Patients with advanced or recurrent adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the cervix will receive Pemetrexed.
Patients will receive Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 every three week. On initiation of pemetrexed, on day one of first chemotherapy cycle, patients will begin taking folic acid at a dose of 350 to 600 mcg daily as well as receive an intramuscular injection of 1000 mcg of vitamin B12, with subsequent vitamin B12 injections given every 9 weeks while on study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2
Western Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Goodyear, Arizona, United States
Progression Free Survival
Evaluate the progression free survival of recurrent cervical adenocarcinoma. Progression-Free Survival is defined as the period of time from the date of first study drug administration to the date that the subject is determined to have progressive disease or death due to any cause.
Time frame: 2 years
Response Rate
Evaluate the response rate for recurrent cervical adenocarcinomas treated with pemetrexed. Measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension which must have been 20 mm when measured by conventional techniques including palpation, plain X-ray, CT, and MRI or 10 mm when measured by spiral CT.
Time frame: 2 years
Overall Survival
Evaluate Overall survival for recurrent cervical adenocarcinomas treated with pemetrexed.
Time frame: 2 years
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