MITO-5: Weekly Carboplatin and Paclitaxel as First Line Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients With Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00401674

Last Updated: 2016-01-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-06-30

Study Completion Date

2008-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the toxicity and activity of weekly administration of carboplatin and paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy for elderly patients with ovarian cancer stage IC-IV.

Detailed Description

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This is a phase II multicenter study. The experimental treatment is carboplatin (AUC 2) and paclitaxel 60 mg/m2, on days 1, 8 and 15 every 28 days.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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SINGLE ARM

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 70 years or greater
* Cytologic / histologic diagnosis ovarian cancer
* Stage of disease at diagnosis IC -IV
* Performance status (ECOG) \< 3
* Indication for chemotherapy treatment
* Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous or concomitant malignant neoplasia (not including basocellular or spinocellular skin carcinoma or in-situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix, provided they are being adequately treated)
* Cerebral metastases
* Neutrophils \< 1000/mm3, platelets \< 100000/mm3, hemoglobin \< 8g/dl
* Creatinine \> o = 1.25 times the upper normal limit
* GOT or GPT \> o = 1.25 times the upper normal limit, except in case of liver metastases)
* Patient's inability to comply with followup
Minimum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute, Naples

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sandro Pignata, M.D., Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Institute, Naples

Francesco Perrone, M.D., Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Institute, Naples

Locations

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Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, U.O. di Oncologia

Benevento, BN, Italy

Site Status

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimento di Oncologia

Campobasso, CB, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Cannizzaro

Cannizzaro, CT, Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma, Divisione di Oncologia ed Ematologia

Mantova, MN, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale S. Massimo

Penne, PE, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale S. Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli

Roma, Roma, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Civile Umberto I, Day Hospital Oncoematologico

Nocera Inferiore, SA, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale S. Bortolo ULSS 6, U.O. di Oncologia Medica

Vicenza, VI, Italy

Site Status

Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Divisione di Oncologia Medica B

Napoli, , Italy

Site Status

Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Divisione di Oncologia Medica C

Napoli, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Pignata S, Breda E, Scambia G, Pisano C, Zagonel V, Lorusso D, Greggi S, De Vivo R, Ferrandina G, Gallo C, Perrone F. A phase II study of weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel as first-line treatment of elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer. A Multicentre Italian Trial in Ovarian cancer (MITO-5) study. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2008 Jun;66(3):229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.12.005. Epub 2008 Feb 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18243011 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MITO-5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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