Active clinical trials for "Uterine Cervical Neoplasms"

Researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are working together to understand cancer of the cervix. One of the areas they are studying is how stress you may experience in your life effects the way you respond to GARDASIL®. GARDASIL® is a vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent some types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection which can cause cancer of the cervix. Participants are being recruited from the Appalachian region of Ohio.

The purpose of this study is to measure the levels of serum proteins and other biomarkers in cervical cancer patients. We believe that some of these markers may be useful in selecting patients for specific types of cancer therapies. These markers may also help to predict response to therapy, relapse after therapy, and survival after therapy.

In Fiji, cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer and the highest cause of cancer mortality in women. In 2008/9, the Ministry of Health in Fiji accepted a donation of 110,000 doses of quadrivalent HPV vaccine, Gardasil® based on the high cervical cancer disease burden. There was enough vaccine to vaccinate all girls aged 9-12 years (30,338 girls) with a three-dose schedule, but not all girls received three doses of the vaccine. This means those girls that received reduced doses may not be fully protected against the HPV genotypes present in the Gardasil®. While HPV vaccines are highly immunogenic and efficacious in the licensed three-dose schedule, there is limited information about the effectiveness of reduced dose schedules in terms of immunogenicity and memory. There is growing evidence from other studies that two doses of HPV vaccine may be sufficient for protection. Reduced schedules would be of benefit in Fiji due to improved costs and logistics. This study will examine whether one or two doses of HPV vaccine provide similar immunological evidence of long-term protection to the standard three-dose schedule in terms of antibody titres to the genotypes present in the Gardasil®. To compare immunological memory responses between dosage groups, a dose of Cervarix ® will be administered to all girls so that the magnitude of the memory responses can be measured.

Background: Cervical cancer is a major cause of cancer deaths among women. Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is more common in women who have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). India has one of the highest rates of women who have both cervical cancer and HIV infection. Cervical cancer can be discovered in early stages by screening for HPV infection. Researchers want to compare new cervical cancer screening tests for HIV-infected women. They also want to know more about how HPV can lead to cervical cancer in HIV-infected women. To do so, they will hold a study to screen HIV-infected women in India. Objectives: - To improve cervical cancer screening methods in HIV-infected women in India. Eligibility: Women at least 18 years of age who have HIV infection. Participants will be recruited from HIV-focused health care clinics in Pune and Chennai, India. Design: Participants will have a physical exam and medical history. They will provide a urine sample and proof of HIV infection. Participants will have a gynecological exam. This will involve a pelvic exam and Pap smear to collect cells for study. It will also involve a cervical exam to look for precancerous cells. Cervical tissue may be collected. Participants will also provide a blood sample for testing. Participants will return in 2 weeks for the test results. If there are signs of precancerous or cancer cells, participants will be referred to a doctor for treatment.

RATIONALE: Gathering information from patients who have undergone treatment for upper gastrointestinal cancer or gynecological cancer may help doctors learn more about patients' physical and psychosocial rehabilitation needs and plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the physical and psychosocial rehabilitation needs of patients after diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal cancer or gynecological cancer.

This clinical trial studies glycoprotein and glycan in tissue and blood samples of patients with stage IB-IVA cervical cancer undergoing surgery to remove pelvic and abdominal lymph nodes. Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors learn how far the disease has spread.

The purpose of this study is to assess whether a system that couples automated screening of Pap Tests with transmission of machine selected digital images, and review by cytologists at a remote location, performs to a clinically effective standard of accuracy.

RATIONALE: Studying the genes expressed in samples of tissue from patients with abnormal cells may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is identifying biomarkers for early detection of cancer in women with cervical dysplasia or carcinoma in situ of the cervix.

RATIONALE: Giving pain medication into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord or giving it into a vein may help lessen pain caused by cancer surgery. It is not yet known whether epidural analgesia is more effective than patient-controlled analgesia in controlling pain in patients who have undergone surgery for gynecologic cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying epidural analgesia to see how well it works compared to patient-controlled analgesia in treating patients who have undergone surgery for gynecologic cancer.

RATIONALE: Understanding how well patients comply with their treatment regimen may help doctors determine best treatment and ongoing care for future patients. PURPOSE: This phase I study is looking at compliance with vaginal dilation therapy in women who have undergone radiation therapy for stage IB, stage IIA, stage IIB, stage IIIA, or stage IIIB cervical cancer or stage IA, stage IB, stage IIA, or stage IIB endometrial cancer.