Panitumumab, Cisplatin, and Pelvic Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IB, Stage II, or Stage III Cervical Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as panitumumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving panitumumab and cisplatin together with pelvic radiation therapy may be effective in treating patients with cervical cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving panitumumab and cisplatin together with pelvic radiation therapy in treating patients with stage IB, stage II, or stage III cervical cancer.

Timeline

Start

2010-02

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

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