Triapine, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cervical Cancer or Vaginal Cancer

Stage IVA Cervical Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase 2 Study of Triapine® (NSC #663249) and Cisplatin in Combination With Pelvic Radiation for Treatment of Stage IB2-IVa Cervical Cancer or Stage II-IV Vaginal Cancer

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase II trial is studying how triapine and cisplatin given together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with cervical cancer or vaginal cancer. Triapine may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. 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 triapine together with cisplatin may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine three-month fasting F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET/CT) imaging complete metabolic response as defined by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) PET study group.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine 6-month progression-free survival rate as calculated from the date of first treatment until date of disease progression, relapse, or death.

II. To quantitate change in pre-treatment standard uptake value (SUV) on PET/CT and post-treatment PET/CT or disease progression PET/CT.

III. To quantitate pre-treatment, during treatment and 3-mo post-treatment grade 2 or higher gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and sexual function toxicity resulting from Triapine®, cisplatin, and radiation therapy as measured by CTCAE v3.0, which will be utilized until December 31, 2010; CTCAE v4.0 will be utilized beginning January 1, 2011.

IV. To associate smoking habit (non-smoker, smoker who quit during therapy, smoker) with 3-mo post-treatment PET/CT metabolic response and 3-mo best overall clinical response as measured by RECIST criteria after Triapine®, cisplatin, and radiation therapy.

V. To associate HPV or non-HPV sub-type cervical cancer with 3-mo post-treatment PET/CT metabolic response and 3-mo best overall clinical response as measured by RECIST criteria after Triapine®, cisplatin, and radiation therapy.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to brachytherapy treatment (planned intracavitary brachytherapy vs none).

Patients receive cisplatin IV over 90 minutes on days 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and triapine IV on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, and 33. Patients also undergo pelvic external beam radiotherapy 5 days a week during weeks 1-5. Patients may undergo parametrial boost radiation and intracavitary low-dose or high-dose rate brachytherapy as clinically indicated.

Patients undergo whole-body F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/CT imaging at baseline, at 3 months after completion of study treatment, and at disease progression. Patients complete Sexual Function-Vaginal Changes Questionnaire and a smoking behavior questionnaire at baseline, at 3 months after completion of study treatment, and at disease progression.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for up to 5 years. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Recurrent Cervical Cancer
• Recurrent Vaginal Cancer
• Stage IB Cervical Cancer
• Stage II Vaginal Cancer
• Stage IIA Cervical Cancer
• Stage IIB Cervical Cancer
• Stage III Cervical Cancer
• Stage III Vaginal Cancer
• Stage IVA Cervical Cancer
• Stage IVA Vaginal Cancer
• Stage IVB Cervical Cancer
• Stage IVB Vaginal Cancer
• Therapy-related Toxicity
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
• Vaginal Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT00941070
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: July 2009
• Completion date: July 2012