Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) and Paclitaxel in Recurrent Patients of Ovarian and Other Cancers of Mullerian Origin

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Ovarian Cancer

In brief

This study is designed to determine whether the combination treatment of Paclitaxel and Gleevec on recurrent ovarian cancer patients or other cancers of mullerian origin will generate better clinical response than Paclitaxel alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00840450

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

14

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-11-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients at least 18 years of age.
• Histologically documented diagnosis of epithelial carcinoma arising in the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum, of any stage or grade at diagnosis. *Patients must have received initial cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy with at least one platinum based chemotherapy regimen.
• Eligible platinum resistant patients will have failed no more than two additional non platinum cytotoxic regimens for their persistent or recurrent disease.
• Measurable disease.
• Performance status 0, 1, 2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) .
• Adequate end organ function, defined as the following: total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), SGOT and SGPT < 2.5 x UNL, creatinine < 1.5 x ULN, ANC > 1.0 x 10E9/L, platelets > 100 x 10E9/L.
• Written, voluntary informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient has received any other anticancer treatment within 21 days of first day of study drug dosing and shown recovery of any recent drug-induced neutropenia and thrombocytopenia.
• Patient has another primary malignancy that has required active intervention within 5 years, with the exception of basal cell skin cancer or a cervical carcinoma in situ.
• Patient with Grade III/IV cardiac problems as defined by the New York Heart Association Criteria (i.e., congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within 6 months of study).
• Patient has a severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease (i.e., uncontrolled diabetes, chronic renal disease, or active uncontrolled infection).
• Patients on coumadin-derived anticoagulants.
• Patient with brain metastasis.
• Chronic liver disease, Hep B or C.
• Patient has a known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
• Patient received chemotherapy within 3 weeks -unless the disease is rapidly progressing.
• Patient previously received radiotherapy to at least 25 % of the bone marrow.
• Patient had a major surgery within 2 weeks prior to study entry.
• Patient with any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or with inability to grant reliable informed consent.
• Patient is on any drug that may interfere with Gleevec (e.g., Dilantin, Coumadin,or others on the list on page 33-37 of the protocol).

Where it is running

• NYU cancer center — New York, New York, United States

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