Topotecan, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cervical Cancer focused on measuring cervical adenocarcinoma, cervical adenosquamous cell carcinoma, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, stage IB cervical cancer, stage IIA cervical cancer, stage IIB cervical cancer, stage III cervical cancer, stage IVA cervical cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Histologically confirmed cervical carcinoma Deemed not curable by surgery or radiotherapy alone The following stages are eligible: Stage IIB Stage IIIA or IIIB Stage IVA Stage IB or IIA with ≥ 1 of the following risk factors: Primary tumor ≥ 6 cm Positive pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes (resected or unresected) Positive surgical margins Depth of invasion > 50% and positive capillary-lymphatic space involvement The following histologic subtypes are eligible: Squamous Adenosquamous Adenocarcinoma No recurrent cervical cancer Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) performance status 0, 1, or 2 White blood cells (WBC) ≥ 3,000/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm^3 Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times institutional normal Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 times institutional normal No other prior or concurrent malignancies other than skin (excluding melanoma) No septicemia, severe infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, or intestinal obstruction No anatomic abnormalities (e.g., pelvic kidney or renal transplant) requiring modification of radiation fields Fertile patients must use effective contraception Negative pregnancy test Patients with evidence of abnormal cardiac conduction (e.g., bundle branch block, heart block) are eligible if disease is stable for the past 6 months Recovered from recent surgery Exclusion Criteria: Prior pelvic radiation Pregnant or nursing History of thrombus History of unstable angina or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
Sites / Locations
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Combo Chemotherapy and Radiation
Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36. Some patients may also undergo brachytherapy. Patients also receive cisplatin intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36 and topotecan IV continuously on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of topotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.