Paclitaxel and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Ovarian Cancer focused on measuring stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, ovarian undifferentiated adenocarcinoma, ovarian mixed epithelial carcinoma, ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma, ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma, ovarian clear cell cystadenocarcinoma, primary peritoneal cavity cancer, Brenner tumor
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed primary ovarian epithelial cancer or primary peritoneal cancer Suboptimal residual disease within 6 weeks of laparotomy with maximum resection Stage III residual retroperitoneal disease greater than 1 cm and no greater than 1 cm residual intraperitoneal disease OR Stage IV disease The following histologies are eligible: Serous adenocarcinoma Malignant Brenner's tumor Mucinous adenocarcinoma Endometrioid adenocarcinoma Undifferentiated carcinoma Clear cell adenocarcinoma Mixed epithelial carcinoma Transitional cell carcinoma Adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified Measurable disease not required Cytologic confirmation of malignant pleural effusion required if sole basis of entry No borderline (low malignant potential) carcinoma No unclassified ovarian cancer, i.e., thought to be of ovarian origin but unexplored or unable to verify tumor arising from ovarian stroma PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: GOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal AST, ALT, and GGT no greater than 3 times normal Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times normal LDH no greater than 3 times normal No acute hepatitis Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No history of congestive heart failure No history of unstable angina No myocardial infarction within 6 months Other: No severe infection, including septicemia No severe gastrointestinal bleeding No history of second malignancy within 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics No more than 6 weeks since staging laparotomy and primary cytoreductive surgery
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Women's Cancer Center
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
- MBCCOP - Hawaii
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- Indiana University Cancer Center
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center
- University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- CCOP - Kansas City
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center
- State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- University of Rochester Cancer Center
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
- Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
- Ireland Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- Abington Memorial Hospital
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
- Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Medical University of South Carolina
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- CCOP - Baptist Cancer Institute
- Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
- University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Cancer Center, University of Virginia HSC
- University of Washington Medical Center
- Tacoma General Hospital