Amifostine in Treating Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients Who Have Received Chemotherapy for Cancer
Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Neurotoxicity, Peripheral Neuropathy
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor focused on measuring peripheral neuropathy, neurotoxicity, hydatidiform mole, unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Prior therapy with platinum-based chemotherapy regimen for a malignancy Treatment with other agents, including paclitaxel, allowed Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy (numbness, tingling, pain in the distal extremities) attributed to prior platinum-based chemotherapy Must have persisted and be stable for 3-36 months after completion of chemotherapy Duration of neuropathy no more than 3 years No other possible causes for the neuropathy (e.g., alcoholism, diabetes, or peripheral vascular disease) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age 18 and over Performance status GOG 0-3 Life expectancy At least 6 months Hematopoietic Not specified Hepatic Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Calcium at least lower limit of normal Cardiovascular No hypotension No history of cerebrovascular accident Other No other significant comorbid medical conditions that would preclude study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy Not specified Chemotherapy See Disease Characteristics No concurrent chemotherapy No chemotherapy (including paclitaxel, cisplatin, and carboplatin) for at least 4 months after study entry Endocrine therapy Not specified Radiotherapy Not specified Surgery Not specified Other At least 24 hours since prior antihypertensive medications No prior amifostine Prior treatment on a GOG treatment protocol allowed No concurrent monoamine oxidase inhibitors No concurrent neurotoxic agents during and for at least 6 months after study entry
Sites / Locations
- Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
- Moores UCSD Cancer Center
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
- George Bray Cancer Center at the Hospital of Central Connecticut - New Britain Campus
- St. Vincent's Medical Center
- Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Center
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami
- Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
- University of Illinois Cancer Center
- Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
- Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates
- Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West
- Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center
- Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- Elkhart General Hospital
- Howard Community Hospital at Howard Regional Health System
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
- Louisville Oncology at Norton Cancer Center
- William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
- University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Women's Cancer Center - Lake Mead
- Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
- Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital Marlton
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees
- Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua West Jersey
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
- McDowell Cancer Center at Akron General Medical Center
- Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation
- Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
- Hillcrest Cancer Center at Hillcrest Hospital
- Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
- Cancer Care Associates - Midtown Tulsa
- Rosenfeld Cancer Center at Abington Memorial Hospital
- Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center