S9716: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Merkel Cell Cancer
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Skin
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Skin focused on measuring stage II neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, stage III neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, recurrent neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven unresectable Merkel cell carcinoma Local-regional OR Metastatic Bidimensionally measurable disease If all known sites previously irradiated, disease must be progressive CNS metastases allowed if not only site of measurable disease No pleural effusions or ascites PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other prior malignancy within 5 years except: Adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer Adequately treated stage I or II cancer In situ cervical cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior biologic therapy or immunotherapy No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease At least 4 weeks since prior adjuvant chemotherapy No prior adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, or fluorouracil No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormone therapy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 14 days since prior radiotherapy Surgery: At least 2 weeks since prior surgery
Sites / Locations
- MBCCOP - University of South Alabama
- CCOP - Greater Phoenix
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
- Arizona Cancer Center
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
- Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
- CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
- University of California Davis Medical Center
- UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
- CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- David Grant Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- CCOP - Atlanta Regional
- Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
- Loyola University Medical Center
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- CCOP - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
- Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
- MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
- Boston Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Henry Ford Hospital
- CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
- Providence Hospital - Southfield
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
- Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
- CCOP - Kansas City
- St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
- MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Columbus
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
- Oregon Cancer Center at Oregon Health Sciences University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
- CCOP - Columbia River Program
- CCOP - Greenville
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
- CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
- CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
- Swedish Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
- CCOP - Northwest