.
* Compare treatment-associated morbidity within 6 months from surgery.
* Compare the cost effectiveness of TLRH/TRRH versus TARH
* Compare the impact on Quality of Life (QOL) between arms.
* Assess pelvic floor function
* Compare overall survival between arms
* Determine the feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in this group of patients

RATIONALE FOR STUDY DESIGN Total abdominal radical hysterectomy (TARH) and pelvic lymph node dissection (± aortic lymph node dissection ± postoperative \[chemo-\] radiotherapy) is the current standard treatment for early cervical cancer. While this is an accepted effective treatment, a laparotomy is highly invasive, visibly scarring and is associated with tissue trauma, blood loss and a significant risk of wound and infectious adverse events . Additionally, radical hysterectomy by laparotomy is associated with an average hospital stay of approximately 5 to 7 days and an average recovery period (from surgery) of 5 to 6 weeks.

Laparoscopic techniques have been demonstrated to be feasible and safe with previous retrospective studies on TLH showing encouraging results . In a number of retrospective and prospective, non-controlled series the incidence of treatment-related morbidity was less in patients who had a laparoscopic hysterectomy compared to patients who underwent a TAH . Retrospective data suggest that the recurrence rate and patterns of recurrence are similar in patients who had a laparoscopic or an open approach .

Treatment recommendations ideally are based on prospective, randomized trials comparing the current standard technique (TARH) with the proposed better technique (TLRH). However, there are currently no prospective studies available which directly compare TLRH against the standard treatment of TARH in regards to disease-free or overall survival.

The proposed clinical trial will be biphasic. The primary outcome variable in stage 1 will be feasibility of recruitment as determined by overall trial recruitment. Following completion of Stage 1, the data of this study will become the basis for assessing recurrence and disease-free survival in the Stage 2 design.

RATIONALE FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE Retrospective studies suggest equivalency between the laparoscopic and open approaches to radical hysterectomy in regards to surgical specimens obtained and likely disease-free and overall survivals . Thus, quality of life could be seen as one of the most significant factors in recommending one approach over the other and therefore an extremely important endpoint for this protocol. In the GOG LAP-2 protocol , a trial evaluating a comparison between hysterectomy by laparotomy or laparoscopy, the investigators found equivalency adequacy of the two surgical approaches however a significant difference in short term quality of life favoring laparoscopy. As expected, patients who underwent laparoscopy had a faster return to baseline functioning compared with those patients who had undergone laparotomy which translated into improved short-term quality of life. By 6 months, however, patients in both cohorts were reporting equivalent quality of life parameters. Quality of life surveys employed with this Phase III clinical trial will encompass important endpoints such as postoperative pain and related symptoms using the MD Anderson Symptom Assessment Index (MDSAI), as well as cancer specific Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-Cx) and the general 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12).

RATIONALE FOR LYMPHATIC MAPPING Published experience with the techniques for lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node detection in women with cervical cancer has been very limited. To date, no single study has enrolled more than 100 patients undergoing lymphatic mapping as part of their surgical treatment for cervical cancer. In fact, the majority of studies report on less than 50 patients. In addition, this procedure has not yet been shown to be viable in a multi-institutional setting. The limitations of previously published reports are important as these techniques are associated with a significantly high learning curve with early procedures less successful than later ones. This study will provide us the opportunity to enroll large numbers of patients for validation of intraoperative lymphatic mapping in women with cervical cancer in an international, multi-institutional setting.

Conditions

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Cervical Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Total Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Total Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

In a radical hysterectomy the uterus, the upper one to two centimetres of the vagina and the soft tissues around the cervix are excised.

2

Total Laparoscopic or Robotic Radical Hysterectomy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Total Laparoscopic or Robotic Radical Hysterectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

In a radical hysterectomy the uterus, the upper one to two centimetres of the vagina and the soft tissues around the cervix are excised.

Interventions

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Total Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy

In a radical hysterectomy the uterus, the upper one to two centimetres of the vagina and the soft tissues around the cervix are excised.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Total Laparoscopic or Robotic Radical Hysterectomy

In a radical hysterectomy the uterus, the upper one to two centimetres of the vagina and the soft tissues around the cervix are excised.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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TARH Open radical hysterectomy TLRH TRRH Keyhole radical hysterectomy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix;
* Patients with Histologically confirmed stage IA1 (with lymph vascular invasion), stage IA2, or stage IB1 disease
* Patients undergoing either a Type II or III radical hysterectomy (Piver Classification)
* Patients with adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function:
* ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1.
* Patient must be suitable candidates for surgery.
* Patients who have signed an approved Informed Consent
* Patients with a prior malignancy allowed if \> 5 years ago with no current evidence of disease
* Females, aged 18 years or older
* Negative serum pregnancy test within \<30 days of surgery in pre-menopausal women and women \< 2 years after the onset of menopause

Exclusion Criteria

* Any histology other than adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix;
* Tumor size greater than 4 cm;
* FIGO stage II-IV;
* Patients with a history of pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy;
* Patients who are pregnant;
* Patients with contraindications to surgery;
* Patients with evidence of metastatic disease by conventional imaging studies, enlarged pelvic or aortic lymph nodes \> 2cm; or histologically positive lymph nodes
* Unfit for Surgery: serious concomitant systemic disorders incompatible with the study (at the discretion of the investigator);
* Patients unable to withstand prolonged lithotomy and steep Trendelenburg position
* Patient compliance and geographic proximity that do not allow adequate follow-up
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pedro Ramirez, M.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Andreas Obermair, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Queensland Centre for Gynecological Cancer

Michael Frumovitz, M.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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Greater Baltimore Medical Centre

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Women's Cancer Centre Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

St Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Misericordia Hospital

Córdoba, , Argentina

Site Status

The Wesley Hospital

Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Greenslopes Private Hospital

Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Mater Health Services

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

The Townsville Hospital

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Saint John of God

Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Site Status

Erastus Gaertner Hospital

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Site Status

Barretos Cancer Hospital

Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Instituto Brasileiro de Controlle do Cancer

Brás, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Albert Einstein Hospital

Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

University Hospital Pleven Center of Oncology Gynaecology

Pleven, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

The First Affilated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

The First Affliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Institito De Cancerologia Clinica Las Americas

Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Site Status

Alessandro Manzoni Hospital

Lecco, Milan, Italy

Site Status

San Gerardo Hospital

Monza, Milan, Italy

Site Status

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Milan, Rome, Italy

Site Status

European Institute of Oncology

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Instituto Nacional de Cencerologia

Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico

Site Status

Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas

Lima, Surquillo, Peru

Site Status

Gyneco-Oncologico Hospital HIMA

Caguas, San Pablo, Puerto Rico

Site Status

Korea Cancer Hospital

Goyang-si, Seoul, South Korea

Site Status

Seoul National University - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ihwa-dong, Seoul, South Korea

Site Status

ASAN Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Italy Mexico Peru Puerto Rico South Korea

References

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Obermair A, Gebski V, Frumovitz M, Soliman PT, Schmeler KM, Levenback C, Ramirez PT. A phase III randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic or robotic radical hysterectomy with abdominal radical hysterectomy in patients with early stage cervical cancer. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):584-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.06.013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18722970 (View on PubMed)

Ramirez PT, Robledo KP, Frumovitz M, Pareja R, Ribeiro R, Lopez A, Yan X, Isla D, Moretti R, Bernardini MQ, Gebski V, Asher R, Behan V, Coleman RL, Obermair A. LACC Trial: Final Analysis on Overall Survival Comparing Open Versus Minimally Invasive Radical Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Aug 10;42(23):2741-2746. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.02335. Epub 2024 May 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38810208 (View on PubMed)

Tanaka T, Ueda S, Miyamoto S, Hashida S, Terada S, Konishi H, Kogata Y, Taniguchi K, Komura K, Ohmichi M. Comparison of Prognosis between Minimally Invasive and Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Patients with Early-Stage Cervical Cancer. Curr Oncol. 2022 Mar 24;29(4):2272-2283. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29040185.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35448159 (View on PubMed)

Frumovitz M, Obermair A, Coleman RL, Pareja R, Lopez A, Ribero R, Isla D, Rendon G, Bernardini MQ, Buda A, Moretti-Marquez R, Zevallos A, Vieira MA, Zhu T, Land RP, Nicklin J, Asher R, Robledo KP, Gebski V, Ramirez PT. Quality of life in patients with cervical cancer after open versus minimally invasive radical hysterectomy (LACC): a secondary outcome of a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Jun;21(6):851-860. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30081-4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32502445 (View on PubMed)

Ramirez PT, Frumovitz M, Pareja R, Lopez A, Vieira M, Ribeiro R, Buda A, Yan X, Shuzhong Y, Chetty N, Isla D, Tamura M, Zhu T, Robledo KP, Gebski V, Asher R, Behan V, Nicklin JL, Coleman RL, Obermair A. Minimally Invasive versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 15;379(20):1895-1904. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1806395. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30380365 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

Cancer Treatment and Research Centre

Other Identifiers

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LACC001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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