Active clinical trials for "Endometrial Neoplasms"

Endometrial Serous carcinoma (ESC) has similar molecular characteristics to high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) and basal cell-like breast cancer, such as similar Chromosomal instability, somatic copy number variation profiles and somatic mutations. The clinical treatment of ESC also refers to the treatment model of HGSOC. The PARP inhibitor niraparib used in this study, which was approved by FDA for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy on March 27, 2017. The homologous recombination related gene mutations in total endometrial cancer accounted for 22%. Homologous Recombination Repair Defect (HRD) +ARID1A accounted for 48%, and 53% of endometrial cancer cell lines were sensitive to PARP inhibitors. The incidence of HRD in endometrial cancer with high copy number (the pathological type is mainly ESC) is 50%, suggesting potential clinical applications of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of ESC.

Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) plays an important role in reducing the risks of local recurrence after surgery in uterine cancers. Standard adjuvant pelvic radiation treatment targets the pelvic lymph nodes, the post-operative bed, and the upper vagina and is typically treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) which has been shown to improve patient reported gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) toxicities. Although pelvic radiation has been shown to be effective at decreasing locoregional recurrences, patient quality of life and experience can be significantly impacted as pelvic RT comprises of daily radiation for 25 daily treatments, which can be a substantial burden on patients with this disease. Hypofractionated radiotherapy to a dose of 30 Gy in 5 fractions (6 Gy given every other day) for adjuvant radiation treatment in uterine cancer is hypothesized to result in similar rates of acute gastrointestinal toxicities as conventional fractionated radiation.

Primary objective To discover the efficacies of levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine device (LNG-IUS, Mirena®), with or without metformin, as fertility-preserving treatment for grade 1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma of endometrium, cT1aN0M0 with presumed no myometrial invasion on image study (MRI preferred). Secondary objectives To discover the morphological and molecular change in the endometrium tumor before and after treatment To discover the effectiveness of adding oral progestin to subjects who show no good response to assigned To compare (1) the systemic effects, including body weight change, neuropsychiatric alternation, GI disturbance, skin disorder, change in serum metabolic and hepatic markers between the two study patient groups; (2) The rate of long-term success defined as (a) sustained remission of >= 12 months starts from the histologic documentation of complete remission (b) rate of pregnancy and (c) alive baby delivery, based on time-to-event analysis. Molecular markers and their expression before, during and after treatment, including progesterone B receptor, progesterone A receptor, estrogen receptor, Ki67, PTEN and its related markers, Bcl2 and its related markers and other developing markers. This is to discover prediction markers to medical treatment.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin citrate and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin citrate given together with carboplatin works in treating patients with advanced or metastatic recurrent endometrial cancer.

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the 8th most common female cancer in Taiwan. Its incidence is increasing in the recent few years, around 1,200 new cases per year. The outcome of recurrent EC is disappointing, except focal recurrences that could be irradiated or removed. Chemotherapy is currently the most common salvage treatment for recurrent endometrial cancer. However, the response rate (RR) to 2nd-line treatment is approximately 0-27.3%, with short median time to progression, 2-3.9 months and low overall survival, 6.4-11 months. Due to progress of studies on the molecular and genetic basis of cancer and cellular signaling pathways, targeted therapy has been developed for various cancer treatments. A Gynecologic Oncology Group study found 44% of advanced endometrial cancer had HER>=2+ and the ratio of HER2:chromosome 17 (CEP17) >=2. Another study showed that HER>=2+ was seen in 47% of carcinosarcoma. These evidences indicated HER2 gene amplification and HER2 overexpression occur in endometrial cancer and carcinosarcoma, especially in those of high grade and recurrence. Lapatinib (L), an oral inhibitor of both EGFR(epidermal growth factor receptor) and HER2(human epidermal growth receptor), has been shown to be an effective treatment in HER2/neu overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Ixabepilone is a semisynthetic analog of the natural product epothilone B, and recently has been approved by US Food and Drug Administration as a treatment option in metastatic breast cancer. It was also observed that lapatinib + ixabepilone killed more breast tumor cells than trastuzumab + paclitaxel in vitro. Two GOG(Gynecologic Oncology Group) studies had reported that weekly Ixabepilone as 2nd-line chemotherapy provided a similar RR to 3-weekly regimen of 14.3% in platinum- and taxane-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer with less severe toxicities. The combination of lapatinib and ixabepilone is expected to become an effective treatment for recurrent endometrial cancer and carcinosarcoma, but the ideal dose is yet to be surveyed.

Previous some studies suggested the addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy after surgery may have survival benefit in patients with high risk endometrial cancer. In addition, docetaxel plus cisplatin regimen may have similar efficacy with paclitaxel plus carboplatin which is currently used in most cases. However, docetaxel plus cisplatin may cause less toxicity compared to paclitaxel plus carboplatin. Therefore, the investigators aimed to analyze the efficacy of docetaxel plus cisplatin regimen followed by radiation therapy after surgery in patients with high risk endometrial cancer.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining docetaxel and carboplatin in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Through multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical studies comparing different treatment options (fertility-sparing surgery and ovarian preservation surgery and radical surgery)therapeutic efficacy, safety and quality of life of patients, exploration of the best strategies and risks for the treatment of early endometrial cancer, and promotion and application.

Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase 1 (IDO 1) is the major enzyme catabolising the Tryptophan outside the liver. It has been shown that its plays a important role in generating a immunosuppressive micro-environment in tumors. IDO expression has been shown by Hennequart et al. to be driven by Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression. The investigator's team also shown that anti-COX2, celecoxib, can in a xenograft models of ovarian cancer decrease IDO1 expression and result in an infiltration of the tumor by T cells. The investigator proposed then to conduct a proof of concept study to evaluate the effect of pre-operative short administration of Celecoxib on IDO expression and Immune cells tumors infiltration, in patients with endometrial cancer. Indeed, this tumor type is well known to express frequently a high level of IDO.

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of treatment in patients with high risk endometrial cancer treated by vaginal cuff brachytherapy followed by 3 cycles of dose dense paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy.