Amifostine in Treating Women With Ovarian, Peritoneal, Cervical, Fallopian Tube, Uterine, or Endometrial Cancer
Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Cervical Cancer focused on measuring stage I cervical cancer, stage II cervical cancer, stage III cervical cancer, stage IV cervical cancer, stage I ovarian epithelial cancer, stage II ovarian epithelial cancer, stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, stage I endometrial carcinoma, stage II endometrial carcinoma, stage III endometrial carcinoma, stage IV endometrial carcinoma, endometrial adenocarcinoma, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cavity cancer, stage I uterine sarcoma, stage II uterine sarcoma, stage III uterine sarcoma, stage IV uterine sarcoma, neurotoxicity
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Ovarian, primary peritoneal, cervical, or fallopian tube carcinoma, uterine sarcoma, or endometrial adenocarcinoma for which the proposed treatment is cisplatin plus paclitaxel Must be ineligible for a higher priority GOG protocol PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: GOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Granulocyte 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) AST and alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No hypertension for which medication cannot be discontinued for 24 hours through the day of each chemotherapy treatment Other: No history of neuropathy (e.g., diabetic neuropathy) No significant infection Prior malignancy allowed if disease free for at least 12 months No physical disabilities precluding vibration perception threshold testing of the upper and lower extremity (e.g., amputation, paraplegia) PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube carcinoma, uterine sarcoma, or endometrial adenocarcinoma Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy except for cervical carcinoma Surgery: Not specified
Sites / Locations
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University
- Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Indiana University Cancer Center
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center