Pemetrexed and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced, Persistent, or Recurrent Cervical Cancer

Gynecologic Oncology Group55 enrolled

Overview

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving pemetrexed together with cisplatin may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving pemetrexed together with cisplatin and to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced, persistent, or recurrent cervical cancer.

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To estimate the antitumor activity of pemetrexed disodium and cisplatin with objective tumor response (partial and complete response) in patients with advanced, persistent, or recurrent carcinoma of the cervix. * To determine the nature and degree of toxicity of this regimen in these patients. Secondary * To determine the effects of this regimen on progression-free survival and overall survival. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior cisplatin therapy as a radiosensitizer (yes vs no). Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes and cisplatin IV over 1-4 hours on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMax age: 120 Years

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed squamous or nonsquamous cell carcinoma of the cervix * Advanced, persistent, or recurrent disease * Disease not amenable to curative therapy * Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques or ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan * Must have ≥ 1 target lesion to be used to assess response * Tumors within a previously irradiated field will be designated as "non-target" lesions unless progression is documented or a biopsy is obtained to confirm persistence ≥ 90 days following completion of radiotherapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * GOG performance status 0-2 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 * ANC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3 * Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) * Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min * SGOT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN if due to hepatic metastases) * Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN if due to hepatic metastases) * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * Neuropathy (sensory and motor) ≤ grade 1 * Able to take folic acid, vitamin B12, and dexamethasone according to study protocol * No history of other invasive malignancies within the past 5 years, except nonmelanoma skin cancer * No active infection requiring antibiotics with the exception of uncomplicated UTI * No presence of third space fluid which cannot be controlled by drainage PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Recovered from effects of recent surgery, radiotherapy, or other therapy * At least 1 week since prior hormonal therapy directed at the malignant tumor * At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy * More than 3 years since prior radiotherapy for localized cancer of the breast, head and neck, or skin and patient remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease * No prior radiotherapy to any portion of the abdominal cavity or pelvis except for the treatment of cervical cancer * No prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of marrow-bearing areas * No prior cancer treatment that contraindicates study treatment * No prior cytotoxic drugs for advanced or recurrent carcinoma of the cervix * Prior cisplatin as a radiosensitizer for primary treatment of disease allowed * No nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or salicylates 2-5 days before, during, or for 2 days after receiving pemetrexed disodium * No NSAIDS with a long half-life (e.g., naproxen, piroxicam, diflunisal, or nabumetone) 5 days before, during, and for 2 days after receiving pemetrexed disodium * Concurrent hormone replacement therapy is permitted * Concurrent daily low-dose acetylsalicylic acid therapy (≤ 325 mg/day) allowed * Concurrent use of acetylsalicylic acid (up to 1.3 g/day) allowed

Locations (12)

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, United States

University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Women's Cancer Center - La Canada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Oklahoma University Cancer Institute

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Cancer Care Associates - Saint Francis Campus

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

...and 2 more locations

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patients With Objective Tumor Response Rate (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) Using RECIST Version 1.0

RECIST 1.0 defines complete response as the disappearance of all target lesions and non-target lesions and no evidence of new lesions documented by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart. Partial response is defined as 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 non-target lesions and no new lesions. Documentation by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart is required. In the case where the ONLY target lesion is a solitary pelvic mass measured by physical exam, which is not radiographically measurable, a 50% decrease in the LD is required. These patients will have their response classified according to the definitions stated above. Complete and partial responses are included in the objective tumor response rate.

Time frame: CT scan or MRI if used to follow lesion for measurable disease every other cycle until disease progression or study withdrawal; and at any other time if clinically indicated, up to 5 years.

Frequency and Severity of Observed Adverse Effects

All eligible and evaluable patients

Time frame: every 21 days during study treatment and up to 30 days after the last cycle of treatment.

Secondary Outcomes

Progression-free Survival

Duration of progression-free survival in months.

Time frame: From enrollment onto the study until the onset of disease progression or death, up to 5 years

Duration of Overall Survival

Overall survival is defined as the duration of time from study entry to time of death or the date of last contact.

Time frame: Every cycle during treatment, then every 3 months for the first 2 years, then every six months for the next three years and then annually, up to 5 years.