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Apatinib and Etoposide in Patients With Platinum Resistant or Refractory Ovarian Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Ovarian Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02867956
Lead Sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of apatinib in patients with platinum resistant or refractory ovarian cancer when combined with etoposide.

Detailed Description

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death for patients with gynecologic malignancies. In most cases, the disease is diagnosed at an advanced stage and approximately 75% of patients will eventually experience disease recurrence. However, the overall response rates of second-line chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer are only 20-27%. Therefore, it is important to seek alternative agent that can improve the outcome. Apatinib is a novel vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor and it has been approved for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer. The preclinical studies suggest apatinib may be effective in other cancers such as ovarian cancer. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to test the efficacy and safety of the study drug apatinib when combined with a standard treatment, etoposide, for patients with platinum resistant or refractory ovarian cancer.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of epithelial carcinoma of the ovary.

  • Platinum resistant ovarian cancer (defined as relapsing within 6 months after the last administration of platinum-based chemotherapy) OR platinum refractory ovarian cancer (defined as progressing while on a platinum-based chemotherapy)

  • At least treated with one line of platinum-based chemotherapy

  • Female, age ≥18 years and ≤70 years, signed informed consent.

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2

  • Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 version

  • Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.

  • Patients must have adequate organ function as defined by the following criteria:

    • White blood cell count ≥ 3 x 10^9/L, Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) (≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L), Hemoglobin of ≥ 80 g/L, Platelets ≥ 70 x 10^9/L
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1 x upper limit of normal (ULN), AST and ALT ≤ 2 x ULN
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1 x ULN
Exclusion Criteria
  • Had prior exposure to apatinib or has known allegies to any of the excipients.
  • History of myocardial infarction, or unstable angina, or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade III-IV within 6 months prior to Day 1.
  • Patients with QT interval prolongation
  • Serious, non-healing wound, active ulcer, bowel obstruction.
  • History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 28 days prior to Day 1
  • Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • Inadequately controlled hypertension
  • Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to Day 1
  • Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastasis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Apatinib + EtoposideApatinibApatinib 500mg daily, po, and it should be continued until disease progression or intolerable toxicity or patients withdrawal of consent. Etoposide 50mg daily, po, day 1 to day 14, repeat every 21 days for 6 cycles.
Apatinib + EtoposideEtoposideApatinib 500mg daily, po, and it should be continued until disease progression or intolerable toxicity or patients withdrawal of consent. Etoposide 50mg daily, po, day 1 to day 14, repeat every 21 days for 6 cycles.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective response rateUp to three years

Objective response rate defined as confirmed complete response or partial response under RECIST 1.1 criteria. CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions and PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum LD. To be assigned a status of CR or PR, changes in tumor measurements must be confirmed by repeat assessments performed no fewer than 4 weeks after the response criteria are first met.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survival (PFS)Up to three years

Progression-free survival estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods is defined as the time from registration to the earlier of death or disease progression. Patients alive without disease progression are censored at the date of last disease evaluation. Progressive disease (PD) based on RECIST 1.1 is at least a 20% increase in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions. Equivocal progression of non-target lesions also qualifies as PD.

Duration of ResponseUp to three years

Duration of response was defined as the interval between the date of the first documented response by RECIST 1.1 to the date of first disease progression or death, whichever occurred earlier.

Frequency and severity of adverse effects as defined by CTCAE version 4.0330 days after last dose

Evaluation of adverse event rate according to CTCAE v4.03

Overall survival (OS)Up to three years

Overall survival is defined as the duration from date of enrollment to the date of death from any cause.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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