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Cervical CancerPhase 2NCT00626561

Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel for Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Cervix

A Phase 2 study testing Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel in people with Cervical Cancer and Uterine Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Objectives: Primary: To estimate the efficacy of bevacizumab and paclitaxel in patients with recurrent small cell, large cell, and neuroendocrine cervical and uterine cancers, as measured by progression-free survival. Secondary: 1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cancer
What is being tested?
Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2008to Jul 2011
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with histologically confirmed, advanced stage (stage IVB), recurrent, or persistent small cell, large cell, or neuroendocrine tumor of the uterine corpus and cervix
  • All patients must have measurable disease. Measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest dimension to be recorded). Each lesion must be > / = 20 mm when measured by conventional techniques, including palpation, plain x-ray, CT, and MRI, or > / = 10 mm when measured by spiral CT. Biopsy confirmation is required if the lesion measures < 30 mm or if the treating physician determines it is clinically indicated.
  • Patients must have at least one "target lesion" to be used to assess response on this protocol as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Tumors within a previously irradiated field will be designated as "non-target" lesions unless progression is documented or a biopsy is obtained to confirm persistence at least 90 days following completion of radiation therapy.
  • Patients must have adequate: BONE MARROW FUNCTION: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1,500/mcl and platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcl. RENAL FUNCTION: Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 * institutional upper limit normal (ULN), and measured or estimated creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 50 ml/min. For the purpose of estimating the creatinine clearance, the formula of Jelliffe should be utilized. HEPATIC FUNCTION: Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 * ULN. serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and alkaline phosphatase less than or equal to 2.5 * ULN
  • Patients must have adequate: BLOOD COAGULATION PARAMETERS: prothrombin time (PT) such that international normalized ratio (INR) is < / = 1.5 (or an in-range INR, usually between 2 and 3, if a patient is on a stable dose of therapeutic warfarin) and a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) < 1.2 times the upper limit of normal. NEUROLOGIC FUNCTION: Neuropathy (sensory and motor) less than or equal to [1] Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE) grade 1.
  • Patients must have signed an approved informed consent and authorization permitting release of personal health information.
  • Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Grade of 0 or 1
  • Patients must be free of clinically significant infection.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have progressed through or recurred within 3 months of treatment with a taxane agent administered on a weekly basis.
  • Patients who have previously been treated with bevacizumab or other anti-angiogenic agents
  • Patients who are less than 4 weeks from prior chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
  • Patients with ECOG Performance Grade of 2, 3 or 4
  • Patients with a history of other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, are excluded if there is any evidence of other malignancy being present within the last 5 years. Patients are also excluded if their previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy
  • Subjects meeting any of the following criteria are ineligible for study entry: (a) Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures (b) Current, recent (within 4 weeks of the first infusion of this study), or planned participation in an experimental drug study other than a Genentech-sponsored bevacizumab cancer study
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  • Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >140 or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg on antihypertensive medications)
  • Any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure
  • History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to study enrollment
  • History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to study enrollment
  • Known metastatic cervical cancer to the central nervous system
  • Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection)
  • Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease
  • Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to study enrollment or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
  • Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure, excluding placement of a vascular access device, within 7 days prior to study enrollment
  • History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study enrollment
  • Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
  • Proteinuria at screening as demonstrated by urine dipstick for proteinuria > / = 2+ (patients discovered to have > / = 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate < / = 1g of protein in 24 hours to be eligible)
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab
  • Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or lactating
  • Patients receiving black cohosh, dong quai, valerian, St. John's wort, kava kava, gotu kola. Patient cannot have received these medications within 14 days of therapy start.
  • Patients with a known hypersensitivity to taxanes, Cremophor EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil), or any component of the formulation.
  • History of hemoptysis (>/= ½ teaspoon of bright red blood per episode) within 1 month prior to Day 1
  • Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Evaluation of Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel in Patients With Recurrent Small Cell, Large Cell, and Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Cervix and Uterus

Objectives:

Primary:

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To estimate the efficacy of bevacizumab and paclitaxel in patients with recurrent small cell, large cell, and neuroendocrine cervical and uterine cancers, as measured by progression-free survival.

Secondary:

  1. To estimate the efficacy of bevacizumab and paclitaxel in patients with recurrent small cell, large cell, and neuroendocrine cervical and uterine cancers, as measured by overall survival.
  2. To determine the response rates in patients with recurrent small cell, large cell, and neuroendocrine cervical and uterine cancers when treated with bevacizumab and paclitaxel.
  3. To characterize the quality of life (QoL) in patients with recurrent small cell, large cell, and neuroendocrine cervical and uterine cancers when treated with bevacizumab and paclitaxel.
  4. To determine the nature and degree of toxicity in patients with advanced or recurrent small cell, large cell, or neuroendocrine cervical and uterine cancers when treated with bevacizumab and paclitaxel.
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The Study Drugs:

Paclitaxel is designed to block the mechanisms of cell division in cancer cells, which may cause them to die.

Bevacizumab is designed to prevent or slow down the growth of cancer cells by blocking the effects of Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a blood-vessel stimulating agent that plays an important role in the growth of both normal and abnormal blood vessels.

Study Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day study "cycle", you will receive paclitaxel through a needle into your vein over 1 hour.

On Days 1 and 15 of each cycle, you will receive bevacizumab by vein. The first dose of bevacizumab will be given over about 90 minutes. If the first dose is well tolerated, the second dose may be given over about 60 minutes. If this is well tolerated, the third and any other doses may be given over about 30 minutes.

Before you receive the study drugs, you will receive premedication (selected by your doctor) to help prevent or lessen any side effects from the study drugs.

Study Visits:

About every 4 weeks, the following tests and procedures will be performed:

  • You will have a physical exam, including a pelvic exam and measurement of your vital signs.
  • You will have a performance status evaluation.
  • Blood (about 2-3 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests and to test how your blood clots.
  • You will be asked if you have experienced any side effects.

About every 8 weeks, you will have a chest x-ray and a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of your abdomen and pelvis to check the status of the disease.

Length of Study:

You may stay on study for as long as you are benefitting. You will be taken off study early if the disease gets worse or you experience intolerable side effects.

End-of-Study Visit:

After you go off study, you will have an end-of-study visit. At this visit, the following tests and procedures will be performed:

  • You will have a physical exam, including a pelvic exam and measurement of your vital signs.
  • You will have a performance status evaluation.
  • Blood (about 2-3 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests and possibly blood clotting tests.
  • You will have a CT or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis to check the status of the disease.
  • You will be asked if you have experienced any side effects.

This is an investigational study. Paclitaxel is FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of breast cancer, nonsmall cell lung cancer, ovarian cancers, and treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Bevacizumab is FDA approved and commercially available for use in combination with chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer, but its use in this combination for this type of cancer is considered experimental.

Up to 20 participants will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Being tested
Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel
Keywords
Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Bevacizumab, Avastin, Anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody, rhuMAb-VEGF, Paclitaxel, Taxol
Medical subject headings
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Uterine Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • BevacizumabDrug

    Also called Avastin, Anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody, rhuMAb-VEGF

    10 mg/kg IV twice weekly on days 1 and 15.

  • PaclitaxelDrug

    Also called Taxol

    60 mg/m^2 IV weekly on days 1, 8, 15, and 22.

Study groups in NCT00626561
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Bevacizumab + PaclitaxelExperimentalBevacizumab 10 mg/kg intravenous (IV) twice weekly and Paclitaxel 60 mg/m^2 IV weekly.
Receives: Drug: Bevacizumab; Drug: Paclitaxel

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    Progression-Free Survival is the period from study entry until disease progression, death or date of last contact.

    Measured: Baseline to 6 Months, or until disease progression.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2008
  3. Primary completionJul 2011
  4. Study completionJul 2011

Why it stopped: Due to slow accrual.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00626561
Sponsor's protocol ID
2007-0324
Status last verified
Jun 2014
First submitted
20 Feb 2008
Last updated
7 Jul 2014
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel in people with Cervical Cancer and Uterine Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 25 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jul 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 7 Jul 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression-free Survival (PFS) (time frame: Baseline to 6 Months, or until disease progression.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jul 2014.

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