This phase II trial is studying fulvestrant to see how well it works in treating patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic endometrial cancer. Estrogen can stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Hormone therapy using fulvestrant may fight cancer by blocking the uptake of estrogen by the tumor cells.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the probability of clinical response in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive vs ER-negative patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic endometrial cancer treated with fulvestrant. II. Compare the relationship between response rate and intensity of receptor expression in patients treated with this drug. III. Determine the frequency and intensity of toxicity of this drug in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients receive fulvestrant intramuscularly on day 1. Treatment repeats every 28 days for at least 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
67
Given intramuscularly
Clinical Response by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Criteria Evaluated Every 8 Weeks
Primary outcome measured according to RECIST v1.0 Best Response: Complete Response (CR) is disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no evidence of new lesions documented by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart Disease Progression is at least a 20% increase in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as references the smallest sum LD or the appearance of new lesions within 8 weeks of study entry. Partial Response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest dimensions (LD) of all target measurable lesions taking as reference the baseline sum of LD. There can be no unequivocal progression of nontarget lesions and no new lesions. Documentation by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart is required Stable Disease is any condition not meeting the above criteria. Indeterminate is defined as having no repeat tumor assessments following initiation of study therapy for reasons unrelated to symptoms or signs of disease.
Time frame: Response was measured every other cycle (every 8 weeks) until disease progression is documented or adverse events preclude further treatment.
Clinical Response by RECIST Criteria of Estrogen Receptor Expression
Per response evaluation criteria in Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST 1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR) \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Overall Response = CR+PR
Time frame: Every other cycle (every 8 weeks) until disease progression is documented or adverse events preclude further treatment, assessed up to 100 months.
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Greater Toxicity by Common Toxicity Criteria Version 3.0 That Were at Least Possibly Related to Study Drug.
Adverse events at least possibly related to Fulvestrant using Common Terminology Criteria version 3.0 that were grade 3 or higher with the exception of the reported Grade 5. Grade 5 adverse events were reported regardless of attribution to study treatment.
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Time frame: During study treatment and up to 30 days after stopping study