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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 929-933Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181a83467
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Cervical cancer; EGFR; Erlotinib
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- NCI NIH HHS [U10 CA027469, U10 CA037517, P50 CA083638-04, U10 CA037517-15, CA 37517, CA 27469, U10 CA027469-19] Funding Source: Medline
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Objectives: To determine the proportion of patients with tumor response, the proportion who survived progression-free for at least 6 months (progression-free Survival >= 6 months), and the frequency and severity of toxicities of patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix treated with erlotinib. Methods: This was a multicenter, open-label, single-arm trial evaluating the toxicity and efficacy of oral erlotinib at an initial dosage of 150 mg daily until progressive disease or adverse effects prohibited further therapy. Results: Twenty-eight patients with squamous cell carcinoma were enrolled onto this trial. Twenty-five patients were evaluable. There were no objective responses, with 4 (16%) patients achieving stable disease; only 1 patient had a progression-free survival of 6 months (4%) or more. The 1-sided 90% confidence interval for response was 0.0% to 8.8%. The 2-sided 90% confidence interval for the proportion of patients Surviving progression-free For at least 6 months is 0.2% to 17.6%. Erlotinib was well tolerated, with the most common drug-related adverse events being gastrointestinal toxicities, fatigue, and rash. Conclusions: Erlotinib is inactive as monotherapy in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
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