Clinical trials: Para-aortic Lymph Node Metastasis
Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Adenosquamous Carcinoma
Extraperitoneal Para-aortic Lymph Node Dissection (EPLND) for Cervix
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if a surgical procedure called an extraperitoneal laparoscopic lymphadenectomy followed by chemotherapy and tailored radiation therapy can help to control the disease for a…
- Conditions
- Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT01365156
- Testing
- Extraperitoneal laparoscopic lymphadenectomy (EPLND), Chemoradiation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cervical Cancer
Radiation Therapy, Paclitaxel, and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Cervix
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Paclitaxel and cisplatin may increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy by making the tumor cells more sensitive to the radiation.
- Trial name
- NCT00003377
- Testing
- cisplatin, paclitaxel, brachytherapy
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Gynecologic Oncology Group