Taxol/ Carboplatin as First Line Therapy in Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00170664
- Brief Summary
The combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin in a three weeks schedule has emerged as the current standard approach for the adjuvant treatment of ovarian cancer. Based on a phase I study now a multi-center phase II-trial was conducted.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 129
Inclusion Criteria
- histologically-confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer of FIGO stage IIB - IV
- life expectancy of more than three months
- ECOG performance status less than 3
- laboratory parameters within the normal range, including a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) greater than 60 ml/min, serum creatinine levels below 1.6 mg/dl, liver transaminases less than two times the normal levels, bilirubin concentrations below 1.5 mg/dl, adequate bone marrow function as indicated by a neutrophil count greater than 1,500/µl, and a platelet count greater than 100,000/µl.
- written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- suffering from secondary malignancy or underlying serious, uncontrolled concurrent medical or psychiatric disease
- radiotherapy within 4 weeks for study entry
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Paclitaxel, Carboplatin Paclitaxel - Paclitaxel, Carboplatin Carboplatin -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany