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Ovarian CancerNCT00897806

Identifying Genetic Markers That Predict Response to Paclitaxel in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

An observational study of Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal Cavity Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: DNA analysis of tumor tissue from patients with cancer may help doctors predict how patients respond to treatment and plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is identifying genetic markers that predict response to paclitaxel in patients with newly diagnosed stage III or stage IV ovarian… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
What is being tested?
Microarray analysis and Laboratory biomarker analysis
How many people
7 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2002to Feb 2009
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with newly diagnosed Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with newly diagnosed histologically confirmed advanced stage (III \& IV) epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer. --OR-- Patients with a suspected malignancy who are unsuitable candidates for surgery (i.e., those with medical co-morbidities, massive effusions, or tumor burden such that an optimal resection is unlikely) who undergo a core biopsy that is positive for malignancy.
  • Patients who have undergone tumor reduction must have either stage III suboptimal (> 2 cm residual) disease or stage IV disease.
  • Patients may have had no prior chemotherapeutic regimen.
  • Zubrod performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
  • Patients must have recovered from effects of recent surgery. They should be free of significant infection.
  • Patients must have adequate: Bone marrow function: WBC >/= than 3,000/microlitre, platelets > 100,000/microlitre, absolute neutrophil (ANC) count >/= than 1.5/microlitre. Renal function: Creatinine </= 1.5 mg%. Hepatic function: Bilirubin </= 1.5 mg/dl, SGOT and alkaline phosphatase </= 3 X institutional normal.
  • Patients must have adequate: Neurologic function: Pre-existing peripheral neurologic toxicity is allowed but limited to parasthesia and decreased vibratory sense without motor weakness. Intermittent constipation managed with laxatives is allowed, without evidence of bowel obstruction. Psychiatric function: Functions independently without evidence of delirium, confusion, suicidal ideation, or untreated depression.
  • Patients who have signed an approved informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with borderline or grade 1 (low grade) tumors.
  • Patients who have received any prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • Patients with septicemia, severe infection, acute hepatitis, or gastrointestinal bleeding at the time of protocol entry.
  • Patients with unstable angina or those who have had a myocardial infarction within the past six months. Patients with evidence of abnormal cardiac conduction (e.g., bundle branch block, heart block, etc.) are eligible if their disease has been stable for the past six months.
  • Patients whose circumstances do not permit completion of the study or the required follow-up.
  • Patients with a history of another malignancy within 5 years. Patients who have had a prior malignancy but remain continuously free of recurrent or persistent disease for more than 5 years may be entered in the study after consultation with the study chair.
  • Patients with significant pre-existing cardiac disease (NYHA class III-IV) will be excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Feasibility of Measuring Gene Expression Patterns Using Tissue Acquisition of Primary Stage 3 & 4 Epithelial Ovarian Cx or Primary Peritoneal Cx & Gene Expression Array Technology for Predicting Paclitaxel Chemotherapy

RATIONALE: DNA analysis of tumor tissue from patients with cancer may help doctors predict how patients respond to treatment and plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is identifying genetic markers that predict response to paclitaxel in patients with newly diagnosed stage III or stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer or primary peritoneal cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Identify genetic markers of paclitaxel chemosensitivity and/or chemoresistance, using gene expression arrays, in patients with newly diagnosed stage III or IV ovarian epithelial cancer or primary peritoneal cancer treated with single-agent weekly paclitaxel followed by paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin.
  • Correlate RNA expression levels with clinical response in patients treated with this regimen.

Secondary

  • Determine the response rate in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the progression-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Compare transcriptional profiles of primary tumors vs tissue obtained at second-look surgery in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Identify differential expression between pre- and post-treatment tissue in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.

Pre- and post-chemotherapy tumor samples undergo transcriptional profiling using cDNA microarrays to identify gene overexpression. The gene expression profiles of paclitaxel-sensitive tumors are compared with those that are paclitaxel resistant to identify gene markers that are associated with response to paclitaxel.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
Microarray analysis, Laboratory biomarker analysis
Keywords
stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, peritoneal cavity cancer
Medical subject headings
Ovarian Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Microarray analysisGenetic

  • Laboratory biomarker analysisOther

Study groups in NCT00897806
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Genetic MarkersNot described
Receives: Genetic: Microarray analysis; Other: Laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Genetic markers of paclitaxel chemosensitivity and/or chemoresistance

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Correlation of RNA expression levels with clinical response

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Response rate to weekly paclitaxel in chemotherapy naive patients

    Resonse measured by clinical assessments every 3 months post treatment.

    Measured: Every 3 months post treatment

  2. Progression-free survival

    Influence of weekly paclitaxel followed by paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin on progression-free survival by clinical assessments every 3 months post treatment

    Measured: Every 3 months post treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2002
  3. Primary completionFeb 2006
  4. Study completionFeb 2009

Why it stopped: Terminated due to slow accrual.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00897806
Sponsor's protocol ID
ID00-408
Other IDs
P50CA083639, P30CA016672, MDA-ID-00408, CDR0000355794
Status last verified
Jul 2012
First submitted
9 May 2009
Last updated
30 Jul 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal Cavity Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Terminated due to slow accrual.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Genetic markers of paclitaxel chemosensitivity and/or chemoresistance (time frame: 2 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jul 2012.

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