Objective: A phase II study was conducted to evaluate the anti-tumor activity and adverse effects of weekly docetaxel in patients with previously treated endometrial cancer.
Methods: Eligible patients were to have measurable disease with no more than one prior chemotherapy regimen. Docetaxel 36 mg/m(2) was administered intravenously over 1 h on days 1, 8 and 15. Cycles were repeated every 28 days until progression of disease or adverse effects prohibited further therapy.
Results: Twenty-seven patients were entered onto this study, of whom 26 were eligible and evaluable. All patients had received prior platinum with twenty (76.9%) having received prior treatment with paclitaxel. There were two (7.7%) partial responses, eight patients (30.8%) with stable disease, and fourteen patients (53.8%) with increasing disease. The most frequently reported adverse events were leucopenia, neutropenia, gastrointestinal, constitutional and peripheral neuropathy. Grade 3 and 4 adverse events were uncommon.
Conclusions: Docetaxel, at the dose and schedule tested, has modest activity in this patient population.