Methotrexate Compared With Dactinomycin in Treating Patients With Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Gynecologic Oncology Group National Cancer Institute (NCI) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00003702

Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether methotrexate is more effective than dactinomycin in treating patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of methotrexate with that of dactinomycin in treating patients who have gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor	Drug: dactinomycin Drug: methotrexate	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer

Drug Information available for: Methotrexate Dactinomycin

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Active Control
Official Title:	A Randomized Trial of Weekly Parenteral Methotrexate Versus "Pulsed" Dactinomycin as Primary Manangement for Low Risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Frequency of objective (complete) response as measured by normal beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) levels [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Frequency and severity of observed adverse effects [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Cure rate as measured by normal beta HCG levels [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	216
Study Start Date:	June 1999
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	February 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Arm I: Experimental Patients receive methotrexate intramuscularly once weekly in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients continue on treatment until 1 beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) titer is below the institutional normal. Patients then receive 1 additional consolidation treatment.	Drug: methotrexate Given intramuscularly
Arm II: Experimental Patients receive dactinomycin IV over 15 minutes every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients continue on treatment until 1 beta HCG titer is below the institutional normal. Patients then receive 1 additional consolidation treatment.	Drug: dactinomycin Given IV

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Compare the efficacy of methotrexate vs dactinomycin, as measured by complete response rate, in patients with low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
Determine whether the definition of persistent gestational trophoblastic neoplasia is accurate (as determined by the likelihood that the beta human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG] titer would decline on the day treatment is initiated).

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

Arm I: Patients receive methotrexate intramuscularly once weekly in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II: Patients receive dactinomycin IV over 15 minutes every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

All patients continue on treatment until 1 beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) titer is below the institutional normal. Patients then receive 1 additional consolidation treatment.

Patients are followed every 4 weeks for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 216 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically proven low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (persistent hydatidiform mole or choriocarcinoma), defined as 1 of the following:
- Less than 10% decrease in the beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) titer over 3 weekly titers
- Greater than 20% sustained rise in beta HCG titer over two consecutive weeks
- Persistently elevated beta HCG titer more than 4 months after initial curettage (greater than 5 mIU/mL minimum)
- Histologically proven nonmetastatic choriocarcinoma
- Metastases to vagina, parametria, or lung (if no single pulmonary lesion is greater than 2 cm)
WHO score 0-6 (not including blood group or CT lung)
No histologically confirmed placental site pseudotumor
Must have undergone at least 1 uterine curettage
Previously untreated disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

Not specified

Performance status:

GOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

Not specified

Hematopoietic:

WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3
Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
SGPT and SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN
Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN
No significant prior abnormal hepatic function

Renal:

Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
No significant prior abnormal renal function

Other:

Not pregnant or nursing
Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for one year after study entry
No other prior or concurrent malignancies within the past 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

Not specified

Chemotherapy:

No prior chemotherapy for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Endocrine therapy:

Not specified

Radiotherapy:

Not specified

Surgery:

See Disease Characteristics
No concurrent curettage except as needed to control vaginal bleeding or to rule out placental site pseudotumor

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003702

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Gynecologic Oncology Group

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Investigators

Study Chair:	Raymond Osborne, MD, FRCSC, MBA	Edmond Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook
Study Chair:	Higinia R. Cardenes, MD, PhD	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000066809, GOG-174, ECOG-G174
Study First Received:	November 1, 1999
Last Updated:	July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00003702
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

hydatidiform mole
uterine choriocarcinoma
nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic tumor
good prognosis metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumor

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Folic Acid
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Pregnancy Complications
Dactinomycin
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms

Hydatidiform Mole
Choriocarcinoma
Methotrexate
Trophoblastic Neoplasms
Nevus

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Antimetabolites
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Reproductive Control Agents
Folic Acid Antagonists

Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Neoplasms
Therapeutic Uses
Abortifacient Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

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