Irinotecan and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Penile Cancer
Penile Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Penile Cancer focused on measuring penile squamous cell carcinoma, stage III penile cancer, stage IV penile cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed penile squamous cell carcinoma Locally advanced or metastatic disease T3, N1-2 OR T4, N3, M1 Measurable disease outside of any previously irradiated field No clinical signs of brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age 75 and under Performance status WHO 0-2 Life expectancy Not specified Hematopoietic Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases) Transaminases no greater than 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases) Renal Glomerular filtration rate at least 60 mL/min Gastrointestinal No chronic diarrhea No unresolved bowel obstruction No chronic inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) Other No other prior or concurrent malignancy except adequately treated skin cancer No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance and follow-up PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy Not specified Chemotherapy No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy Not specified Radiotherapy See Disease Characteristics More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy for pain control Surgery Not specified Other No other concurrent experimental or anticancer therapy
Sites / Locations
- U.Z. Gasthuisberg
- Institut Gustave Roussy
- National Institute of Oncology
- Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology
- Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
- Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
- Saint Bartholomew's Hospital