Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Stage III or Stage IV Uterine Cancer
Sarcoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sarcoma focused on measuring recurrent uterine sarcoma, stage III uterine sarcoma, stage IV uterine sarcoma, uterine carcinosarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed uterine carcinosarcoma (mixed mesodermal tumor) Stage III or IV disease Persistent or recurrent disease Documented disease progression Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan At least 1 target lesion Tumors within a previously irradiated field are not considered target lesions unless there is documented disease progression Ineligible for any higher priority Gynecology Oncology Group (GOG) protocol (i.e., any active GOG phase III protocol for the same patient population) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age 18 and over Performance status GOG 0-2 Life expectancy Not specified Hematopoietic Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3 Hepatic Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT ≤ 2.5 times ULN Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN Renal Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN Other Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No active infection requiring antibiotics No other invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer No sensory or motor neuropathy > grade 1 PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy Not specified Chemotherapy No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for uterine sarcoma Endocrine therapy At least 1 week since prior hormonal therapy for uterine sarcoma Concurrent hormone replacement therapy allowed Radiotherapy See Disease Characteristics Surgery Not specified Other Recovered from all prior therapy No prior anticancer therapy that would preclude study therapy
Sites / Locations
- Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer at University of Alabama - Birmingham
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
- George Bray Cancer Center at the Hospital of Central Connecticut - New Britain Campus
- Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- St. Vincent's Medical Center
- MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
- Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- University of Illinois Cancer Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates
- Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West
- Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
- Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky
- James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville
- Woman's Hospital
- Union Hospital Cancer Program at Union Hospital
- Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
- CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- Battle Creek Health System Cancer Care Center
- Mecosta County Medical Center
- Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
- Hurley Medical Center
- Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
- CCOP - Grand Rapids
- Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care
- Metro Health Hospital
- Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Holland Community Hospital
- Foote Memorial Hospital
- Borgess Medical Center
- West Michigan Cancer Center
- Bronson Methodist Hospital
- Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
- St. Mary Mercy Hospital
- Hackley Hospital
- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
- Munson Medical Center
- St. John Macomb Hospital
- University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
- Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital - Saint Louis
- Saint Mary's Health Center
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
- Jersey Shore Cancer Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Hope A Women's Cancer Center
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
- Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Piedmont Hematology-Oncology Associates
- Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
- David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
- Hillcrest Cancer Center at Hillcrest Hospital
- Lake/University Ireland Cancer Center
- Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
- Cancer Care Associates - Midtown Tulsa
- Rosenfeld Cancer Center at Abington Memorial Hospital
- Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
- Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
- Fox Chase Cancer Center CCOP Research Base
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
- Black Hills Obstetrics & Gynecology LLP
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Hall and Martin, M.Ds., PC
- Harrington Cancer Center
- Parkland Memorial Hospital
- Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
- Carilion Gynecologic Oncology Associates
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- University Cancer Center at University of Washington Medical Center
- University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin
- Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
- Iwate Medical University Hospital
- Kagoshima City Hospital
- Kobe Medical Center
- National Hospital Organization - Medical Center of Kure
- Shikoku Cancer Center
- National Kyushu Cancer Center
- Kinki University School of Medicine
- Hokkaido University Hospital
- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
- Keio University School of Medicine
- Tottori University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Taxol-Carbo
Paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin AUC = 6 IV over 30 minutes every 21 days until disease progression or adverse effects prohibit further therapy