Clinical trial · Interventional
Etoposide in Treating Patients With Advanced Ovarian or Cervical Cancer
Phase II Study of Prolonged Oral VP-16 for Advanced Ovarian Epithelial and Cervical Cancer
NCT00002478CI-TRIAL-00010660terminatedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of etoposide in treating patients who have refractory, recurrent, or metastatic ovarian or cervical cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic ovarian epithelial or cervical cancer Tissue not accessible for biopsy Refractory to curative therapy or established treatments and ineligible for higher priority GOG protocols Measurable disease required, as follows: Lesion measurable by physical exam Lesion bidimensionally measurable on sonogram or imaging Ascites/pleural effusion not measurable PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: GOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelets at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no more than 1.5 times normal AST no more than 3 times normal Alkaline phosphatase no more than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: Body surface area at least 1 square meter No requirement for intravenous hydration or nutritional support No significant infection No second malignancy other than nonmelanomatous skin cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 3 weeks since anticancer therapy Chemotherapy: No more than 1 prior chemotherapy trial No prior etoposide At least 3 weeks since chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: At least 3 weeks since anticancer therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since radiotherapy Surgery: At least 3 weeks since surgery and recovered
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTRose PG, Blessing JA, Buller RE, Mannel RS, Webster KD. Prolonged oral etoposide in recurrent or advanced non-squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol. 2003 May;89(2):267-70. doi: 10.1016/s0090-8258(03)00079-9. PMID 12713990
- RESULTRose PG, Blessing JA, Mayer AR, Homesley HD. Prolonged oral etoposide as second-line therapy for platinum-resistant and platinum-sensitive ovarian carcinoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study. J Clin Oncol. 1998 Feb;16(2):405-10. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.2.405. PMID 9469322
- RESULTKudelka A, ed.: A phase II study of prolonged oral VP-16 in women with refractoy epithelial ovarian carcinoma. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 13: A-888, 276, 1994.