Gemzar (Gemcitabine) and Alimta (Pemetrexed) in the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive and Platinum-Resistant Ovarian or Peritoneal Cancer

September 13, 2006 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company
This study hopes to evaluate whether the combination of Gemzar plus Alimta will have any beneficial effects for patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive or platinum-resistant ovarian or peritoneal cancer. Treatments are weekly for two weeks, with the 3rd week off and will be repeated every 21 days. Side effects and the overall safety of the treatment will also be monitored and evaluated. In addition, a Quality of Life questionnaire is part of this study to help measure patient perceived benefits or drawbacks to this treatment regimen.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

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

    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact the Clinical Trials Support Center at 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or speak with your personal physician.

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have disease that can be measured.
  • Patients must meet criteria for either platinum-resistant or platinum-sensitive ovarian or peritoneal cancer.
  • Patients may only have had one prior platinum-based chemotherapy regimen.
  • Patients must be willing and able to stop all aspirin and NSAID medications immediately before and for a time after each treatment cycle (approx. 5-8 days)
  • Patients must have normal kidney function.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients may not have a Low Malignant Potential or Borderline Ovarian Tumor.
  • Patients may not have received pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy.
  • Patients must not have evidence of or received treatment for another cancer within the last 5 years.
  • Patients must not have been diagnosed with a heart attack in the last 6 months.
  • Patients who are unwilling or unable to take folic acid tablets, vitamin B12 injections or dexamethasone tablets.

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
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2006

Last Verified

September 1, 2006

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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