Surgery and Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Early Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cervical Cancer focused on measuring stage IB cervical cancer, stage IIA cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, cervical adenocarcinoma, cervical adenosquamous cell carcinoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven untreated stage Ib or IIa cervical carcinoma, squamous or adenocarcinoma suitable for surgical excision No CNS metastases Circulating CD4+ lymphocyte count at least 400 Proven absence of hepatitis B and C antibodies Previous exposure to vaccinia from smallpox vaccination, as well as no previous exposure, is allowed Reaction to 2 or more antigens on Pasteur Merieux CMI test required Ability to collaborate planned follow-up required PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 19 and over Performance status: WHO/ECOG no greater than 2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,000 (3,000 x 10 to the ninth/L) Platelet count greater than 120,000 (120 x 10 to the ninth/L) No bleeding disorder Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 times normal AST and ALT less than 1.5 times normal Prothrombin or partial thromboplastin time no greater than 2 times normal Renal: Creatinine less than 1.3 mg/dL (120 micromoles/L) Other: No ongoing infection No HIV antibody No serious medical or psychiatric illness No second malignancy within 5 years except for curatively treated basal cell skin cancer which required surgery, hormone therapy, immunotherapy or chemotherapy Not pregnant or nursing Adequate contraception required Patient or her household contacts must not have any of the following: Chronic steroid therapy Renal or other allograft Known immunodeficiency Eczema Children under 5 years old PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified
Sites / Locations
- Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik
- Institut Curie - Section Medicale
- Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg
- I. Frauenklinik und Hebammenschule der Ludwig-Maximillians Universitaet Muenchen
- Nijmegen Cancer Center at Radboud University Medical Center
- Norwegian Radium Hospital
- University Hospital of Linkoping
- St. Mary's Hospital
- Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
- Velindre Cancer Center at Velinde Hospital