E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | Patients affected by advanced or metastatic ovarian cancer previously treated with platinum regimens (cis or carboplatin) plus paclitaxel | Pazienti affetti da carcinoma ovarico in stadio avanzato o metastatico precedentemente trattati con regimi a base di platino (cisplatino o carboplatino) piu' taxolo | |
E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 | E.1.2 | Level | PT | E.1.2 | Classification code | 10057529 | E.1.2 | Term | Ovarian cancer metastatic | E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial | Antitumor activity defined as response rate according to RECIST criteria | Attivita' antitumorale definita come tasso di risposta (response rate) valutata secondo criteri RECIST | |
E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | Progression Free Survival (PFS) Overall survival (OS) CA125 (U/mL) measurement Safety | Sopravvivenza libera da progressione di malattia (PFS) Sopravvivenza globale Dosaggio CA125 Tollerabilita` | |
E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | Patients >=18 years old affected by advanced or metastatic ovarian cancer previously treated with platinum regimens (cis or carboplatin) plus paclitaxel and with documented progression disease within 6 months from last chemotherapy administered (refractory/resistant population) or in progression disease after 6 months from last chemotherapy (platinum regimens plus paclitaxel) administered Rechallenge with platinum regimens No previous exposure to anthracyclines Histologically or cytologically confirmed ovarian carcinoma Life expectancy more than 3 months ECOG Performance status 0 - 1 Normal cardiac function (LVEF >=55%) and absence of uncontrolled hypertension Measurable disease defined as >=1 unidimentionally measurable lesion >= 20 mm by conventional technics or >= 10 mm ( spiral CT scan or PET); ascites is allowed if present with peritoneal carcinosis Adequate baseline bone marrow, hepatic and renal function, defined as follows: neutrophils > 1.5 x 10^9/L and platelets > 100 x 10^9/L; bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN;AST and/or ALT < 2.5 x ULN in absence of liver metastasis;AST and/or ALT < 5 x ULN in presence of liver metastasis;Serum creatinine < 1.5 x ULN Absence of any conditions in which hypervolaemia and its consequences or haemodilution could represent a risk for the patient Patients must give written informed consent to participate in the study | Pazienti adulti di eta` >=18 anni affetti da carcinoma ovarico in stadio avanzato o metastatico precedentemente trattati con regimi a base di platino (cisplatino o carboplatino) piu` taxolo e con documentata progressione di malattia entro 6 mesi dall'ultimo ciclo di chemioterapia somministrata (popolazione refrattaria/resistente) o in progressione di malattia dopo 6 mesi dall'ultimo ciclo di chemioterapia somministrato ( regimi a base di platino piu` taxolo) Pazienti ritrattati ('rechallenge') con regimi a base di platino Assenza di precedenti trattamenti con antracicline Conferma citologica o istologica di carcinoma ovarico Aspettativa di vita superiore ai 3 mesi ECOG Performance status 0 - 1 Funzionalita` cardiaca nella norma (frazione di eiezione ventricolare sinistra >= 55%) ed assenza di ipertensione non controllata Malattia misurabile definita come almeno 1 lesione misurabile con diametro >= 20 mm con tecniche convenzionali o >= 10 mm (TC o PET); la presenza di ascite come parametro di valutazione e` consentita se associata a carcinosi peritoneale Funzionalita` ematica, epatica e renale nei limiti, definite come: Neutrofili > 1.5 x 10^9/L; piastrine > 100 x 10^9/L; bilirubina < 1.5 x ULN;AST e/o ALT < 2.5 x ULN in assenza di metastasi epatiche; AST e/o ALT < 5 x ULN in presenza di metastasi epatiche; creatinina sierica < 1.5 x ULN Assenza di qualsiasi condizione nella quale l' ipervolemia e le sue complicanze o l'emodiluizione potrebbero rappresentare un rischio per i pazienti Consenso informato scritto | |
E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | Concurrent anticancer therapy Patients must not receive any other investigational agents while on study New York Heart Association class II-IV cardiac disease Acute angina Patients with myocardial infarction within the last six (6) months Patient with significant peripheral vascular disease Thrombosis of main portal vein Clinical signs of CNS involvement Patients with active or uncontrolled systemic disease/infections or with serious illness or medical conditions, which is incompatible with the protocol Known hypersensitivity/allergic reaction to human albumin preparations or to any of the excipients Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol Pregnancy or lactation. | Concomitanti terapie anti-tumorali I pazienti non devono essere arruolati in nessun altro studio clinico che prevede la somministrazione di altri trattamenti ai fini sperimentali New York Heart Association classe II-IV Angina acuta Pazienti con infarto miocardico verificatosi negli ultimi sei (6) mesi Pazienti con gravi malattie al sistema vascolare Trombosi alla vena porta Segni clinici di coinvolgimento del SNC Pazienti affetti da malattie/infezioni in fase attiva o non controllata o in condizioni cliniche serie o condizioni mediche incompatibili con il protocollo Reazioni allergiche/ipersensibilita` note ai preparati a base di albumina o a qualsiasi altro eccipiente Qualsiasi condizione psicologica, familiare, sociale o geografica che ostacolano la 'compliance' del paziente con il protocollo dello studio Gravidanza ed allattamento. | |
E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | Antitumor activity defined as response rate according to RECIST criteria | Attivita' antitumorale definita come tasso di risposta (response rate) valutata secondo criteri RECIST | |
E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
E.8.3 | The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 | Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial | |
E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |