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Brief Title: Irofulven in Treating Patients With Stage IVB or Recurrent Cervical Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Trial of 6-Hydroxymethylacylfulvene (HMAF; MGI-114) in Patients With Advanced Cervical Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT00005070
Brief Summary: 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 irofulven in treating patients who have stage IVB or recurrent cervical cancer.
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the efficacy of 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene in patients with stage IVB or recurrent cervical carcinoma. II. Determine the safety of this drug in this patient population. OUTLINE: Patients receive 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene IV over 5 minutes daily for 5 consecutive days. Treatment continues every 28 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-37 patients will be accrued for this study within 6-19 months.
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Name: Carol Aghajanian, MD
Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Role: STUDY_CHAIR