Laparoscopic Staging in Patients With Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Other Primary Abdominal Cancers
Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Fallopian Tube Cancer focused on measuring stage I ovarian epithelial cancer, stage II ovarian epithelial cancer, stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, ovarian undifferentiated adenocarcinoma, ovarian mixed epithelial carcinoma, ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma, ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma, ovarian clear cell cystadenocarcinoma, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cavity cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: One of the following incompletely staged malignancies: Ovarian cancer of any cell type Primary fallopian tube carcinoma Primary peritoneal carcinoma No clinical evidence of metastases to abdominal organs, the adnexa, or retroperitoneal lymph nodes on CT with contrast or at prior abdominal surgery No metastases on chest x-ray No contraindications to laparoscopy, i.e.: No bowel obstruction No ileus No peritonitis No excessive obesity as indicated by a Quetelet Index over 35 (weight in kg/height in sqm) No diaphragmatic hernia on chest x-ray No grade 2 heart toxicity PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Adult Performance status: GOG 0 or 1 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no more than 1.5 mg/dL AST no more than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no more than 2.0 mg/dL Other: No second malignancy except nonmelanomatous skin cancer Not pregnant PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior or concomitant chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior or concomitant abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy Surgery: No prior retroperitoneal surgery No more than 10 weeks since initial abdominal surgery
Sites / Locations
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Women's Cancer Center
- Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- Abington Memorial Hospital