| Inclusion Criteria: | 1) Patients with a histologic diagnosis of primary peritoneal carcinoma, fallopian tube or epithelial ovarian carcinoma, Stage III or IV, with either optimal (</= 1cm residual disease) or suboptimal residual disease following initial appropriate surgery.
2) Patients with the following histologically confirmed types of ovarian cancer are eligible: serous cystadenocarcinoma, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, clear cell adenocarcinoma, adenocarcinoma (unspecified), Malignant Brenners tumor, endometrioid adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, mixed epithelial carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma. Patients with extraovarian papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma are eligible.
3) Patients who do not have measurable disease may be included and will be assessed for toxicity and progression-free survival only. Measurable disease is NOT required but when present will be followed to assess response. For patients to be evaluable for response of measurable disease, tumors must be >/= 2.0 cm with conventional CT imaging or >/= 1.0 cm with spiral CT imaging.
4) No prior chemotherapy for ovarian cancer is permitted.
5) Patients must be entered no more than 12 weeks postoperatively.
6) ECOG performance status 0–2.
7) Age >/= 18 years.
8) Patient has the following blood counts at Baseline: ANC >/= 1.5 x 109 cells/L; platelets >/= 100 x 109 cells/L; Hgb >/= 9 g/dL.
9) Patient has the following blood chemistry levels at Baseline: AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT) </= 2.5x upper limit of normal range (ULN); total bilirubin </= ULN; creatinine </=1.5 mg/dL.
10) Peripheral neuropathy Grade 0 or 1 by NCI CTCAE.
11) It is assumed that almost all patients will be status post bilateral oophorectomy. However, if female of childbearing potential, pregnancy test is negative (within 72 hours of the first dose of study drug) and the patient must agree to use an effective method to avoid pregnancy for the duration of the study.
12) Patients must have signed an approved informed consent and authorization permitting the release of personal health information. |