Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Angiosarcoma or Lymphangiosarcoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

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. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well paclitaxel works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue angiosarcoma or lymphangiosarcoma that cannot be removed by surgery.

Timeline

Start

2005-02

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2012-01

Publications

• Results Penel N, Bui BN, Bay JO, Cupissol D, Ray-Coquard I, Piperno-Neumann S, Kerbrat P, Fournier C, Taieb S, Jimenez M, Isambert N, Peyrade F, Chevreau C, Bompas E, Brain EG, Blay JY. Phase II trial of weekly paclitaxel for unresectable angiosarcoma: the ANGIOTAX Study. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Nov 10;26(32):5269-74. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.3146. Epub 2008 Sep 22.

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