OUTBACK: This phase III trial is trying to determine the effectiveness of using cisplatin (a chemotherapy drug) and radiation therapy together, with or without carboplatin and paclitaxel (further chemotherapy), for the treatment of patients with locally advanced cervical cancerA Phase III Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Chemoradiation as Primary Treatment for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Compared to Chemoradiation Alone: The OUTBACK Trial

Exclusion

• Any previous pelvic radiotherapy
• Para-aortic nodal involvement above the level of the common iliac nodes or L3/L4 (if biopsy proven, PET positive, or >= 15 mm short-axis diameter on computed tomography [CT])
• FIGO 2008 stage IIIA disease
• Patients assessed at presentation as requiring interstitial brachytherapy treatment
• Patients with bilateral hydronephrosis unless at least one side has been stented and renal function fulfills the required inclusion criteria
• Previous chemotherapy for this tumor
• Evidence of distant metastases
• Prior diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
• Peripheral neuropathy >= grade 2 (per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version [v]4)
• Patients who have undergone a previous hysterectomy or will have a hysterectomy as part of their initial cervical cancer therapy; this includes patients with a prior history of supracervical hysterectomy
• Patients with other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer and in situ melanoma, who had (or have) any evidence of the other cancer present within the last 5 years
• Patients who are pregnant or lactating
• Any contraindication to the use of cisplatin, carboplatin, or paclitaxel chemotherapy
• Serious illness or medical condition that precludes the safe administration of the trial treatment including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
• Patients who are known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive