Overview

MRI and CT Scans to Evaluate Invasive Cervical Cancer Before Treating Patients

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2002-10-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Female
Summary
RATIONALE: Imaging procedures such as MRI or CT scans may improve the ability to detect cervical cancer and determine the extent of disease. PURPOSE: Diagnostic trial to determine the effectiveness of MRI and CT scans in evaluating invasive cervical cancer before treatment of patients.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
American College of Radiology Imaging Network
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Histologically confirmed invasive cervical cancer, including invasive squamous cell
carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous carcinoma

- FIGO stage IB1 with clinically visible gross lesion OR

- FIGO stage IB2 or greater

- Scheduled for one of the following surgeries at a participating Gynecological Oncology
Group center:

- Laparoscopic, transabdominal, or transvaginal hysterectomy

- Extrafascial total abdominal hysterectomy

- Trachelectomy

- Not scheduled for a loop electrosurgical excision procedure or a cone biopsy only

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

- Not specified

Performance status:

- Not specified

Life expectancy:

- Not specified

Hematopoietic:

- Not specified

Hepatic:

- Not specified

Renal:

- Not specified

Cardiovascular:

- No cardiac pacemakers

Pulmonary:

- No asthma

Other:

- Not pregnant

- No contraindication to computed tomography (CT) (e.g., history of allergy to CT
contrast medium)

- No contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (e.g., intracranial vascular clip)

- No nonmalignant general medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude consent
or surgery

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

- Not specified

Chemotherapy:

- No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

- Not specified

Radiotherapy:

- No prior radiotherapy for invasive cervical cancer

Surgery:

- See Disease Characteristics

- No prior surgery for invasive cervical cancer

Other:

- No prior medical treatment for invasive cervical cancer