The role of an intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced (stage IIIC) epithelial ovarian cancer
- Conditions
- Advanced (stage IIIC) epithelial ovarian cancerCancerMalignant neoplasm of ovary
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14782577
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
1. Age <75 years
2. PS 0-1 (WHO)
3. Histology of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal serous cancer
4. Stage IIIC primary inoperable disease
5. Completed neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel/carboplatin (min 3 - max 6 cycles)
6. Operable disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
7. Normal blood count, kidney and liver biochemistry
8. Surgery planned 4-6 weeks after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy
9. Signed informed consent
1. No histology sample available
2. Not proven origin in ovaries, fallopian tubes or peritoneum
3. Stage other than IIIC
4. Primary operable disease
5. No prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel/carboplatin combination
6. PS 2 or higher (WHO)
7. Progression of disease during neoadjuvant chemotherapy
8. Participation in other study
9. Other prior cancers (except planocelular skin cancer, cervical cancer in situ or breast cancer <5 years after end of treatment)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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