Radiation Therapy, Paclitaxel, and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Cervix

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Paclitaxel and cisplatin may increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy by making the tumor cells more sensitive to the radiation. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of paclitaxel when given with radiation therapy and cisplatin and to see how well they work in treating patients with cancer of the cervix that has spread to the lymph nodes in the pelvis and abdomen.

Timeline

Start

1999-11

Primary completion

2009-07

Completion

2009-07

Publications

• Results Walker JL, Morrison A, DiSilvestro P, von Gruenigen VE; Gynecologic Oncology Group. A phase I/II study of extended field radiation therapy with concomitant paclitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy in patients with cervical carcinoma metastatic to the para-aortic lymph nodes: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol. 2009 Jan;112(1):78-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.09.035. Epub 2008 Nov 17.

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