Taxol/ Carboplatin as First Line Therapy in Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

March 24, 2016 updated by: North Eastern German Society of Gynaecological Oncology
The combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin in a three weeks schedule has emerged as the current standard approach for the adjuvant treatment of ovarian cancer. Based on a phase I study now a multi-center phase II-trial was conducted.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

129

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

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 13533
        • Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum

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 to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • histologically-confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer of FIGO stage IIB - IV
  • life expectancy of more than three months
  • ECOG performance status less than 3
  • laboratory parameters within the normal range, including a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) greater than 60 ml/min, serum creatinine levels below 1.6 mg/dl, liver transaminases less than two times the normal levels, bilirubin concentrations below 1.5 mg/dl, adequate bone marrow function as indicated by a neutrophil count greater than 1,500/µl, and a platelet count greater than 100,000/µl.
  • written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • suffering from secondary malignancy or underlying serious, uncontrolled concurrent medical or psychiatric disease
  • radiotherapy within 4 weeks for study entry

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Paclitaxel, Carboplatin
Drug: Carboplatin
Drug: Paclitaxel

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

North Eastern German Society of Gynaecological Oncology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Werner Lichtenegger, Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 25, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2016

Last Verified

March 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 020114

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