Akt Inhibitor MK2206 in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Advanced Endometrial Cancer

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants must have histologically confirmed recurrent or persistent high grade endometrial carcinoma with a serous component, which is refractory to curative therapy or established treatments; histologic confirmation of the original primary tumor is required
• All patients must have measurable disease as defined by RECIST 1.1; measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded); each lesion must be >= 10 mm when measured by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or caliper measurement by clinical exam; or >= 20 mm when measured by chest x-ray; lymph nodes must be >= 15 mm in short axis when measured by CT or MRI
• Patients must have had one prior chemotherapeutic regimen for management of endometrial carcinoma initial treatment may include chemotherapy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and/or consolidation/maintenance therapy; chemotherapy administered in conjunction with primary radiation as a radio-sensitizer WILL be counted as a systemic chemotherapy regimen
• Patients are allowed to receive, but are not required to receive, one additional prior treatment regimen (including a single chemotherapeutic, a combination of chemotherapeutics, or an anti-angiogenic drug such as bevacizumab) for management of their recurrent or persistent disease; prior hormonal therapy is allowed and does not count towards this prior regimen
• Patients must have NOT received any class of drugs targeted to the PI3K pathway (such has PI3K inhibitors or mTOR inhibitors) for management of recurrent or persistent disease
• Life expectancy of greater than 6 months
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status = = 50%)
• Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL
• Platelets >= 100,000/mcL
• Total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) = = 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for subjects with creatinine levels about institutional normal
• Hemoglobin A1c (HgA1c) = 7.5% or fasting glucose greater than 130mg/dL will exclude patients from entry on study; patients requiring insulin for control of their hyperglycemia are excluded from entry on this study
• Preclinical studies indicated transient changes in QTc interval during MK-2206 treatment; prolongation of QTc interval is potentially a safety concern while on MK-2206 therapy; cardiovascular: baseline QTcF > 450 msec (male) or QTcF > 470 msec (female) will exclude patients from entry on study
• Due to a high incidence of bradycardia by Holter monitor, preexisting bundle branch block or baseline bradycardia due to cardiac disease will exclude patients from treatment with MK-2206
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness 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
• Pregnant women are excluded from this study; mother with MK-2206 breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with MK-2206; these potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study
• MK-2206 is an oral medication; patients who are unable to tolerate oral medication are not eligible; patients with signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction or with uncontrolled, persistent diarrhea will be excluded
• Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances. Individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy. Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: breast cancer in situ, cervical canc