Oral Ondansetron Versus Transdermal Granisetron (Sancuso) for Women With Cervical, Endometrial or Vaginal Cancer Receiving Pelvic Chemoradiation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-10-03
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to compare granisetron (when given through a patch) to ondansetron (when taken by mouth) for reducing nausea and vomiting in women with cervical, endometrial, or vaginal cancer having chemoradiation.

Granisetron and ondansetron are designed to help reduce nausea and vomiting.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborator: Sancuso
• Treatments: Cisplatin; Granisetron; Ondansetron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women with cervical, endometrial or vaginal cancer dispositioned to receive primary or postoperative adjuvant pelvic radiation therapy with concurrent cisplatin administration.

2. Women must be at least 18 years of age.

3. Women must be able to read English or Spanish at a sixth grade level.

4. Women with childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 1 week of starting chemoradiation therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Women with cervical, endometrial or vaginal cancer who are receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy for recurrent disease.

2. Women with cervical, endometrial, or vaginal cancer who are receiving extended field radiation therapy.

3. Women with cervical, endometrial or vaginal cancer who are receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in a palliative setting.

4. Women with cervical, endometrial, or vaginal cancer who have already received their first dose of chemotherapy or radiation for more than 7 days prior to starting chemotherapy.