This study will include patients with invasive cervical cancer that wish to keep their
fertility as much as possible in the future after treatment.
Patients who receive surgery alone may experience long-term side effects including
infertility. The purpose of this research study is to determine whether giving
neo-adjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery can maintain fertility in patients with
invasive cervical cancer.
The neo-adjuvant chemotherapy will consist of a platinum-based chemotherapy drug
cisplatin or carboplatin, with a chemotherapy drug called paclitaxel. These are common
chemotherapy drugs used in the treatment of women with cervical cancers.
Additional locations may be listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT04016389.
See trial information on ClinicalTrials.gov for a list of participating sites.
All participants will first receive neo-adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy. Once the
neo-adjuvant chemotherapy has been completed, participants will be assessed by imaging
scans to see whether they have a response to the treatment.
If participants are responding to treatment, they will then have a trachelectomy. After
surgery, participants will be assessed and the study doctor will determine whether
adjuvant treatment is needed. Adjuvant treatment may include chemotherapy and
radiotherapy, or have a hysterectomy done.
If participants do not respond to or their disease worsens after neo-adjuvant treatment,
participants will receive adjuvant treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy or have a
hysterectomy done.
Trial PhaseNo phase specified
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationToronto Western Hospital