Status:

TERMINATED

Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Elderly Women With Newly Diagnosed Ovarian, Peritoneal, or Fallopian Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Ovarian Cancer

Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma

Eligibility:

FEMALE

70+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this trial is to look at how elderly women (70 years of age or older) with newly diagnosed ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer manage six cycles of carboplatin and paclit...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary •To determine the completion rate of six cycles of carboplatin/paclitaxel with no dose reductions because of toxicities. Secondary * Assess cancer antigen 125 (CA125) response ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 70 or older
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0,1 or 2 and is medically eligible and clinically appropriate to receive systemic chemotherapy
  • Diagnosis of ovarian, primary peritoneal, fallopian tube cancer, papillary serous cancer of the endometrium, or mixed mesodermal tumors of the ovary, fallopian tube or uterus
  • Life expectancy greater than 6 months
  • Baseline laboratory values as described in protocol

Exclusion

  • Active infection requiring antibiotics at the time of starting chemotherapy
  • Prior pelvic radiotherapy \> 25% of bone marrow
  • Any uncontrolled medical problem that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude safe administration of the study drugs
  • Past history of bone marrow transplantation or stem cell support
  • Known history of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis
  • History of prior malignancy that required prior systemic therapy
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Any signs of intestinal obstruction
  • Participation in an investigational drug study within three weeks prior to study entry
  • History of psychiatric disability or other central nervous system disorder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00322881

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

April 1 2010

Last Update

September 10 2018

Active Locations (2)

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02155