Identifying Genetic Markers That Predict Response to Paclitaxel in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00897806

Last Updated: 2012-07-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-02-28

Study Completion Date

2009-02-28

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: DNA analysis of tumor tissue from patients with cancer may help doctors predict how patients respond to treatment and plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is identifying genetic markers that predict response to paclitaxel in patients with newly diagnosed stage III or stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer or primary peritoneal cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Identify genetic markers of paclitaxel chemosensitivity and/or chemoresistance, using gene expression arrays, in patients with newly diagnosed stage III or IV ovarian epithelial cancer or primary peritoneal cancer treated with single-agent weekly paclitaxel followed by paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin.
* Correlate RNA expression levels with clinical response in patients treated with this regimen.

Secondary

* Determine the response rate in patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the progression-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
* Compare transcriptional profiles of primary tumors vs tissue obtained at second-look surgery in patients treated with this regimen.
* Identify differential expression between pre- and post-treatment tissue in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.

Pre- and post-chemotherapy tumor samples undergo transcriptional profiling using cDNA microarrays to identify gene overexpression. The gene expression profiles of paclitaxel-sensitive tumors are compared with those that are paclitaxel resistant to identify gene markers that are associated with response to paclitaxel.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer Peritoneal Cavity Cancer

Keywords

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stage III ovarian epithelial cancer stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer peritoneal cavity cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Genetic Markers

Microarray analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

Laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Microarray analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

Laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with newly diagnosed histologically confirmed advanced stage (III \& IV) epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer. --OR-- Patients with a suspected malignancy who are unsuitable candidates for surgery (i.e., those with medical co-morbidities, massive effusions, or tumor burden such that an optimal resection is unlikely) who undergo a core biopsy that is positive for malignancy.
2. Patients who have undergone tumor reduction must have either stage III suboptimal (\> 2 cm residual) disease or stage IV disease.
3. Patients may have had no prior chemotherapeutic regimen.
4. Zubrod performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
5. Patients must have recovered from effects of recent surgery. They should be free of significant infection.
6. Patients must have adequate: Bone marrow function: WBC \>/= than 3,000/microlitre, platelets \> 100,000/microlitre, absolute neutrophil (ANC) count \>/= than 1.5/microlitre. Renal function: Creatinine \</= 1.5 mg%. Hepatic function: Bilirubin \</= 1.5 mg/dl, SGOT and alkaline phosphatase \</= 3 X institutional normal.
7. Patients must have adequate: Neurologic function: Pre-existing peripheral neurologic toxicity is allowed but limited to parasthesia and decreased vibratory sense without motor weakness. Intermittent constipation managed with laxatives is allowed, without evidence of bowel obstruction. Psychiatric function: Functions independently without evidence of delirium, confusion, suicidal ideation, or untreated depression.
8. Patients who have signed an approved informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with borderline or grade 1 (low grade) tumors.
2. Patients who have received any prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
3. Patients with septicemia, severe infection, acute hepatitis, or gastrointestinal bleeding at the time of protocol entry.
4. Patients with unstable angina or those who have had a myocardial infarction within the past six months. Patients with evidence of abnormal cardiac conduction (e.g., bundle branch block, heart block, etc.) are eligible if their disease has been stable for the past six months.
5. Patients whose circumstances do not permit completion of the study or the required follow-up.
6. Patients with a history of another malignancy within 5 years. Patients who have had a prior malignancy but remain continuously free of recurrent or persistent disease for more than 5 years may be entered in the study after consultation with the study chair.
7. Patients with significant pre-existing cardiac disease (NYHA class III-IV) will be excluded.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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David M. Gershenson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Other Identifiers

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P50CA083639

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

P30CA016672

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

MDA-ID-00408

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000355794

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ID00-408

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id