AURELIA: A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) Added to Chemotherapy in Patients With Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00976911

Last Updated: 2022-06-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

361 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-29

Study Completion Date

2014-07-09

Brief Summary

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This randomized, open-label, 2-arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Avastin added to chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in patients with epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer with disease progression within 6 months of platinum therapy. All patients will receive standard chemotherapy with either paclitaxel or topotecan or liposomal doxorubicin. Patients randomized to Arm 2 of the study will receive Avastin (10 mg/kg iv 2-weekly or 15 mg/kg iv 3-weekly) concomitantly. Anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression. Patients will then receive standard of care, those in Arm 1 (chemotherapy only) may opt to receive Avastin (15 mg/kg iv 3-weekly). Target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Chemotherapy

Participants received one of the following chemotherapies at the discretion of the investigator: paclitaxel, 80 milligrams per square meter (mg/m\^2) as a 1-hour intravenous (IV) infusion on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 every 4 weeks (q4w) OR topotecan 4 mg/m\^2 as a 30-minute IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 q4w (alternatively, a 1.25 mg/m\^2 dose could have been administered over 30 minutes on Days 1-5 every 3 weeks \[q3w\]) OR pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) 40 mg/m\^2 as a 1 milligram per minute (mg/min) infusion on Day 1 q4w (after Cycle 1 the drug could have been administered as a 1 hour infusion). Depending on chosen chemotherapy, pre-medication was implemented according to local practices.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

liposomal doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

40mg/m2 iv every 4 weeks

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

80mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each 4-week cycle

topotecan

Intervention Type DRUG

4mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8 and 15 of each 4-week cycle, or 1.25 mg/kg on days 1-5 of each 3-week cycle

Chemotherapy + Bevacizumab

Participants received one of the following chemotherapies at the discretion of the investigator: paclitaxel, 80 mg/m\^2 as a 1-hour IV infusion on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 q4w OR topotecan 4 mg/m\^2 as a 30-minute IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 q4w (alternatively, a 1.25 mg/m\^2 dose could have been administered over 30 minutes on Days 1-5 q3w) OR PLD 40 mg/m\^2 as a 1 mg/min infusion on Day 1 q4w (after Cycle 1 the drug could have been administered as a 1 hour infusion. Depending on chosen chemotherapy, pre-medication was implemented according to local practices. The chosen chemotherapy was combined with bevacizumab 10 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) IV every 2 weeks (q2w; or bevacizumab 15 mg/kg q3w if used in combination with topotecan 1.25 mg/m\^2 on Days 1-5 on a q3w schedule). The initial bevacizumab infusion was over 90 minutes, with subsequent infusions over 60 minutes and then 30 minutes, as tolerated.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevacizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

10m/kg iv every 2 weeks or 15mg/kg iv every 3 weeks

liposomal doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

40mg/m2 iv every 4 weeks

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

80mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each 4-week cycle

topotecan

Intervention Type DRUG

4mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8 and 15 of each 4-week cycle, or 1.25 mg/kg on days 1-5 of each 3-week cycle

Interventions

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Bevacizumab

10m/kg iv every 2 weeks or 15mg/kg iv every 3 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

liposomal doxorubicin

40mg/m2 iv every 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

80mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each 4-week cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

topotecan

4mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8 and 15 of each 4-week cycle, or 1.25 mg/kg on days 1-5 of each 3-week cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Avastin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* female patients, \>/=18 years of age
* epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer
* platinum-resistant disease (disease progression within \<6 months of platinum therapy)
* EOCG performance status of 0-2

Exclusion Criteria

* non-epithelial tumours
* ovarian tumours with low malignant potential
* previous treatment with \>2 chemotherapy regimens
* prior radiotherapy to the pelvis or abdomen
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Institut Jules Bordet

Brussels, , Belgium

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UZ Antwerpen

Edegem, , Belgium

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UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

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Clinique Ste-Elisabeth

Namur, , Belgium

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University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska

Banja Luka, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Clinic of Oncology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo

Sarajevo, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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University Clinical Center Tuzla; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrition

Tuzla, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Herlev Hospital; Afdeling for Kræftbehandling

Herlev, , Denmark

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Regionshospitalet Herning; Onkologisk afdeling

Herning, , Denmark

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Rigshospitalet; Onkologisk Klinik

København Ø, , Denmark

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Odense Universitetshospital, Onkologisk Afdeling R

Odense C, , Denmark

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Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, , Finland

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Oulu University Hospital; Gynaecology & Obstetrics Dept

Oulu, , Finland

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Clinique Sainte Catherine; Hopital De Semaine

Avignon, , France

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Clinique Tivoli; Sce Radiotherapie

Bordeaux, , France

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Institut Bergonie; Gynecologie

Bordeaux, , France

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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine; Chimiotherapie Radiotherapie

Bordeaux, , France

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Ch De Brive La Gaillarde; Radiotherapie Oncologie

Brive-la-Gaillarde, , France

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Centre Francois Baclesse; Urologie Gynecologie

Caen, , France

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Centre Jean Perrin; Hopital De Jour

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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Hopital Louis Pasteur; Medecine B

Colmar, , France

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Institut Daniel Hollard; Chimiotherapie Ambulatoire

Grenoble, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Departemental Les Oudairies

La Roche-sur-Yon, , France

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Hopital La Source; Onco Med Hematologie Clinique

La Source, , France

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Hopital Andre Mignot; Hematologie - Oncologie

Le Chesnay, , France

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Centre Jean Bernard

Le Mans, , France

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Centre Oscar Lambret; Cancerologie Gynecologique

Lille, , France

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Clin Mut De Lyon Eugene Andre; Medecine 3 A

Lyon, , France

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Hopital Layne; Medecine Ambulatoire

Mont-de-Marsan, , France

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Centre Val Aurelle Paul Lamarque; Medecine A1 A2

Montpellier, , France

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Polyclinique Gentilly; CHIMIOTHERAPIE AMBULATOIRE

Nancy, , France

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Centre Catherine de Sienne; Chimiotherapie

Nantes, , France

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Centre Antoine Lacassagne; Hopital De Jour A2

Nice, , France

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Polyclinique Kenval ; Radiotherapie Oncologie

Nîmes, , France

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Hotel Dieu; Hematologie- Oncologie

Paris, , France

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Institut Curie; Oncologie Medicale

Paris, , France

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Hopital Saint Louis ; Service d Oncologie Medicale Fougere 6 (Pr Misset)

Paris, , France

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HOPITAL TENON; Cancerologie Medicale

Paris, , France

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Clinique Francheville; Radiotherapie

Périgueux, , France

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Institut Jean Godinot; Oncologie Medicale

Reims, , France

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Centre Henri Becquerel; Oncologie Medicale

Rouen, , France

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Clinique Armoricaine Radiologie; Cons Externes

Saint-Brieuc, , France

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Centre Rene Huguenin; Medecine B

Saint-Cloud, , France

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Ico Rene Gauducheau; Oncologie

Saint-Herblain, , France

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Centre Radiotherapie Etienne Dolet

Saint-Nazaire, , France

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Hopital Civil; Expl Fonct Systeme Nerveux

Strasbourg, , France

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Hopitaux Du Leman Site Thonon; Maternite Gynecologie

Thonon-les-Bains, , France

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Institut Claudius Regaud; Departement Oncologie Medicale

Toulouse, , France

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Centre Alexis Vautrin; Oncologie Medicale

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

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HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch; Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe

Berlin, , Germany

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Campus Virchow-Klinikum Charité; Centrum 17; Klinik für Gynäkologie

Berlin, , Germany

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Evangelischen Krankenhauses Düsseldorf; Frauenklinik

Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Uni-Frauenklinik

Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Frauenklinik

Erlangen, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Essen; Zentrum Für Frauenheilkunde

Essen, , Germany

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Klinikum Essen-Mitte Ev. Huyssens-Stiftung / Knappschafts GmbH; Klinik für Senologie / Brustzentrum

Essen, , Germany

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Klinik Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Uni; Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Kath.Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH Frauenklinik

Hamburg, , Germany

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Gynaekologisch-Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Prof. Dr. med. Lueck, Dr. Schrader und Dr. Noeding

Hanover, , Germany

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Praxisgemeinschaft; Frauenärzte am Bahnhofsplatz

Hildesheim, , Germany

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Klinikum Kassel GmbH; Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

Kassel, , Germany

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UNI-Klinikum Campus Kiel Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe

Kiel, , Germany

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HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld; Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

Krefeld, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein / Campus Lübeck; Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

Lübeck, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Mannheim; Frauenklinik

Mannheim, , Germany

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Klinikum der Universität München; Campus Großhadern; Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde

München, , Germany

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Klinikum Nord Frauenklinik

Nuremberg, , Germany

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Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH; Klinik für Gynäkologie & Geburtshilfe

Offenbach, , Germany

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Oncologianova GmbH

Recklinghausen, , Germany

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Universitätsfrauen- und Poliklinik am Klinikum Suedstadt

Rostock, , Germany

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Städtisches Klinikum Solingen; Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

Solingen, , Germany

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Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus; Interdisziplinäres Zentrum; Tumorzentrum

Stuttgart, , Germany

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Universitätsklinik Tübingen; Frauenklinik & Poliklinik

Tübingen, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Ulm Am Michelsberg; Frauenklinik

Ulm, , Germany

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Dr. Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken; Frauenheilkunde & Geburtshilfe

Wiesbaden, , Germany

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University Hospital of Alexandra

Athens, , Greece

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Irccs Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO); Dipartimento Di Oncologia Medica

Aviano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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A.O. Universitaria S. Maria Della Misericordia Di Udine; Oncologia

Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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AZIENDA POLICLINICO UMBERTO I; Ginecologia ed Ostetricia

Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Istituto Regina Elena; Oncologia Medica A

Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Ospedale S.G.Calibita Fatebenefratelli; Unità Operativa Oncologia

Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Ospedali Riuniti; Divisione Ostetricia e Ginecologia

Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

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Az. Osp. Carlo Poma; Divisione Di Oncologia Medica

Mantova, Lombardy, Italy

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Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori; Divisione Oncologia Chirurgica e Ginecologica

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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Meander Mc, Locatie Lichtenberg; Dept of Lung Diseases

Amersfoort, , Netherlands

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Catharina ZKHS; Inwendige Geneeskunde Afd.

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

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Martini Ziekenhuis; Dept of Internal Medicine

Groningen, , Netherlands

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Stichting St. Antonius Ziekenhuis

Nieuwegein, , Netherlands

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Leyenburg Ziekenhuis; Internal Medecine

The Hague, , Netherlands

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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht; Inwendige Geneeskunde Afd.

Utrecht, , Netherlands

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The Norvegian Radium Hospital Montebello; Dept of Oncology

Oslo, , Norway

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St. Olavs Hospital; Kvinneklinikken

Trondheim, , Norway

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IPO de Lisboa; Servico de Oncologia Medica

Lisbon, , Portugal

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IPO do Porto; Servico de Oncologia Medica

Porto, , Portugal

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Hospital Son Llatzer; Servicio de Oncologia

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli; Servicio de Oncologia

Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla; Servicio de Oncologia

Santander, Cantabria, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia; Servicio de Oncologia

Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain

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Hospital Univ Vall d'Hebron; Servicio de Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; Servicio de Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital de Terrassa; Servicio de Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida; Servicio de Oncologia

Lleida, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon; Servicio de Oncologia

Madrid, , Spain

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Centro Oncologico MD Anderson Internacional; Servicio de Oncologia

Madrid, , Spain

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Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal (CIOCC); Dirección Médica

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario J.M Morales Meseguer; Servicio de Oncologia

Murcia, , Spain

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Instituto Valenciano Oncologia; Oncologia Medica

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario la Fe; Servicio de Oncologia

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; Servicio Oncologia

Zaragoza, , Spain

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Uni Hospital Linkoeping; Dept. of Oncology

Linköping, , Sweden

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Örebro University Hospital; Department of Gynecologic Oncology

Örebro, , Sweden

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Norrlands Uni Hospital; Onkologi Avd.

Umeå, , Sweden

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Akademiska sjukhuset, Onkologkliniken

Uppsala, , Sweden

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Adana Baskent University Hospital; Medical Oncology

Adana, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ankara Baskent University Medicine Faculty; Gynaecology

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul Uni Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital; Medical Oncology

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Anadolu Health Center; Medical Oncology

Kocaeli, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Countries

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Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Newhouse R, Nelissen E, El-Shakankery KH, Rogozinska E, Bain E, Veiga S, Morrison J. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jul 5;7(7):CD006910. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006910.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37407274 (View on PubMed)

Gaitskell K, Rogozinska E, Platt S, Chen Y, Abd El Aziz M, Tattersall A, Morrison J. Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Apr 18;4(4):CD007930. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007930.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37185961 (View on PubMed)

Roncolato FT, Gibbs E, Lee CK, Asher R, Davies LC, Gebski VJ, Friedlander M, Hilpert F, Wenzel L, Stockler MR, King M, Pujade-Lauraine E. Quality of life predicts overall survival in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: an AURELIA substudy. Ann Oncol. 2017 Aug 1;28(8):1849-1855. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx229.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28595285 (View on PubMed)

Bamias A, Gibbs E, Khoon Lee C, Davies L, Dimopoulos M, Zagouri F, Veillard AS, Kosse J, Santaballa A, Mirza MR, Tabaro G, Vergote I, Bloemendal H, Lykka M, Floquet A, Gebski V, Pujade-Lauraine E. Bevacizumab with or after chemotherapy for platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: exploratory analyses of the AURELIA trial. Ann Oncol. 2017 Aug 1;28(8):1842-1848. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx228.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28481967 (View on PubMed)

Sorio R, Roemer-Becuwe C, Hilpert F, Gibbs E, Garcia Y, Kaern J, Huizing M, Witteveen P, Zagouri F, Coeffic D, Luck HJ, Gonzalez-Martin A, Kristensen G, Levache CB, Lee CK, Gebski V, Pujade-Lauraine E; AURELIA Investigators. Safety and efficacy of single-agent bevacizumab-containing therapy in elderly patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: Subgroup analysis of the randomised phase III AURELIA trial. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 Jan;144(1):65-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

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Stockler MR, Hilpert F, Friedlander M, King MT, Wenzel L, Lee CK, Joly F, de Gregorio N, Arranz JA, Mirza MR, Sorio R, Freudensprung U, Sneller V, Hales G, Pujade-Lauraine E. Patient-reported outcome results from the open-label phase III AURELIA trial evaluating bevacizumab-containing therapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 1;32(13):1309-16. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.4240. Epub 2014 Mar 31.

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Pujade-Lauraine E, Hilpert F, Weber B, Reuss A, Poveda A, Kristensen G, Sorio R, Vergote I, Witteveen P, Bamias A, Pereira D, Wimberger P, Oaknin A, Mirza MR, Follana P, Bollag D, Ray-Coquard I. Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy for platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: The AURELIA open-label randomized phase III trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 1;32(13):1302-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.4489. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

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PMID: 24637997 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2009-011400-33

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MO22224

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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