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Predictors of Relapse of Ovarian, Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancers

Completed
Conditions
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Peritoneal Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT00086567
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

This study will develop a blood test that can be used to predict a relapse of ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. The type of testing is called proteomics, or the study of proteins in living cells. The test will identify certain proteins that might represent a pattern, or "fingerprint," indicating increased risk of disease relapse.

Women with Stage III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer that is in remission may be eligible for this study. Candidates are screened with a medical history and physical examination, blood tests, review of pathology report from surgery, and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the abdomen and pelvis (and chest if the cancer spread to the chest).

Participants have a clinic visit every 3 months for a physical examination (including a pelvic examination), blood draw for routine and research tests, and review of how they have been feeling. Every 6 months they have CT scans of the abdomen, pelvis, and possibly the chest. When a patient has been in remission for 4 years, blood draws are done every 6 months and CT scans are done yearly. Patients whose cancer returns (based on a CA-125 blood test, CT scans, or physical examination) end their participation in the study. Patients with an abnormal CT scan or physical examination may be asked to undergo a tumor biopsy (surgical removal of a piece of tumor tissue) for research purposes.

Detailed Description

Background:

Over 80% of patients with advanced stage epithelial ovarian cancer will relapse

Serum biomarkers are needed for predictors of persistent disease and relapse

CA-125 is a less than satisfactory clinical tool for detecting relapse

A serum repository of samples from women with ovarian cancer is needed to develop and validate the multiple tests being created for ovarian cancer recurrence and screening.

Objectives:

To create a multi-institutional repository from which investigations of serum proteomic signature profiles of epithelial ovarian cancer and relapse will be developed and validated

To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the proteomic signature profiles for relapse

To compare the accuracy of proteomic evaluation and CA125 in classifying patient disease progression

To identify the temporal relationship between a rise in CA125 value versus the development of proteomic signature profiles of relapse.

To detect the impact of study participation on quality of life.

To collect epidemiological data for patients in the target population

Eligibility:

Patients in first remission from treatment of FIGO stage III/IV primary peritoneal, fallopian tube, or epithelial ovarian carcinoma as defined by normal CA125, no evidence of disease on abdominopelvic CT scan, and normal post-hysterectomy physical exam.

Entry within 12 weeks of last administration of chemotherapy.

S/P surgical debulking and completion of primary therapy with platinum/taxane-containing chemotherapy of no more than a total of 8 cycles.

Laboratory evidence of good end organ function.

Design:

Phase of Trial: Biomarker/Laboratory Analysis.

Number of patients to be enrolled: 400

Planned statistical analysis for primary endpoint: Training set to include 100 women, half of whom are in remission and half of whom have recurrent disease. Validation set will include 200 women, half of whom are in remission and half of whom have recurrent disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
119
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Create a multi-institutional repository from which investigations of serum proteomic signature profiles of epithelial ovarian cancer and relapse will be developed and validatedEnd of specimen collection

Multi-institutional repository from which investigations of serum proteomic signature profiles of epithelial ovarian cancer and relapse will be developed and validated

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Pacific Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium at FHCRC

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Fox Chase Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Evanston Northwestern University Hospital

🇺🇸

Evanston, Illinois, United States

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Duke University Medical Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

🇺🇸

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana Farber

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

New York University School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

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