MAintenance Therapy With Aromatase Inhibitor in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (MATAO) (MATAO)

June 26, 2023 updated by: Swiss GO Trial Group

MAintenance Therapy With Aromatase Inhibitor in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: a Randomized Double-blinded Placebo-controlled Multi-centre Phase III Trial (ENGOT-ov54/Swiss-GO-2/MATAO), Including LOGOS (Low Grade Ovarian Cancer Sub-study).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of addition of letrozole to the standard maintenance therapy in subjects following a primary diagnosis of Estrogen-receptor (ER) positive high and low grade epithelial ovarian cancer (including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer) and subsequent primary treatment surgery and chemotherapy. Half of the participants will receive to the standard maintenance treatment, letrozole, whilst the other half receives placebo.

The study's primary hypothesis is that the treatment with letrozole increases progression free survival in comparison to the maintenance standard treatment (superiority trial).

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Femara (letrozole) is an extensively investigated, marketed aromatase inhibitor (AI) widely used as treatment in the maintenance phase of estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer, as it inhibit the synthesis of estrogens. Estrogen is a well known driver of cancer growth in ER-positive tumors and a high percentage of the epithelial ovarian cancers express ER as well. Of which low grade ovarian cancers demonstrates the highest level of expression, supporting our strategy of a sub-group analysis (LOGOS). Therefore, letrozole in this study be investigated prospectively and evaluated as maintenance therapy after standard surgical and chemotherapy treatment in comparison to placebo (which is the current standard maintenance treatment) in subjects with primary, ER-positive low or high grade serous or endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancer (including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer) of FIGO Stage II-IV, whose cancer has not progressed by the end of the platinum-based chemotherapy.

The objectives are to evaluate the letrozole maintenance treatment compared to placebo in terms of

  • progression-free survival (PFS; primary endpoint)
  • overall survival (OS)
  • quality-adjusted progression free survival (QAPFS)
  • time to first subsequent treatment (TFST)
  • quality-adjusted time without symptoms of toxicity (Q-TWiST)
  • health related quality of life (QoL) assessed by EQ-5D-5L, FACT-ES and FACT-O questionnaires

Methods: 540 for this study eligible subjects are 1:1 allocated in this randomized, controlled, double-blinded, multi-centre study to either the test (letrozole) or control (placebo) group. The maximum maintenance treatment duration is 5 years or until symptoms of toxicity or progression of underlying disease.

Health and health-related quality of life will continuously be assessed at study entry and during routine recalls which are scheduled every 12 weeks for the first 2 years, followed by every 24 weeks for the next 3 years. Procedures performed to assess the participants' health are the same as are performed during the regular routine ovarian cancer follow-up visits: blood tests, physical as well as gynaecological examinations and may include imaging. In addition, the participants are asked to complete during the study quality of life (QoL) specific questionnaires and wear an activity tracker for one week just before the scheduled visits. These assessments will be used for the evaluation of letrozole's efficacy and burden in comparison to the standard maintenance treatment. Survival follow-up data after the mainentance treatment duration of 5 years (study end) are obtained for up to another 7 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

540

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Graz, Austria, 8036
      • Graz, Austria, 8020
        • Recruiting
        • Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Graz
        • Contact:
      • Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
        • Recruiting
        • Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
        • Contact:
      • Leoben, Austria, 8700
      • Linz, Austria, 4010
        • Recruiting
        • Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern
        • Contact:
      • Salzburg, Austria, 5020
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Universitätsklinikum Salzburg
        • Contact:
          • Gerhard Bogner, PD. Dr. med.
          • Phone Number: +43 5 7255 57964
          • Email: g.bogner@salk.at
      • Wien, Austria, 1090
      • Wien, Austria, 1130
        • Recruiting
        • Klinik Hietzing Wien
        • Contact:
          • Ursula Denison, Dr. med.
          • Phone Number: +43 1 80 110 2294
        • Contact:
      • Baden, Switzerland, 5404
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Baden AG
        • Contact:
      • Basel, Switzerland, 4002
      • Bern, Switzerland, 3010
        • Recruiting
        • Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Onkologie, Inselspital
        • Contact:
      • Bern, Switzerland, 3012
      • Chur, Switzerland, 7000
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonspital Graubünden (KSGR),
        • Contact:
      • Frauenfeld, Switzerland, 8501
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Frauenfeld
        • Contact:
      • Geneva, Switzerland, 1205
        • Recruiting
        • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
        • Contact:
      • Grabs, Switzerland, 9472
        • Recruiting
        • Frauenklinik Spital Grabs
        • Contact:
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, 1011
        • Recruiting
        • Universitätsspital Waadt/ CHUV
        • Contact:
      • Liestal, Switzerland, 4410
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Baselland
        • Contact:
      • Luzern, Switzerland, 6000
        • Recruiting
        • Luzerner Kantonsspital
        • Contact:
      • Luzern, Switzerland, 6006
        • Recruiting
        • Tumorzentrum Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna
        • Contact:
      • Münsterlingen, Switzerland, 8596
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Münsterlingen
        • Contact:
      • Saint Gallen, Switzerland, 9007
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital St. Gallen
        • Contact:
      • Winterthur, Switzerland, 8401
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Winterthur
        • Contact:
      • Zürich, Switzerland, 8063
      • Zürich, Switzerland, 8032
        • Recruiting
        • Klinik für Onkologie und Hämatologie Hirslanden Zürich AG
        • Contact:
          • Anita Hirschi-Blickenstorfer, Dr. med.
          • Phone Number: +41 (0)44 387 3761
          • Email: anita.hirschi@kho.ch
      • Zürich, Switzerland, 8091
        • Recruiting
        • Unispital Zürich
        • Contact:
    • Basel Stadt
      • Basel, Basel Stadt, Switzerland, 4031
        • Recruiting
        • Universitätsspital Basel
        • Contact:
    • Kanton Aargau
      • Aarau, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland, 5001
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Aarau AG
        • Contact:
    • Ticino
      • Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland, 6500
        • Recruiting
        • Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)-Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC)
        • Contact:

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age
  • Willing and able to attend the visits and to understand all study-related procedures.
  • Primary, newly diagnosed FIGO Stage II to IV and histologically confirmed low or high grade serous or endometrioid epithelial ovarian/fallopian tube/peritoneal cancer
  • (Interval-) debulking performed ECOG-Performance Status 0-2
  • Signed informed consents (ICF-1; ICF-2)
  • Paraffin-embedded tissue or paraffin-embedded cell block (from ascites) available
  • Positivity (≥ 1%) for ER expression (only determined by Histopathology Core Facility of MATAO trial)
  • At least 4 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy (neoadjuvant allowed)
  • Negative serum pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential who will get/have gotten a surgical resection or radiation sterilization, prior to the intervention in the therapeutical maintenance setting.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Progressive disease at the end of adjuvant treatment as defined in chapter 9.2.1 of protocol
  • Women of childbearing potential (not having undergone a surgical or radiation sterilization and not getting a surgical resection, prior to the intervention in the therapeutical maintenance setting)
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Any other malignancy within the last 5 years which has impact on the prognosis of the patient
  • < 4 cycles of chemotherapy in total
  • Contraindications to endocrine therapy
  • Inability or unwillingness to swallow tablets
  • Patients with a known intolerance to galactose, lactase deficiency and glucose-galactose malabsorption

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Letrozole (aromatase inhibitor)
Letrozole, 2.5 mg Femara tablet, administered once daily for 5 years or until symptoms of toxicity or progression of underlying disease
Aromatase inhibitor
Other Names:
  • Femara
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo tablet of Femara (without aromatase inhibitor), 0 mg Femara tablet, administered once daily for 5 years or progression of underlying disease
Placebo tablet of Femara

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free survival (PFS) for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 12 years

PFS defined as the time from the date of first IMP administration until the date of progression (recurrence) or death by any cause in the absence of progression.

Assessment of progression (recurrence) is generally indicated by SYMPTOMS and will be assessed by the investigator most commonly on the basis of CT scans of the pelvis, abdomen and thorax, according to RECIST v1.1 criteria recommended and mostly presented by an elevated CA-125 level. Elevated CA-125 levels alone shouldn't be considered as progression. Progression assessment according to local standard of care, however, is similarly acceptable.

Up to approximately 12 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall survival (OS) for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 12 years
OS defined for each patient as the time from the date of first IMP administration until the date of death from any cause. Patients not having an event at the time of analysis will be censored at the date they were last known to be alive.
Up to approximately 12 years
Quality-adjusted progression free survival (QAPFS) for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 12 years

QAPFS defined as the time from the date of first IMP administration until the date of progression (recurrence) or death by any cause in the absence of progression under consideration of the quality of life during this period. QAPFS incorporates progression-free survival (quantity) and quality of life during this period into a measure of net clinical benefit:

QAPFS = PFS (years or months) x QoL (utility value).

Utility values derived from the EQ-5D-L5 questionnaire will be used.

Up to approximately 12 years
Time to first subsequent treatment (TFST) for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 12 years
TFST defined for each patient as the time from the date of first IMP administration until the date the patient started the next (second-line) subsequent anticancer treatment. Patients not receiving a subsequent anticancer treatment at the time of analysis will be censored at the date they were last known to be alive.
Up to approximately 12 years
Quality-adjusted time without symptoms of toxicity (Q-TWiST) for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 12 years

Q-TWiST defined as the Quality adjusted Time Without appearance of any Symptoms of Toxicity related to either the progression of the cancer or side effects of the trial medication from the date of first IMP administration until dead.

The Q-TWiST analysis considers the following three health states:

  • (1) the period experiencing toxicity (TOX)
  • (2) the period before progression without experiencing toxicity (TWiST)
  • (3) the period after relapse (REL)

These periods are assigned preference utilities (u), which will be derived using the generic EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.

The Q-TWiST will be calculated as the weighted sum of the time spent in each health state:

Q-TWiST = uTox*TOX + TWiST + uRel*REL where u denotes the assigned utility for each respective health state.

Up to approximately 12 years
Health related quality of life (QoL) assessed byFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Endocrine Symptoms (FACT-ES) questionnaire for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 5.25 years
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Endocrine Symptoms (FACT-ES) is included into the study to more specifically assess the side effects from the IMPs on quality of life. The minimum value is 0, the maximum value for the specific 19 item Endocrine Symptom Subscale (ESS-19) is 76. The higher the score, the better the QOL
Up to approximately 5.25 years
Health related quality of life (QoL) assessed by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Ovarian (FACT-O) questionnaire for each study group
Time Frame: Up to approximately 5.25 years
In the context of this study the specific ovarian cancer symptom-oriented questionnaire Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Ovarian (FACT-O) is included to assess the progression/recurrence of ovarian cancer on Quality of Life. The minimum value is 0, the maximum value including the specific Ovarian Cancer Subscale (OCS) is 152. The higher the score, the better the QOL
Up to approximately 5.25 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Prof. MD PhD, University Hospital Basel, Head Women's Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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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 (Actual)

November 5, 2020

Primary Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2030

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 30, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

October 2, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 27, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 26, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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