Overview
To determine the effectiveness, feasibility and safety of electrochemotherapy in treatment of local and/or regional recurrences of gynecological cancers with electrochemotherapy in which standard treatment options have been exhausted.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Local or regional relapse of gynecological tumors in which standard treatment options have been exhausted.
- Age more than 18.
- Life expectancy more than 3 month.
- Performance status Karnofsky ≥ 70 or WHO < or 2.
- Treatment free interval minimum 2 weeks.
- Patient must be mentally capable of understanding the given information and regarding treatment and any adverse reactions that may occur during treatment.
- Patient must give informed consent.
- Patient must be discussed at the multidisciplinary team before entering the trial.
- Patient should be suitable for anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Visceral, bone or diffuse metastases.
- Life-threatening infection and/or heart failure and/or liver failure and/or other severe systemic pathologies.
- Significant reduction in respiratory function.
- Age less than 18 years.
- Coagulation disturbances (those who do not respond on standard treatment with vitamin-K or fresh frozen plasma).
- Cumulative dose of ≥ 400 mg/m2 bleomycin received.
- Impaired kidney function (creatinin > 150 µmol/l).
- Patients with epilepsy.
- Pregnancy.
- Patient incapable of understanding the aim of the study or disagree with the entering into the clinical study.