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A Phase II Trial of a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Monoclonal Antibody, AVASTIN, in Combination With Cytotoxic Chemotherapy CARBOPLATIN and PACLITAXEL for Recurrent/Advanced Endometrial Cancer
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab for Endometrial Carcinoma. Completed, enrolled 15 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether the addition of a drug called Avastin (avastin) to the two-drug combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel shrinks tumors better than the two-drug combination alone in the treatment of endometrial cancer. Avastin is a humanized monoclonal antibody (a type of protein that is normally made by the immune system to help defend the body from infection and cancer) produced by Genentech, Inc. Avastin is an antibody directed against vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF. VEGF is a potent, specific growth factor with a well defined role in normal and abnormal blood vessel formation. It is present in a wide variety of normal tissues, but is produced in excess by most solid cancers (tumors). In the setting of cancer, VEGF promotes the growth of blood vessels that feed the tumor cells.
Study Details
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Interventions
All patients enrolled will receive carboplatin AUC 5 plus paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 (135 mg/m2 if prior radiation to greater than 25% of bone marrow) plus bevacizumab 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks.