Trial name or title | Methotrexate or dactinomycin in treating patients with low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (NCT01535053) |
Methods | Multicentre phase III RCT; open label |
Participants | 384 |
Interventions | Arm I: methotrexate IM on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 and leucovorin calcium PO on days 2, 4, 6, and 8 OR single to agent methotrexate IV on days 1 to 5 Arm II: dactinomycin IV over 15 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeated every 14 days for up to 13 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Women receive 3 courses after hCG < 5 mIU/Ml |
Outcomes | Primary: Complete response rate Secondary: post protocol surgery; post-protocol multi-agent treatment; severe adverse events; QoL |
Starting date | January 2012. Estimated completion August 2016 |
Contact information | Dr Julian Schink Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 Ph: 312-472-4684 |
Notes |
IM = intramuscular; IV = intravenous; PO = by mouth; QoL = quality of life; RCT = randomised controlled trial