Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Upfront Treatment of Stage IIIC Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (CHORINE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01628380 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified August 2014 by Luca Ansaloni MD, A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 26, 2012
Last Update Posted : August 28, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ovarian Neoplasms | Procedure: Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC Procedure: CRS alone | Phase 3 |
Eligible: Female adult women (18 to 70 years old) patients, with epithelial ovarian/tubal (FIGO stage IIIC) with a Fagotti modified Laparoscopic Scoring System ≥ 4 who will show a complete or partial clinical response(RECIST 1.1) after 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (Carboplatin+Paclitaxel).
Duration of recruitment: 2 years. Sample size has been calculated to reach a confidence level of 95% with a power of 80%, considering a 45% and 75% disease-free survival at 2 years in CRS and CRS+HIPEC group respectively.
Sample size will be 47 patients for each group. After CRS, only patients with adequate cytoreduction (CC 0-1, residual tumor ≤ 2.5mm) will be randomized. Patients with suboptimal cytoreduction (CC 2-3, residual tumor > 2.5mm) are not suitable for randomization.
The drug schedule elected in the current study is Cisplatin (CDDP) (100 mg/m2 of body surface area) + Paclitaxel (175mg/m2 of body surface area).
Closed/open technique, as preferred. Duration: 90 minutes. Mean Intra-abdominal Temperature: 42°C. Primary Endpoint: 2-years disease-free survival.
Secondary Endpoints:
1-year, 3- and 5-years disease-free survival;
1 month, 1-year, 3- and 5-years overall survival; toxicity induced by HIPEC using the NCI CTC criteria; one month and six months morbidity; duration of operation; return of bowel function; length of hospital stay; return to normal activity; six months and one year QOL, using the SF-36 v1.0; percentage of patients in both arms completing the scheduled postoperative chemotherapy; Subgroup analysis: PCI ≤ 15; pts. ≤ 40yrs.
Main topics of this Study:
Focused only on upfront treatment of primary disease. Select platinum-sensible patients (responders to platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy).
Take advantage of NACT to maximize chances for cytoreduction. Standardized strategy for CRS: radical surgery, associated to any surgical procedure needed to obtain a zero or ≤ 0.25cm residual tumor (peritonectomy, bowel resection, diaphragmatic stripping, gastric resection, etc.). Pelvic and peri-aortic lymphadenectomy is not chosen as standard procedure, but should warrant adequate staging.
Compare only the effect of HIPEC.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 94 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Stage IIIC Unresectable Epithelial Ovarian/Tubal Cancer With Partial or Complete Response After 1st Line Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (3 Cycles CBDCA+Paclitaxel): a Phase 3 Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Cytoreductive Surgery + Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CDDP+Paclitaxel) + 3 Cycles CBDCA+Paclitaxel vs Cytoreductive Surgery Alone + 3 Cycles CBDCA+Paclitaxel. |
Study Start Date : | June 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: CRS + HIPEC
Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with CDDP+Paclitaxel
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Procedure: Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC
CRS: radical surgery, associated to any surgical procedure needed to obtain a zero or ≤ 0.25cm residual tumor (peritonectomy, bowel resection, diaphragmatic stripping, gastric resection, etc.). HIPEC: Cisplatin (CDDP) (100 mg/m2 of body surface area) + Paclitaxel (175mg/m2 of body surface area). Closed/open technique, as preferred. Duration: 90 minutes. Mean Intra-abdominal Temperature: 42°C. |
Active Comparator: CRS alone
Cytoreductive Surgery alone
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Procedure: CRS alone
CRS: radical surgery, associated to any surgical procedure needed to obtain a zero or ≤ 0.25cm residual tumor (peritonectomy, bowel resection, diaphragmatic stripping, gastric resection, etc.) |
- Disease free survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- postoperative morbidity and mortality [ Time Frame: 1 and 6 months ]
- Time to Chemotherapy [ Time Frame: 3 months ]percentage of patients in both arms completing the scheduled postoperative chemotherapy and time elapsed to start postoperative chemotherapy
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 1, 3 and 5 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female adult women (18 to 70 years old) patients, with EOC (FIGO stage IIIc) with a Fagotti modified Laparoscopic Scoring System ≥ 4 who will show a complete clinical response (cCR) or partial clinical response (cPR) after 3 cycles (Carboplatin+Paclitaxel) of neoadjuvant chemotherapy;
- performance status (ECOG) 0, 1 or 2;
- signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- refusing to sign an informed consent;
- age > 70 years and age <18 years;
- BMI > 35;
- impossibility of an adequate follow-up;
- presence of other active neoplasms;
- active infection or other concurrent medical condition that could interfere in the ability of patients to receive the proposed treatment according to protocol;
- extraabdominal metastases (Stage IV) ;
- performance status (ECOG)>2;
- complete bowel obstruction;
- Abnormal bone marrow indices or renal and liver function;
- ASA IV or V.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01628380
Contact: Luca Ansaloni, MD | +390352673477 | lansaloni@hpg23.it | |
Contact: Marco Lotti, MD | +390352673477 | mlotti@hpg23.it |
Germany | |
Jena University Hospital | Recruiting |
Jena, Germany, 07743 | |
Contact: Ingo B. Runnebaum, MD, MBA INGO.RUNNEBAUM@med.uni-jena.de | |
Principal Investigator: Ingo B. Runnebaum, MD, MBA | |
Italy | |
A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII (former Ospedali Riuniti) | Recruiting |
Bergamo, Bg, Italy, 24128 | |
Contact: Luca Ansaloni, MD +390352673477 lansaloni@hpg23.it | |
Contact: Marco Lotti, MD +390352673477 mlotti@hpg23.it | |
Principal Investigator: Luca Ansaloni, MD | |
A.O. Universitaria Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi Di Bologna - Bologna (Bo) | Recruiting |
Bologna, Bo, Italy, 40138 | |
Contact: Pierandrea Deiaco, MD +390516364426 pierandrea.deiaco@aosp.bo.it | |
Principal Investigator: Pierandrea Deiaco, MD | |
A.O. Universitaria Di Parma - Parma (Pr) Oncologia Chirurgica | Recruiting |
Parma, Pr, Italy, 43100 | |
Contact: Fausto Catena, MD +390521703940 faustocatena@gmail.com | |
Principal Investigator: Fausto Catena, MD | |
POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO GEMELLI DI ROMA - ROMA (RM) GINECOLOGIA E OSTETRICIA Dipartimento per la Tutela della Salute della Donna e della Vita Nascente | Recruiting |
Roma, Italy, 00168 | |
Contact: Giovanni Scambia, MD +390630156279 clinicaltrials@rm.unicatt.it | |
Principal Investigator: Giovanni Scambia, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Luca Ansaloni, MD | A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII |
Responsible Party: | Luca Ansaloni MD, MD, A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01628380 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CHORINE 2012-002616-22 |
First Posted: | June 26, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 28, 2014 |
Last Verified: | August 2014 |
HIPEC Ovarian Cancer Cytoreductive Surgery |
Ovarian Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Ovarian Diseases |
Adnexal Diseases Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders |