NCT00003636

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining surgery with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy before surgery is more effective than chemotherapy after surgery in treating ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying chemotherapy given before surgery to see how well it works compared to chemotherapy given after surgery with or without additional surgery in treating patients with stage III or stage IV ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
704

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Geographic Reach
15 countries

65 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 1998

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 1, 1999

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 27, 2003

Completed
5.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

August 5, 2015

Status Verified

August 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

10.3 years

First QC Date

November 1, 1999

Last Update Submit

August 4, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

stage III ovarian epithelial cancerstage IV ovarian epithelial cancerfallopian tube cancerprimary peritoneal cavity cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Overall survival as measured by Kaplan Meier every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Progression-free survival as measured by Kaplan Meier and RECIST every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually

  • Health-related quality of life as measured by Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 after courses 1, 3 and 6, then at 6 and 12 months

  • Toxicity as measured by NCIC Common Toxicity Criteria v2.0 within 4 weeks of surgery

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically proven stage IIIC or IV ovarian epithelial carcinoma, peritoneal carcinoma, or fallopian tube carcinoma * If biopsy is not available, evidence of adenocarcinoma by fine needle aspiration allowed if all of the following are true: * Presence of pelvic ovarian mass * Omental cake or other metastasis larger than 2 cm in the upper abdomen and/or regional lymph node metastasis * CA 125/carcinoembryonic antigen ratio greater than 25 (if ratio less than 25, barium enema or colonoscopy AND gastroscopy or radiological examination of the stomach must be negative for primary tumor) * Normal mammography (if CA 125/carcinoembryonic antigen ratio less than 25) * Tumor greater than 2 cm, excluding ovaries, on laparoscopy or CT scan * No brain or leptomeningeal metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * Not specified Performance status: * WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: * Not specified Hematopoietic: * WBC greater than 3,000/mm\^3 * Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic: * Bilirubin less than 1.25 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: * Creatinine less than 1.25 times ULN Other: * No other serious disabling diseases contraindicating primary cytoreductive surgery or primary platin-based chemotherapy * No other prior primary malignancies except carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell carcinoma of the skin * No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially preventing protocol compliance or follow-up PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * Not specified Chemotherapy * Not specified Endocrine therapy * Not specified Radiotherapy * Not specified Surgery * No other prior procedures except diagnostic biopsy by laparotomy or laparoscopy

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (65)

Hospital de Clinicas "Jose De San Martin"

Buenos Aires, 1120, Argentina

Location

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Buenos Aires, 1120, Argentina

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Karl-Franzens-University Graz

Graz, A-8010, Austria

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Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik

Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria

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Allgemeines Krankenhaus - Universitatskliniken

Vienna, A-1090, Austria

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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research at Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital

Vienna, A-1100, Austria

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Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Brussels, 1090, Belgium

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Edegem, B-2650, Belgium

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Cazk Groeninghe - Campus Maria's Voorzienigheid

Kortrijk, B-8500, Belgium

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U.Z. Gasthuisberg

Leuven, B-3000, Belgium

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Tom Baker Cancer Centre - Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada

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BCCA - Fraser Valley Cancer Centre

Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 1Z2, Canada

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British Columbia Cancer Agency - Vancouver Cancer Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

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CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

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Saint John Regional Hospital

Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2, Canada

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Doctor H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada

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Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada

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Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5P9, Canada

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CHUS-Hopital Fleurimont

Fleurimont, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

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Hopital Charles Lemoyne

Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1, Canada

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McGill Cancer Centre at McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1S6, Canada

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Hopital Notre-Dame du CHUM

Montreal, Quebec, H4L 2M1, Canada

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Herlev Hospital - University Hospital of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, DK-2730, Denmark

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Institut Bergonie

Bordeaux, 33076, France

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Centre Oscar Lambret

Lille, 59020, France

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Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire de Lille

Lille, 59037, France

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Institut Claudius Regaud

Toulouse, 31052, France

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Martin Luther Universitaet

Halle, D-06112, Germany

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Coombe Women's Hospital

Dublin, 8, Ireland

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St. James's Hospital

Dublin, 8, Ireland

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Spedali Civili di Brescia

Brescia, 25124, Italy

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Mirano General Hospital

Mirano-Venice, 30035, Italy

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Libero Istituto Universitario Campus Bio-Medico

Rome, 00155, Italy

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Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano

Torino, 10128, Italy

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Clinica Universitaria

Turin, 10138, Italy

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Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, 1007 MB, Netherlands

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Akademisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit - Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

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Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Amsterdam, 1091 HA, Netherlands

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Academisch Medisch Centrum at University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

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Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, 2300 CA, Netherlands

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Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen

Nijmegen, NL-6500 HB, Netherlands

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Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, 3008 AE, Netherlands

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Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital

Rotterdam, 3015 GJ, Netherlands

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Haukeland Hospital - University of Bergen

Bergen, N-5021, Norway

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Norwegian Radium Hospital

Oslo, N-0310, Norway

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Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC)

Coimbra, 3049, Portugal

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil - Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, S.A.

Lisbon, 1099-023 Codex, Portugal

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Institut d'Oncologia Corachan

Barcelona, 08.017, Spain

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Hospital Universitario San Carlos

Madrid, 28040, Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, 28041, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

Oviedo, 33006, Spain

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Lund University Hospital

Lund, SE-22185, Sweden

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Karolinska University Hospital - Huddinge

Stockholm, S - 141 86, Sweden

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Umea Universitet

Umeå, SE-901 87, Sweden

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Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala, SE-75185, Sweden

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Royal United Hospital

Bath, England, BA1 3NG, United Kingdom

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Cheltenham General Hospital

Cheltenham, England, GL53 7AN, United Kingdom

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University College of London Hospitals

London, England, WIT 3AA, United Kingdom

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Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust

Merseyside, England, CH63 4JY, United Kingdom

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James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough, England, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

Northwood, England, HA6 2RN, United Kingdom

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Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, England, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

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Staffordshire General Hospital

Stafford, England, ST16 3SA, United Kingdom

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Western Infirmary

Glasgow, Scotland, G11 6NT, United Kingdom

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital

Margate, CT9 4AN, United Kingdom

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Related Publications (7)

  • Chi DS, Musa F, Dao F, Zivanovic O, Sonoda Y, Leitao MM, Levine DA, Gardner GJ, Abu-Rustum NR, Barakat RR. An analysis of patients with bulky advanced stage ovarian, tubal, and peritoneal carcinoma treated with primary debulking surgery (PDS) during an identical time period as the randomized EORTC-NCIC trial of PDS vs neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Jan;124(1):10-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.08.014. Epub 2011 Sep 13.

    PMID: 21917306BACKGROUND
  • Verleye L, Ottevanger PB, Kristensen GB, Ehlen T, Johnson N, van der Burg ME, Reed NS, Verheijen RH, Gaarenstroom KN, Mosgaard B, Seoane JM, van der Velden J, Lotocki R, van der Graaf W, Penninckx B, Coens C, Stuart G, Vergote I. Quality of pathology reports for advanced ovarian cancer: are we missing essential information? An audit of 479 pathology reports from the EORTC-GCG 55971/NCIC-CTG OV13 neoadjuvant trial. Eur J Cancer. 2011 Jan;47(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.08.008. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

  • Vergote I, Trope CG, Amant F, Kristensen GB, Ehlen T, Johnson N, Verheijen RH, van der Burg ME, Lacave AJ, Panici PB, Kenter GG, Casado A, Mendiola C, Coens C, Verleye L, Stuart GC, Pecorelli S, Reed NS; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Gynaecological Cancer Group; NCIC Clinical Trials Group. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or primary surgery in stage IIIC or IV ovarian cancer. N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 2;363(10):943-53. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0908806.

  • Fruehauf JP, Yu I, Parker R: In vitro drug response and biomarker profiles for ovarian cancer specimens obtained at initial debulking or after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (EORTC 55971). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-2177, 2002.

    RESULT
  • Tajik P, van de Vrie R, Zafarmand MH, Coens C, Buist MR, Vergote I, Bossuyt PMM, Kenter GG. The FIGO Stage IVA Versus IVB of Ovarian Cancer: Prognostic Value and Predictive Value for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2018 Mar;28(3):453-458. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000001186.

  • Vizzielli G, Fanfani F, Chiantera V, Tortorella L, Lucidi A, Petrillo M, Costantini B, Scambia G, Fagotti A. Does the diagnosis center influence the prognosis of ovarian cancer patients submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy? Anticancer Res. 2015 May;35(5):3027-32.

  • van Meurs HS, Tajik P, Hof MH, Vergote I, Kenter GG, Mol BW, Buist MR, Bossuyt PM. Which patients benefit most from primary surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in stage IIIC or IV ovarian cancer? An exploratory analysis of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 55971 randomised trial. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Oct;49(15):3191-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.06.013. Epub 2013 Jul 11.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fallopian Tube NeoplasmsOvarian NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial

Interventions

CarboplatinCisplatinNeoadjuvant Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Neoplasms, FemaleUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsFallopian Tube DiseasesAdnexal DiseasesGenital Diseases, FemaleFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesGenital DiseasesEndocrine Gland NeoplasmsOvarian DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesGonadal DisordersCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic Type

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coordination ComplexesOrganic ChemicalsChlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsNitrogen CompoundsPlatinum CompoundsCombined Modality TherapyTherapeutics

Study Officials

  • Ignace B. Vergote, MD, PhD

    U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Posted

January 27, 2003

Study Start

September 1, 1998

Primary Completion

January 1, 2009

Last Updated

August 5, 2015

Record last verified: 2013-08

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