Vinorelbine and Paclitaxel Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer Arising in the Pelvis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2001-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy with may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy with vinorelbine and paclitaxel plus radiation therapy in treating patients with advanced cancer arising in the pelvis.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Treatments: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel; Paclitaxel; Vinblastine; Vinorelbine

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed locally advanced carcinoma of the uterine cervix, vagina, or bladder or other pelvic malignancy for which whole pelvic radiation therapy is planned Metastatic disease is permitted

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: CALGB 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin within normal limits Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No unstable angina or myocardial infarction in previous 6 months Other: Not pregnant No significant concomitant illness, uncontrolled infection, or cirrhosis

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior whole pelvic radiation therapy Surgery: Not specified