Laparoscopic Surgery or Standard Surgery in Treating Patients With Endometrial Cancer or Cancer of the Uterus

May 27, 2015 updated by: Gynecologic Oncology Group

A Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial of Laparoscopic Pelvic and Para-Aortic Node Sampling With Vaginal Hysterectomy and BSO Versus Open Laparotomy With Pelvic and Para-Aortic Node Sampling and Abdominal Hysterectomy and BSO in Endometrial Adenocarcinoma and Uterine Sarcoma, Clinical Stage I, IIA, Grade I, II, III

This randomized phase III trial is studying laparoscopic surgery to see how well it works compared to standard surgery in treating patients with endometrial cancer or cancer of the uterus. Laparoscopic surgery is a less invasive type of surgery for cancer of the uterus and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery. It is not known whether laparoscopic surgery is more effective than standard surgery in treating endometrial cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the incidence of surgical complications, peri-operative morbidity, and mortality in patients with stage I or IIa, grade I-III endometrial cancer or uterine cancer undergoing surgical staging through laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy vs total abdominal hysterectomy.

II. Compare the length of hospital stay after surgery in patients receiving these treatments.

III. Compare the quality of life of patients receiving these treatments. IV. Compare the incidence and location of disease recurrence in patients receiving these treatments.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients undergo vaginal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) via laparoscopy.

ARM II: Patients undergo total abdominal hysterectomy and BSO via conventional laparotomy.

Patients in both arms also undergo pelvic and para-aortic lymph node sampling. Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at 1, 3, and 6 weeks, and then at 6 months.

Patients are followed at 6 weeks, every 3 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months for 3 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2616

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19103
        • Gynecologic Oncology Group

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of stage I or IIA, grade I-III endometrial adenocarcinoma or uterine sarcoma
  • Must be considered a candidate for surgery
  • No contraindication to laparoscopy
  • No clinical or chest x-ray evidence of metastasis beyond the uterine corpus or macroscopic involvement of the endocervix
  • Performance status - GOG 0-3
  • WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • SGOT no greater than 3 times normal
  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
  • Prior malignancy allowed if no current evidence of disease
  • Not pregnant
  • No prior pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior retroperitoneal surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm I
Patients undergo vaginal hysterectomy and BSO via laparoscopy.
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery
Undergo vaginal hysterectomy and BSO via laparoscopy
Other Names:
  • laparoscopic-assisted resection
  • laparoscopy-assisted surgery
Active Comparator: Arm II
Patients undergo total abdominal hysterectomy and BSO via conventional laparotomy.
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Undergo total abdominal hysterectomy and BSO via conventional laparotomy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Duration of disease-free interval
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
The usual logrank test or a proportional hazards model will be used to assess the equality of the hazard rates between the surgical procedures.
Up to 5 years
Frequency of aborting LAVH in order to perform an TAH/BSO
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Up to 5 years
Frequency of major surgical complications, graded according to the NCI CTC and classified as either less than grade 2 or grade 2 or worse
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Up to 5 years
Length of hospitalization following surgery
Time Frame: From the date of surgery to the date of discharge, assessed up to 5 years
A proportional odds model will be used to estimate the treatment difference while adjusting for potential confounding factors.
From the date of surgery to the date of discharge, assessed up to 5 years
Self assessed quality of life scores as measured by FACT-G, Physical Function Subscale from the MOS SF-36, Wisconsin Brief Pain Inventory, Fear of Relapse/Recurrence scale, and Personal Appearance scale
Time Frame: Up to 6 months
Up to 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Gynecologic Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 1996

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 29, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 27, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GOG-LAP2 (Other Identifier: CTEP)
  • U10CA027469 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • NCI-2012-02237 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • CDR0000064513

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