drugset / Trial / NCT00138151

Isotretinoin, Interferon Alpha-2b, and Paclitaxel in Stage IV, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer

NCT00138151

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

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 alpha-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 alpha-2b together with paclitaxel works in treating patients with stage IV, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer.

Timeline

Start
2001-03
Primary completion
2010-11
Completion
2010-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Isotretinoin Other / unclassified 1 mg/kg Oral
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule 175 mg/m2 Intravenous
Subject interferon alfa-2b Protein / enzyme biologic 6 unknown Subcutaneous

Indications