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

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

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

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

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

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1998

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 6, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2014

Last Verified

September 1, 2003

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

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

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