Combination of Methotrexate(MTX) and Actinomycin(ACTD) in the Low Risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasma (GTN) Patients With Score of 5-6

Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

In this study, a prospective, multicenter randomized controlled study was conducted to compare the clinical efficacy and toxicity response of combination MTX+ACTD multi-course regimen in low-risk GTN patients with score 5-6 with standard MTX single-drug multi-course regimen.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The improved prognostic scoring system has been in use for more than 20 years in GTN patients. However, there are also more and more clinical evidences showing that the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology(FIGO)/world health organization (WHO) system is not so perfect. The main problem is that a considerable number of patients are resistant to initial chemotherapy, 25-35% occur in low risk (≤ 6 points), and 70-80% occur in patients with a score of 5-6 points. According to reference, the drug resistance factors include high HCG level before chemotherapy, metastatic foci, histological diagnosis of choriocarcinoma, etc. However, according to the score before 2000, there is a moderate risk score group with 4-6 points, i.e. most of the single drug resistance to the initial regimen occurs in the previous moderate risk score group.Therefore, most scholars believe that there are grey areas with a score of 5-6. According to the analysis of 5-6 scores in the scoring system, the prognosis of single-drug chemotherapy is poor, and the initial remission rate is only about 30-40%. Therefore, many authors call for the current staging scoring system to be revised to a more accurate model so that some patients who may be drug resistant can adopt more effective plans at the beginning of treatment.

In this study, the investigators plan to conduct a prospective, multicenter randomized controlled study to compare the clinical efficacy and toxicity response of combination MTX+ACTD multi-course regimen in low-risk GTN patients with score 5-6 with standard MTX single-drug multi-course regimen. The experiment arm of the trial is multi-course combination of MTX and ACTD. The primary endpoint is complete remission rate of primary treatment or failure of primary treatment. Drug toxicity is surveillanced.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

300

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • 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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • Zhejiang
      • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310006
        • Recruiting
        • Weiguo Lv
        • Contact:
          • Weiguo Lv, Doctor

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

14 years to 56 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic tumor;
  • Patients with prognosis score of 5 and 6
  • Primary chemotherapy (preventive chemotherapy is not included);
  • Physical strength grade: Karnofsky score ≥ 60;
  • WBC ≥ 3.5× 109/L, ANC ≥ 1.5× 109/L, PT ≥ 80× 109/L, serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times of normal high limit, transaminase ≤ 1.5 times of normal high limit, BUN, Cr≤ normal;
  • Follow-up and good compliance;
  • Sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pathological diagnosis is intermediate trophoblastic tumor, including PSTT and ETT;
  • There are serious or uncontrollable medical diseases, which are not suitable for chemotherapy;
  • Those who receive clinical trials of other drugs at the same time.
  • Those who receive Chinese medicine.

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
Active Comparator: control arm
single methotrexate multicourse treatment MTX:MTX 0.4mg/kg•d, intramuscular, every two weeks
multicourse methotrexate chemotherapy
Other Names:
  • methotrexate
Experimental: experimental arm
combination of methotrexate and actinomycin multicourse treatment, every two weeks MTX+ACTD:Act-d 0.6mg/m2 Day1,2 intravenous (IV) MTX 100mg/m2 IV Day1(after Act-d) MTX 200mg/m2 Ivgtt Day1(after MTX,500mlNS)
combination use of methotrexate and actinomycin
Other Names:
  • methotrexate+actinomycin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
primary complete remission
Time Frame: 24 weeks
complete remission rate by primary treatment
24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Weiguo Lu, MD., Women's Hospital, College of Medicine Zhejiang University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 8, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 18, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2019

Last Verified

March 1, 2019

More Information

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