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Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, or Fallopian Tube Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00028743
Lead Sponsor
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating ovarian epithelial, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have stage IIB, stage III, or stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer , primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the efficacy of cisplatin and topotecan followed by paclitaxel and carboplatin vs paclitaxel and carboplatin only, in terms of time to disease progression, in patients with newly diagnosed stage IIB-IV ovarian epithelial, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

* Compare the overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the clinical objective response rates in patients with measurable disease at baseline treated with these regimens.

* Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare the CA 125 normalization rates in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, age (65 years and under vs over 65 years), and pre-randomization surgery (no debulking vs debulking with macroscopic residual disease less than 1 cm vs debulking with macroscopic residual disease 1 cm or greater vs debulking with no macroscopic residual disease). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and topotecan IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 of courses 1-4 and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of courses 5-8.

* Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of courses 1-8.

In both arms, courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Planned interval debulking surgery should occur after course 3 or 4.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline; on day 1 of courses 3, 5, and 7; at the end of the last course; and at 3 and 6 months after study treatment completion.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 800 patients (400 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
819
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cisplatin, Topotecan, Paclitaxel plus CarboplatincarboplatinArm 1
Cisplatin, Topotecan, Paclitaxel plus CarboplatincisplatinArm 1
Cisplatin, Topotecan, Paclitaxel plus Carboplatintopotecan hydrochlorideArm 1
Paclitaxel plus CarboplatincarboplatinArm 2
Paclitaxel plus CarboplatinpaclitaxelArm 2
Cisplatin, Topotecan, Paclitaxel plus CarboplatinpaclitaxelArm 1
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression free survivalMar 2008
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalDec 2012
Response RatesMarch 2008
Toxic EffectsMarch 2008
Quality of LifeMarch 2008
CA125 Normalization RatesMarch 2008

Trial Locations

Locations (28)

Lions Gate Hospital

🇨🇦

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

CancerCare Manitoba

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

BCCA - Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior

🇨🇦

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Tom Baker Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Cross Cancer Institute

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

BCCA - Vancouver Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

BCCA - Fraser Valley Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

QEII Health Sciences Center

🇨🇦

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Moncton Hospital

🇨🇦

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation

🇨🇦

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Ottawa Health Research Institute - General Division

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Grand River Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston

🇨🇦

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

London Regional Cancer Program

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

Niagara Health System

🇨🇦

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Northeast Cancer Center Health Sciences

🇨🇦

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Windsor Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

PEI Cancer Treatment Centre,Queen Elizabeth Hospital

🇨🇦

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Univ. Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

🇨🇦

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

CHUQ-Pavillon Hotel-Dieu de Quebec

🇨🇦

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatoon Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre

🇨🇦

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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