Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Cancer of the Uterus

NCT00003316 | Terminated Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: CDR0000066265GOG-131E
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 2 countries
• Sites: 40

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine in treating patients with recurrent or refractory cancer of the uterus.

Conditions

Sarcoma

Keywords

recurrent uterine sarcoma; uterine leiomyosarcoma

Interventions

gemcitabine hydrochloride DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed recurrent or persistent uterine leiomyosarcoma that is refractory to curative therapy or standard treatments Failed local therapeutic measures and considered incurable Measurable disease Not eligible for a higher priority GOG protocol PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: GOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal SGOT no greater than 3 times normal Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: No significant infection At least 5 years since any other invasive malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior biologic therapy Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered No prior gemcitabine No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen (single agent or combination therapy) Endocrine therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior endocrine therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior surgery and recovered

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gynecologic Oncology Group: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (40)

University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

CCOP - Greater Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726, United States

Location

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States

Location

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5000, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5265, United States

Location

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Radiation Oncology Branch

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

Location

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

Location

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

Location

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States

Location

CCOP - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

Location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

Location

Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center

Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

Location

Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

Location

State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States

Location

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295, United States

Location

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082, United States

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Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

Location

Ireland Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73190, United States

Location

Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Location

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

Location

CCOP - Upstate Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

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Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75235-9154, United States

Location

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98195-6043, United States

Location

Tacoma General Hospital

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

Location

NCIC-Clinical Trials Group

Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Look KY, Sandler A, Blessing JA, Lucci JA 3rd, Rose PG; Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Study. Phase II trial of gemcitabine as second-line chemotherapy of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Study. Gynecol Oncol. 2004 Feb;92(2):644-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.11.023.

  PMID: 14766260 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sarcoma

Interventions

Gemcitabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring

Study Officials

• Katherine Y. Look, MD

  Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2000
• First Posted: April 9, 2004
• Study Start: August 1, 1998
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2004
• Last Updated: April 11, 2013

Record last verified: 2004-05

Locations

CA (1); US (39)