Raloxifene in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2000-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

RATIONALE: Estrogen can stimulate the growth of endometrial cancer cells. Hormone therapy using raloxifene may fight endometrial cancer by reducing the production of estrogen.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of raloxifene in treating patients who have persistent or recurrent endometrial cancer.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University
• Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Treatments: Raloxifene Hydrochloride

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Recurrent endometrial cancer Evidence of persistent or recurrent disease 4 weeks following primary treatment with radiation and surgery Bidimensionally measurable disease Not a candidate for curative salvage radiotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No history of unexplained or uncontrolled thromboembolic disease No active thromboembolic disease Other: No active or uncontrolled second malignancy HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy for early stage or advanced endometrial cancer Endocrine therapy: At least 4 weeks since prior hormonal therapy for early stage or advanced endometrial cancer Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: See Disease Characteristics