Docetaxel Plus Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

January 3, 2014 updated by: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

A Phase II Study of Docetaxel and Carboplatin for Suboptimally Debulked Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Carcinoma

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 may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining docetaxel and carboplatin in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate the response rate, duration of response, and progression-free and overall survival of previously untreated patients with suboptimally debulked stage III or stage IV ovarian carcinoma, fallopian tube carcinoma, papillary serous cancer of the uterus, or primary peritoneal carcinoma treated with docetaxel and carboplatin.
  • Evaluate the feasibility and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Evaluate the effect of this regimen on quality of life of these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label study.

Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed prior to therapy and then after every 3 courses of chemotherapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 14-40 patients will be accrued for this study within 2.5 years.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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40

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed previously untreated ovarian cancer, fallopian tube carcinoma, papillary serous cancer of the uterus, or primary peritoneal carcinoma

    • Suboptimally debulked stage III or suboptimally or optimally debulked stage IV

  • Measurable or evaluable disease

    • CNS lesions, lytic bone lesions, and radiated lesions (unless there is documented progression after radiotherapy) are not considered measurable
    • CA 125 levels above 49 units/mL in the absence of cirrhosis or nonmalignant gross ascites are considered evaluable
  • Ineligible for other high-priority national or institutional study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Over 18

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • More than 2 months

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC greater than 3,000/mm3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT and/or SGPT less than 2.5 times ULN OR
  • SGOT and/or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times ULN if alkaline phosphatase no greater than ULN OR
  • Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 4 times ULN if SGOT and/or SGPT no greater than ULN
  • No SGOT and/or SGPT greater than 1.5 times ULN with alkaline phosphatase greater than 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase less than 350 U/L

Renal:

  • BUN less than 1.5 times normal
  • Creatinine less than 1.5 times ULN

Other:

  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or skin cancer
  • No other serious medical or psychiatric illness
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent hormone therapy

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

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Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Amy D. Tiersten, MD, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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May 1, 1998

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

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January 27, 2003

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Last Update Posted (Estimate)

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January 6, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 3, 2014

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2003

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CDR0000066624
  • CPMC-IRB-8437
  • NCI-V98-1467

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