Pemetrexed Disodium in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

February 12, 2014 updated by: Gynecologic Oncology Group

A Phase II Evaluation Of Pemetrexed (ALIMTA, LY231514, IND #40061) In The Treatment Of Recurrent Or Persistent Endometrial Carcinoma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as pemetrexed disodium work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well pemetrexed disodium works in treating patients with persistent or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the antitumor activity of pemetrexed disodium in patients with persistent or recurrent endometrial adenocarcinoma that failed higher priority treatment protocols.
  • Determine the nature and degree of toxicity of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Beginning 7 days before and continuing until 3 weeks after the last dose of pemetrexed disodium, patients also receive oral folic acid daily and cyanocobalamin (vitamin B_12) intramuscularly every 9 weeks.

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

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 19-51 patients will be accrued for this study within 1-3.4 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

51

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
    • Illinois
      • Hinsdale, Illinois, United States, 60521
        • Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates
      • Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801
        • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
        • St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1002
        • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007-3731
        • West Michigan Cancer Center
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
    • Missouri
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65804
        • St. John's Regional Health Center
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
        • Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
    • New York
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
        • SUNY Downstate Medical Center
    • North Carolina
      • Burlington, North Carolina, United States, 27216
        • Alamance Cancer Center at Alamance Regional Medical Center
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
        • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214-3998
        • Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45409
        • David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
      • Mentor, Ohio, United States, 44060
        • Lake/University Ireland Cancer Center
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
      • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74104
        • Cancer Care Associates - Midtown Tulsa
    • Pennsylvania
      • Abington, Pennsylvania, United States, 19001
        • Rosenfeld Cancer Center at Abington Memorial Hospital
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105
        • Avera Cancer Institute
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed endometrial adenocarcinoma

    • Persistent or recurrent disease
  • Refractory to curative or standard therapy
  • Measurable disease

    • At least 1 unidimensionally measurable target lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques, including palpation, plain x-ray, CT scan, or MRI OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
    • Tumors within a previously irradiated field are considered non-target lesions unless progression is documented or biopsy is obtained to confirm persistence ≥ 90 days after completion of radiotherapy
  • Must have received 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for endometrial cancer

    • Initial treatment may have included high-dose therapy, consolidation, or extended therapy administered after surgical or non-surgical assessment
  • Not eligible for a higher priority GOG protocol (i.e., any active phase III GOG protocol for the same patient population)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Any age

Performance status

  • GOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL

Hepatic

  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)*
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 times ULN*
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN NOTE: * ≤ 5 times ULN if liver metastases are present

Renal

  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min

Other

  • Not pregnant
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 3 months after study participation
  • Neuropathy (sensory and motor) ≤ grade 1
  • No active infection requiring antibiotics
  • No other invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • At least 3 weeks since prior biologic or immunologic agents for the malignant tumor
  • One prior non-cytotoxic (biologic or cytostatic) regimen for recurrent or persistent disease allowed, including, but not limited to, the following:

    • Monoclonal antibodies
    • Cytokines
    • Small-molecule inhibitors of signal transduction
  • At least 24 hours since prior growth factors
  • No concurrent routine colony-stimulating factors

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from prior chemotherapy
  • No more than 1 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen with either single or combination cytotoxic drug therapy
  • No prior pemetrexed disodium

Endocrine therapy

  • At least 1 week since prior hormonal therapy directed at the malignant tumor
  • Concurrent hormone replacement therapy allowed

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No prior radiotherapy to ≥ 25% of bone marrow

Surgery

  • Recovered from prior surgery

Other

  • At least 3 weeks since other prior therapy directed at the malignant tumor
  • No nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 2-5 days before, during, and for 1-2 days after study drug administration

    • Concurrent daily low-dose (≤ 325 mg/day) aspirin therapy allowed
  • No prior therapy that would contraindicate study participation

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
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Toxicity
Antitumor activity

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 8, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

July 12, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 14, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2014

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

More Information

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