Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Sarcoma of the Uterus
Endometrial Cancer, Sarcoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Endometrial Cancer focused on measuring stage IV uterine sarcoma, recurrent uterine sarcoma, uterine carcinosarcoma, uterine leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed advanced, persistent or recurrent uterine sarcoma with documented disease progression after appropriate local therapy Leiomyosarcoma Malignant mixed mullerian tumor (mixed mesodermal tumor, mixed heterologous mesenchymal sarcoma) Mixed malignant Muellerian tumor (carcinosarcoma, homologous mesenchymal sarcoma) Endometrial stromal sarcoma Other uterine sarcomas Considered incurable Bidimensionally measurable disease consisting of abdominal, pelvic, chest, or other masses by palpation, x-ray, computed tomography, or ultrasound PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 21 Performance status: GOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: LVEF normal by MUGA scan Other: No clinically significant infection No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior therapy with cytotoxic drugs No prior doxorubicin HCl liposome No prior doxorubicin greater than 360 mg/m2 No other concurrent antineoplastic agents Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Recovered from prior radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy for any other malignancy Surgery: Recovered from prior surgery Other: No other concurrent investigational agents
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Greater Phoenix
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Community Hospital of Los Gatos
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Indiana University Cancer Center
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
- Radiation Oncology Branch
- Tufts University School of Medicine
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
- CCOP - Kansas City
- Washington University School of Medicine
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center
- North Shore University Hospital
- State University of New York Health Sciences Center - Stony Brook
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
- Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
- Ireland Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- CCOP - Sooner State
- Abington Memorial Hospital
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
- Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
- CCOP - MainLine Health
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Brookview Research, Inc.
- Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
- University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Cancer Center, University of Virginia HSC
- University of Washington Medical Center
- Tacoma General Hospital
- Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary