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Study Summary
No. 2005-0009:.......Ovary......Siqing Fu......Gynecologic Medical Oncology
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Study Summary Title
Study Summary
Number:
2005-0009
Study Title:A Pilot Clinical Trial with Molecular Marker Study of Chemosensitization to Carboplatin by Use of Azacitidine in Platinum Resistant or Refractory Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
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Physician New Patient Referral
Name:Siqing FuPatients Call:800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Dept:Gynecologic Medical OncologyReferring MD
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800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Phone:713-792-7960
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General Information
Disease Group:OvarySupported By:N/A
Phase of Study:Phase I/Phase IIReturn
Visit:
Patients are followed up once every four weeks.
Treatment
Agents:
Azacitidine
Carboplatin
Home Care:NA
Treatment Loc:Only at MDACC
Estimated
Length of Stay
in Houston:
NA
Description/
Intervention:
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if giving azacitidine with
carboplatin can help shrink or slow the growth of relapsed ovarian cancer. The
safety of this treatment will be studied as well.
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Study Objectives / Outcomes
The Primary Objective of This Study

1. To determine the feasibility of administering azacitidine and carboplatin in combination to establish the maximum tolerated dosage of carboplatin in patients with high-grade platinum resistant or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer.

2. To assess clinical response rate by radiological evaluation for mass response and by CA125 for biological response in patients with high-grade platinum resistant or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer treated with azacitidine plus carboplatin.

3. To determine the methylation patterns in ovarian cancer cells in order to predict response to treatment with azacitidine plus carboplatin in patients with high-grade platinum resistant or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer.

The Secondary Objective of This Study

1. To assess the following outcomes: time to progression, progression free survival, overall survival, and the nature of toxicities such as treatment related morbidity and mortality.

2. To define the role of the epigenetic changes on the methylation patterns in primary tumor tissues obtained prior to and after the combinational treatment with azacitidine plus carboplatin in patients with high-grade platinum resistant or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer.
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Study Status Information
Study Activation / Registration Date:08/08/2005
IRB Review and Approval Date:03/16/2005
Study Type:Therapeutic
Recruitment Status:Terminated
Projected Accrual:N/A
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Enrollment Eligibility
If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.

Inclusion Criteria:1) Patient has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of high-grade or intermediate-grade epithelial cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube cancer or primary peritoneal cancer, including serous papillary, endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma or mixed epithelial ovarian cancer.

2) Patient has recurrent platinum refractory resistant epithelial ovarian cancer following primary treatment. Considered platinum refractory or resistant according to standard GOG criteria to have had a treatment-free interval following platinum of shorter than 6 months as platinum refractory, or have progressed during platinum-based therapy or have persistent disease after at least six cycles of platinum therapy as platinum resistant.

3) Patient has measurable disease by radiological imaging techniques with documented progression within 3 months before study entry or disease that has not responded to treatment. Pleural effusions, ascites, osseous metastasis, CA125 tumor markers and lesions located in previously irradiated areas are not considered measurable.

4) Patient has at least one, but no more than six prior chemotherapy regimens. All platinum-containing regimens are counted as one.

5) Patient is at least 18 years of age.

6) Patient has an ECOG performance status of 0-2.

7) Patient is willing to comply with study procedures and follow-up examinations.

8) Patient must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written IRB approved informed consent in accordance with institutional guidelines.

9) If patient is of child-bearing potential, she has agreed to practice an effective method of birth control during the study and up to 6 months after the last study dose.

10) Patient has adequate liver and renal function: serum bilirubin =/<2.0 mg/dL; albumin =/> 3.0 g/dL; ALT=/<3x upper limit of normal (uln) or ALT =/<5x uln if the patient has hepatic metastasis; and serum creatinine =/<1.5 mg/dL or a calculated creatinine clearance of at least 60 ml/min.

11) Patient has adequate bone marrow reserve. ANC=/> 1,500/mm(3), Platelet count =/> 75,000/mm(3), and Hemoglobin =/> 9.0g/dL.

Exclusion Criteria:1) Any concurrent chemotherapy.

2) Underlying medical condition that might be aggravated by treatment or that cannot be controlled, such as active serious infection that cannot be controlled by standard medical/surgical treatment, and cardiac dysfunction such as major cardiovascular events within 6 months of study entry.

3) Medical and psychiatric problems of sufficient severity to limit full compliance with the study or expose patients to undue risk.

4) Known hypersensitivity to azacitidine or mannitol.

5) Failure to recover from any prior surgery within 4 weeks of study entry or any signs of intestinal obstruction interfering with nutrition.

6) Pregnant or lactating.

7) Any treatment specific for tumor control within 3 weeks of dosing with study drugs (within 6 wks. for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) or failure to recover from the toxic effect of any of these therapies prior to study entry.

8) Any investigational drug within 30 days of first day of dosing.

9) History of prior malignancy except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix, basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or other cancer for which the patient has been disease free for at least two years.

10) History of CNS metastasis unless the patient has had surgery or radiation, and does not require oral or intravenous corticosteroids or anticonvulsants.

11) Advanced malignant hepatic tumors that are defined as the total hepatic metastases more than 75% of hepatic parenchyma.

12) History of high dose chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. High dose chemotherapy is that the intensity and/or the density of a chemotherapeutic agent are beyond standard of care for ovarian cancer treatment.

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