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Paclitaxel, an Active Agent in Nonsquamous Carcinomas of the Uterine Cervix: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cornell University Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Gynecologic Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, New York; Gynecologic Oncology Group, Cancer Research Scientist VI, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo; Gynecologic Oncology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Case Western Reserve University, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

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PURPOSE: A phase II trial of paclitaxel was initiated in advanced nonsquamous carcinoma of the cervix to determine its activity in patients who had failed standard chemotherapy.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eligible patients had at least one measurable lesion. The starting dose of paclitaxel was 170 mg/m² (135 mg/m² for patients with prior pelvic radiation) given as a 24-hour continuous intravenous infusion with courses repeated every 3 weeks. Dose escalation to 200 mg/m² and de-escalation to 110 mg/m² were allowed based on adverse effects.

RESULTS: In this trial, 42 assessable patients were initially entered onto the study, and 13 responses were seen; four patients had a complete response, and nine patients had a partial response. The overall response rate was 31%. The primary and dose-limiting toxicity was neutropenia.

CONCLUSION: The response rate to paclitaxel exceeds the rates reported using other single agents in nonsquamous carcinoma of the cervix.

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