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NCT Number: NCT00127920

Pilot Study of Taxol, Carboplatin, and Bevacizumab in Advanced Stage Ovarian Carcinoma Patients

The most likely way to improve survival and cure rates in treating ovarian cancer, fallopian tube epithelial cancer, and peritoneal cancer is with maximal "upfront" therapy (Morrow & Curtin, 1998). This involves an optimal primary tumor debulking surgery. The most active chemotherapy agents should then be promptly administered. Taxol and Carboplatin or Cisplatin have become the standard" first line" therapy because of proven survival benefits with those regimens in treating advanced ovarian adenocarcinoma patients. New chemotherapy agents like bevacizumab have demonstrated increased overall and progression free survival benefits in metastatic colorectal cancer patients and are being studied for their potential contributory impact on the current standard of treatment. Since no triplet regimen has demonstrated compelling superiority, the combination of taxol, carboplatin, and bevacizumab is intriguing because of their potential synergy, distinct mechanisms of action, and non-overlapping toxicity.

The null hypothesis (Ho) is that the drug regimen will demonstrate an 80% patient response rate (RR).

The alternative Hypothesis (H1): The triplet drug regimen will demonstrate a significantly higher patient response rate than standard therapy.

Hypothesis (H2): The triplet drug regimen will demonstrate a significantly more favorable patient time to tumor progression rate than standard therapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Ovarian Neoplasms Adnexal Diseases Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Gonadal Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Ovarian Diseases Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Newport Beach, California, United States

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About this study

The most likely way to improve survival and cure rates in treating ovarian cancer, fallopian tube epithelial cancer, and peritoneal cancer is with maximal "upfront" therapy. This involves an optimal primary tumor debulking surgery. The most active chemotherapy agents should then be promptly administered. Taxol and Carboplatin or Cisplatin have become the standard" first line" therapy because of proven survival benefits with those regimens in treating advanced ovarian adenocarcinoma patients. New agents like bevacizumab (Avastin), which have demonstrated increased overall and progression free survival benefits in metastatic colorectal cancer patients, are being added to the optimal first line ovarian chemotherapy regimen in hopes of seeing improvement in progressive free interval and over-all survival. Since no triplet regimen has demonstrated compelling superiority, the combination of taxol, carboplatin, and bevacizumab (Avastin) is intriguing because of their potential synergy, distinct mechanisms of action, and non-overlapping toxicity.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with a histologic or cytologic diagnosis of stage III/IV ovarian cancer, fallopian tube epithelial cancer, or peritoneal cancer who have not received prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • Subjects must have the appropriate surgery for their gynecologic cancer. However, subjects may be treated in a neoadjuvant manner, with surgery being performed after chemotherapy cycles 1, 2, or 3.
  • If neoadjuvant therapy is not administered, subjects must receive their first dose no more than six weeks postoperatively.
  • Subjects must have adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function as defined by WBC > 3,000 cells/cu ml., platelets > 100,000/cu.ml., calculated creatinine clearance > 50 ccs/min., bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dl, and SGOT < three times normal.
  • Karnofsky performance status > 50%.
  • Subjects who have signed an institutional review board (IRB) approved informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with epithelial ovarian cancer of low malignancy potential.
  • Subjects with septicemia, severe infection, or acute hepatitis.
  • Subjects with severe gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • Subjects with a history of congestive heart failure, angina, or a history of myocardial infarction within the past six months.

Treatment and study plan

Avastin

Drug

Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Avastin given on day 1 every 21 days

Other names: Bevacizumab

Primary outcomes

  1. time to tumor progression

  2. response rate

Secondary outcomes

  1. safety

  2. survival

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gynecologic Oncology Associates

Other

Collaborators

  • Genentech, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase II, Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Multi-Center Pilot Study of Intravenous Taxol, Carboplatin, Bevacizumab Given Every 21 Days in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III/IV Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Peritoneal Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2012
First posted
Aug 9, 2005
Registry last updated
Mar 10, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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