| Inclusion Criteria: | 1) Patients with a histologic diagnosis of primary peritoneal carcinoma, or Stage III or IV epithelial ovarian or fallopian tube carcinoma, with either optimal (</= 1 cm residual disease) or suboptimal residual disease following initial surgery. All patients must have had appropriate surgery for ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube carcinoma with appropriate tissue available for histologic evaluation to confirm diagnosis and stage.
2) Patients with the following histologic epithelial cell types are eligible: Serous adenocarcinoma, endometrioid adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, clear cell adenocarcinoma, mixed epithelial carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, malignant Brenner's Tumor, or adenocarcinoma N.O.S.
3) Patients must have completed treatment within the past 12 weeks with at least 5 cycles and not more than 8 cycles of carboplatin (IV or IP) and paclitaxel or docetaxel-based combination chemotherapy and have no symptoms suggestive of persistent cancer, normal (no evidence of cancer) CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis and normal CA-125 following this therapy.
4) Pts treated with neo-adjuvant platinum-taxane chemotx for a presumptive diagnosis of stage III or IV PPC or EOC (by paracentesis, percutaneous biopsy or open biopsy) are eligible provided that they have undergone interval abdominal surgery after at least 1 but no more than 6 cycles of standard chemotx as defined in # 3 above. Such surgery must meet the same criteria as for those undergoing up front surgery, including tissue diagnosis for confirmation of primary tumor site and Stage III or IV disease. Also, patients must have received at least two cycles after interval abdominal surgery.
5) Patients must have adequate: BONE MARROW FUNCTION: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > than or = to 1,500/mcg, equivalent to Common Toxicity Criteria (CTCAE) v 3.0, grade 1. Platelets > or = to 100,000/mcg. RENAL FUNCTION: Creatinine < or = to 1.5 x institutional upper limit normal (ULN), CTCAE v 3.0, grade 1. HEPATIC FUNCTION: Bilirubin < than or = to 1.5 x ULN (CTCAE 3.0, grade 1). SGOT and alkaline phosphatase < or = to 2.5 x ULN (CTCAE 3.0, grade 1). NEUROLOGIC FUNCTION: Neuropathy (sensory and motor) < or = to CTCAE 3.0, grade 1.
6) Patients must have a GOG Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2.
7) Patients must have signed an approved informed consent and HIPAA authorization.
8) Patients must complete pre-entry assessments: History and physical exam, CBC and differential, platelets, serum creatinine, bilirubin, SGOT, alkaline phosphatase, CA-125, chest x-ray, EKG, urinalysis, coagulation profile (PT, PTT, INR), CT scan of abdomen/pelvis. |