Isotretinoin, Interferon Alfa-2b, and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage IV, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer

This study has been terminated.
(Slow accrual and lack of study drug)
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Information provided by:
University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00138151
First received: August 29, 2005
Last updated: January 27, 2011
Last verified: January 2011
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Sometimes when chemotherapy is given, it does not stop the growth of tumor cells. The tumor is said to be resistant to chemotherapy. Giving isotretinoin and interferon alfa-2b together with paclitaxel may reduce drug resistance and allow the tumor cells to be killed.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving isotretinoin and interferon alfa-2b together with paclitaxel works in treating patients with stage IV, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Cervical Cancer
Biological: recombinant interferon alfa
Drug: isotretinoin
Drug: paclitaxel
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase II Trial of Chemosensitization With Paclitaxel, 13-cis Retinoic Acid and Interferon Alpha-2b in Advanced Uterine Cervical Carcinoma

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Further study details as provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Response rate (complete and partial) [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 33
Study Start Date: March 2001
Study Completion Date: December 2009
Primary Completion Date: October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response in patients with stage IVB, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer treated with isotretinoin, interferon alfa-2b, and paclitaxel.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral isotretinoin and interferon alfa-2b subcutaneously once daily on days 1-4 and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 4. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 27-66 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed cervical cancer, meeting 1 of the following criteria:

    • Stage IVB disease
    • Recurrent disease
    • Persistent disease
  • Patients previously treated with chemoradiotherapy as initial therapy must demonstrate disease progression
  • Measurable disease by physical exam or radiographic studies
  • Not amenable to chemoradiotherapy or surgery

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Over 18

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • At least 6 months

Hematopoietic

  • WBC ≥ 3,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • SGOT and SGPT ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL

Renal

  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No active infection
  • No medical condition that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • No prior interferon
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 3 months since prior chemoradiotherapy (6 weeks for patients experiencing disease progression after completion of initial chemoradiotherapy)
  • No other prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy for cancer

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • See Chemotherapy
  • Recovered from prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Recovered from prior surgery
  • No concurrent surgery for cancer

Other

  • No prior retinoids
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No other concurrent experimental agents
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00138151

Locations
United States, New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton
Hamilton, New Jersey, United States, 08690
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962
Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
UMDNJ University Hospital
Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Lorna Rodriguez, MD, PhD Cancer Institute of New Jersey
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Lorna Rodriguez, Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00138151     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000433516, P30CA072720, CINJ-100101, CINJ-3390, CINJ-NJ1703
Study First Received: August 29, 2005
Last Updated: January 27, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:
recurrent cervical cancer
stage IVB cervical cancer

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Uterine Cervical Diseases
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Interferon-alpha
Interferon Alfa-2a
Interferon Alfa-2b
Interferons
Reaferon
Paclitaxel
Isotretinoin
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Alcohol Deterrents
Central Nervous System Agents

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