Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Olaparib When Given in Combination With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel, Compared With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01081951

Last Updated: 2025-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

162 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-04

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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To compare the efficacy of olaparib in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin (AUC4) when compared with carboplatin (AUC6) and paclitaxel alone in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

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Poly(ADP ribose) polymerisation (PARP) Platinum sensitive Advanced Serous Ovarian cancer olaparib PARP inhibitors Platinum Sensitive Advanced Serous 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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1

Olaparib is available as a film-coated tablet containing 150 mg or 100 mg of olaparib. Subjects will be administered study treatment orally at a dose recommended by Investigator.

Full dose: 300 mg twice daily (bid) or Reduced doses: 200 mg twice daily (bid) or 100 mg twice daily (bid).

The planned dose of 300 mg bid will be made up of two x 150 mg tablets twice daily, with 100 mg tablets used to manage dose reductions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

olaparib

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets Oral BID

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

175mg/m2 iv for up to 6 cycles (18 weeks)

Drug: carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

AUC4 iv for up to 6 cycles (18 weeks)

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paclitaxel iv and carboplatin iv

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

175mg/m2 iv for 6 cycles (18 weeks) day 1 of 21 day cycle

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

AUC6 iv for 6 cycles (18 weeks) day 1 of 21 day cycle

Interventions

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olaparib

Tablets Oral BID

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

175mg/m2 iv for 6 cycles (18 weeks) day 1 of 21 day cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

carboplatin

AUC6 iv for 6 cycles (18 weeks) day 1 of 21 day cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

175mg/m2 iv for up to 6 cycles (18 weeks)

Intervention Type DRUG

Drug: carboplatin

AUC4 iv for up to 6 cycles (18 weeks)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Lynparza Taxol

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with serous ovarian cancer
* Patients who have received no more than 3 previous platinum containing treatments and were progression free for at least 6 months following the end of the last platinum treatment
* At least one lesion that is suitable for accurate repeated measurements

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients receiving any systemic anticancer chemotherapy, radiotherapy (except palliative) within two weeks from the last dose prior to study treatment
* Hypersensitivity to pre medications required for treatment with paclitaxel/carboplatin
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

125 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jane Robertson, BSc, MBCHB, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

AstraZeneca

Amit Oza, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada

Locations

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Stanford, California, United States

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West Hollywood, California, United States

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Orlando, Florida, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Parkville, , Australia

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Randwick, , Australia

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Namur, , Belgium

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Wilrijk, , Belgium

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Québec, Quebec, Canada

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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Brno, , Czechia

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Brno, , Czechia

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Hradec Králové, , Czechia

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Olomouc, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Essen, , Germany

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Solingen, , Germany

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Genova, , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Monza, , Italy

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Torino, , Italy

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Chūōku, , Japan

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Fukuoka, , Japan

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Matsuyama, , Japan

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Morioka, , Japan

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Shinjuku-ku, , Japan

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Yamagata, , Japan

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Yonago-shi, , Japan

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Panama City, , Panama

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Lima, , Peru

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Lima, , Peru

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Madrid, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Birmingham, , United Kingdom

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Coventry, , United Kingdom

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Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Canada Czechia Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Panama Peru Spain United Kingdom

References

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Tattersall A, Ryan N, Wiggans AJ, Rogozinska E, Morrison J. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Feb 16;2(2):CD007929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007929.pub4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35170751 (View on PubMed)

Gunderson CC, Moore KN. PARP inhibition in ovarian cancer: state of the science. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Jan;136(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.12.009. No abstract available.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25554012 (View on PubMed)

Oza AM, Cibula D, Benzaquen AO, Poole C, Mathijssen RH, Sonke GS, Colombo N, Spacek J, Vuylsteke P, Hirte H, Mahner S, Plante M, Schmalfeldt B, Mackay H, Rowbottom J, Lowe ES, Dougherty B, Barrett JC, Friedlander M. Olaparib combined with chemotherapy for recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer: a randomised phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jan;16(1):87-97. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)71135-0. Epub 2014 Dec 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25481791 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2009-015970-36

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

D0810C00041

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id