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Cervical CancerPhase 3NCT00842660

Radiotherapy With Single-Agent Cisplatin or Combination Chemotherapy in Defined Poor-Prognostic Cervical Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing Gemzar (gemcitabine) in people with Cervical Cancer, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 2 sites in Taiwan.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Concurrent radiotherapy with cisplatin-based chemotherapy has become the standard treatment for patients with cervical cancer. However, in patients with advanced cervical cancer, half of them treated with contemporary radiotherapy plus single agent cisplatin still suffered from the local or distant relapse. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 to 70 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Cervical Cancer
What is being tested?
Gemzar (gemcitabine)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
172 participants
Where
2 sitesTaiwan
Study dates
Feb 2009to Jan 2013
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 35 to 70 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed primary squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
  • Previously untreated disease.
  • Clinical FIGO stage III-IVa or pelvic/para-aortic lymph node positive by PET examination.
  • No known metastases to supraclavicular nodes or other organs outside the radiotherapy field.
  • Ages eligible: 35 years - 70 years.
  • Patients must have adequate bone marrow, pulmonary, liver and renal function documented before radiotherapy. WBC > 3000/mm3, platelet > 100,000/mm3, serum transaminases (GOT, GPT) < 60 IU/ml, total bilirubin < 1.5mg%, creatinine < 1.4mg% (creatinine clearance > 60 ml/min).
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  • Performance status 0 or 1 (see Appendix I).
  • The interval between RT and randomization is not greater than 3 weeks.
  • Patients must have signed informed consent to participate this study.

Who cannot join

  • Age > 70 or < 35
  • Medical or psychological condition that would preclude treatment.
  • Previous chemotherapy or pelvic RT.
  • Small cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma.
  • Patient unreliable for treatment completion and follow-up.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Taiwan2 sites
  • Chong Jong Wang,

    Kaohsiung City, M.D

  • Chien-Sheng Tsai

    Keelung

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About this study

Official title: Phase III Trial for Primary Radiotherapy With Single-Agent Cisplatin or Combination Chemotherapy in PET/CT Defined Poor-Prognostic Cervical Cancer Patients

Concurrent radiotherapy with cisplatin-based chemotherapy has become the standard treatment for patients with cervical cancer. However, in patients with advanced cervical cancer, half of them treated with contemporary radiotherapy plus single agent cisplatin still suffered from the local or distant relapse. How to improve the treatment outcome of these patients is a very important issue and requires further clinical investigation.

The major aim of this project is to conduct a prospective, randomized phase III clinical trial to examine if cervical cancer patients treated by radiotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine have better survival rates than those treated by radiotherapy with cisplatin alone.

Gemcitabine has been demonstrated to be a good radiosensitizer. In keeping with this, few clinical trials in early phases showed promising results when using concurrent radiotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine. According to these positive results, the investigators expect this trial has the potential to improve the survival in patients with advanced cervical cancer, reduce the medical costs due to tumor relapse, and then benefit the whole society.

Read the detailed description

I). Study end points Primary end point: Patient survival, including overall survival and progression-free survival.

Secondary end points:

  1. Acute toxicity during treatment
  2. Tumor response rates
  3. Sites of recurrence
  4. Long-term complications and quality of life II). Design of study

An open-label, prospective randomized trial with two treatment arms:

  • Arm I: Patients receive CCRT with weekly cisplatin only.
  • Arm II: Patients receive CCRT with cisplatin plus gemcitabine. III). Study population 1) Number of subjects: A total of 172 patients (86 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Conduct of study

Conditions
Cervical Cancer
Being tested
Gemzar (gemcitabine)
Keywords
Cervical cancer, concurrent chemoradiotherapy, gemcitabine
Medical subject headings
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Gemzar (gemcitabine)Drug

    Also called GEMCITABINE

    Gemzar(gemcitabine) Hcl has 2'deoxy-2,2'-difluorouridine monohydrochloride

Study groups in NCT00842660
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Gemzar,survivalExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Gemzar (gemcitabine)

What is being measured

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

  1. Patient survival, including overall survival and progression-free survival.

    Measured: 2012,

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. 1) Acute toxicity during treatment 2) Tumor response rates 3) Sites of recurrence 4) Long-term complications and quality of life

    Measured: 2013

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Feb 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2009
  3. Primary completionJan 2012 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2013 (estimated)

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
172 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00842660
Sponsor's protocol ID
97-1165A3
Status last verified
Feb 2009
First submitted
8 Feb 2009
Last updated
5 Jan 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Wang CC, Chou HH, Yang LY, Lin H, Liou WS, Tseng CW, Liu FY, Liou JD, Huang KG, Huang HJ, Huang EY, Chen CH, Chang TC, Chang CJ, Hong JH, Lai CH. A randomized trial comparing concurrent chemoradiotherapy with single-agent cisplatin versus cisplatin plus gemcitabine in patients with advanced cervical cancer: An Asian Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Jun;137(3):462-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.03.046. Epub 2015 Mar 28.

    PubMed 25827291

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Gemzar (gemcitabine) in people with Cervical Cancer, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 2 sites in Taiwan.

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 9 inclusion and 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jan 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Taiwan. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Patient survival, including overall survival and progression-free survival. (time frame: 2012,). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00842660, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 5 Jan 2010; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.

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