Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003064 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2002 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 18, 2003
Last Update Posted : January 6, 2014
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy and kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy and autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients with recurrent or persistent epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Fallopian Tube Cancer Ovarian Cancer Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer | Biological: filgrastim Drug: carboplatin Drug: etoposide phosphate Drug: paclitaxel Drug: thiotepa Drug: topotecan hydrochloride Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of topotecan with a fixed dose of etoposide phosphate as a component of a multicourse high dose chemotherapy regimen supported by peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with persistent or recurrent ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
- Evaluate the response, time to progression, disease free survival, and overall survival in this patient population.
OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of topotecan.
All patients receive induction therapy consisting of 1 to 2 courses of mobilization therapy. Subcutaneous filgrastim (G-CSF) is given beginning 24 hours after induction dose. Following induction therapy, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are harvested. After patients receive high dose paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy, a portion of the PBSC are reinfused. When patients recover from the paclitaxel/carboplatin chemotherapy the administration of topotecan and etoposide phosphate begins. Topotecan is administered, as a 72 hour continuous infusion, according to a dose escalation schedule with a fixed dose of etoposide phosphate. A second portion of PBSC are reinfused after topotecan/etoposide phosphate chemotherapy. A course of thiotepa is given along with the final portion of PBSC after treatment with topotecan and etoposide phosphate.
Dose escalation of topotecan continues until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 or more patients experience dose limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and every 4 months thereafter to determine progression free and overall survival.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 25-30 patients will be accrued for the phase I portion of this study, and 25 more patients will be accrued for the phase II portion.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase I-II Study of Tandem Cycles of High Dose Chemotherapy Followed by Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support in Women With Persistent, Refractory or Recurrent Advanced (Stage III or IV), Epithelial Ovarian Cancer |
Study Start Date : | January 1997 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically proven persistent or recurrent ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer following at least 3 courses of initial standard platinum based chemotherapy OR have radiologic evidence of recurrence with a CA125 greater than 100
- Initial stage IV disease having a complete response following platinum based therapy allowed
- No brain metastases
- Not eligible for other high priority national or institutional study
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- ECOG 0-1
Life expectancy:
- Greater than 2 months
Hematopoietic:
- WBC greater than 3000/mm3
- Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1500/mm3
- Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin less than 1.5 times normal
- SGOT or SGPT less than 1.5 times normal
- PT/PTT within normal limits
Renal:
- BUN less than 1.5 times normal
- Creatinine less than 1.5 times normal
- Creatinine clearance greater than 55 mL/min
Cardiovascular:
- LVEF at least 45%
Other:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- HIV negative
- No prior malignancy other than curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, nonmelanoma skin cancer, or breast cancer if the risk of recurrence is sufficiently low
- No serious illness that would prevent treatment
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy
Surgery:
- Not specified
Other:
- No concurrent acetaminophen

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00003064
United States, New York | |
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 |
Study Chair: | Amy D. Tiersten, MD | Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003064 |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT00034320 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000065734 CPMC-IRB-7866 NCI-G97-1327 |
First Posted: | April 18, 2003 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 6, 2014 |
Last Verified: | December 2002 |
recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer fallopian tube cancer primary peritoneal cavity cancer |
Ovarian Neoplasms Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Fallopian Tube Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Ovarian Diseases Adnexal Diseases Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
Fallopian Tube Diseases Paclitaxel Etoposide Carboplatin Topotecan Thiotepa Etoposide phosphate Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors |