Evaluation of Doxil as First-Line Therapy of Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma
Evaluation of Doxil as First-Line Therapy of Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma
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 liposomal doxorubicin in treating women who have recurrent, stage III, or stage IV endometrial cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Patients receive doxorubicin HCl liposome IV over 1 hour. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 19-51 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed stage III, IV, or recurrent endometrial carcinoma for which curative radiotherapy or surgery is not an option
Bidimensionally measurable disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Cardiovascular:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
Other:
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