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S0009 Combination Chemo and Surgery in Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of carboplatin and paclitaxel in Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal Cavity Cancer, sponsored by SWOG Cancer Research Network. Completed. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 120 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-01-08.

Sponsored by SWOG Cancer Research Network · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
62
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 120 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug or combining chemotherapy with surgery may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and surgery in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate the overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with stage III or IV ovarian epithelial cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer treated with neoadjuvant paclitaxel and carboplatin followed by surgery and adjuvant paclitaxel and carboplatin.
  • Estimate the percentage of these patients whose disease is successfully cytoreduced to less than 1 cm in diameter following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Evaluate the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Explore the relationship between tumor p53 expression, proliferation rate as measured by proliferating cell nuclear antigen and apoptotic rate, and human tumor cloning assay results at time of debulking surgery with progression-free survival and overall survival in these patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive neoadjuvant therapy comprising paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 35 days of receiving the third course of chemotherapy, patients with at least a 50% reduction in CA 125 undergo debulking surgery. Within 35 days of undergoing surgery, patients with a tumor reduction to below 1 cm receive adjuvant therapy comprising paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin intraperitoneally (IP) on day 1 and paclitaxel IP on day 8. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for up to 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 55 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Peritoneal Cavity Cancer

Keywords

  • stage III ovarian epithelial cancer
  • stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer
  • ovarian undifferentiated adenocarcinoma
  • ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
  • ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
  • ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma
  • ovarian clear cell cystadenocarcinoma
  • fallopian tube cancer
  • peritoneal cavity cancer
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In context

Ovarian Neoplasms

2,695 studies on the registry are indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms; 727 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 62 is close to the median of 60 across 2,030 interventional studies indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

SWOG Cancer Research Network is the lead sponsor of 328 studies on the registry; 37 are open to participants now.

Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 17 (100%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 120 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed stage III or IV ovarian epithelial cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer

    • Adenocarcinoma
    • Large pelvic mass and/or bulky abdominal disease and/or malignant pleural effusion
    • Pleural effusion only for stage IV (parenchymal, liver, lung, or other distant metastases not allowed)
    • No borderline or low-malignant potential tumors
  • Optimal cytoreduction clinically deemed unlikely
  • CA 125 at least 70 units/mL

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Zubrod 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT no greater than 2 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
  • No myocardial infarction or angina within past 6 months

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No severe gastrointestinal symptoms (i.e., partial obstruction) and/or gastrointestinal bleeding
  • No grade 2 or greater sensory neuropathy
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission
  • No active or uncontrolled infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior immunotherapy for this cancer

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy for this cancer

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior pelvic radiation for this cancer

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior exploratory laparotomy allowed provided an aggressive tumor debulking procedure was not performed (e.g., bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy/total abdominal hysterectomy with omentectomy)
  • Prior salpingo-oophorectomy and/or partial omentectomy allowed

Other:

  • No other concurrent anti-cancer therapy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
62 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    chemo/debulking surgery/IP chemo

    neoadjuvant chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) followed by debulking surgery followed by intraperitoneal chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel)

    Drug: carboplatin · Drug: paclitaxel · Procedure: debulking surgery

Interventions

  • Drugcarboplatin

    pre-surgery - target AUC=6, Day 1 IV, q 21 days X 3 cycles post-surgery - target AUC=5, Day 1 IP, q 28 days X 6 cycles

    Also known as: carbo

  • Drugpaclitaxel

    pre-surgery - 175 mg/m2 IV Day 1, q 21 days X 3 cycles post-surgery - 175 mg/m2 IV Day 1, q 28 days X 6 cycles AND 60 mg/m2 IP Day 8, q 28 days X 6 cycles

    Also known as: Taxol

  • Proceduredebulking surgery

    exploratory laparotomy, interval cytoreduction (to \< 1 cm residual)

    Also known as: surgery, debulking, cytoreduction, laparotomy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of registration until the date of death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive were censored at the date of last contact. Patients were followed every 3 months for the first year, every 6 months for years 2 and 3, and then annually for years 4 and 5.

    Time frame: assessed every 3 months for 1st year, then every 6 months for 2 years, then annually for years 4 and 5

  2. Progression-Free Survival

    Progression was defined as a CA-125 value that is both twice the nadir since registration and greater than 70 units/ml, and is confirmed by a second determination at least 7 days apart, or appearance of any new lesion/site. Symptomatic deterioration was defined as a global deterioration of health status requiring removal from protocol treatment. Progression-Free Survival was defined as the time from the date of registration to the date of progression, symptomatic deterioration, or death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive and progression-free were censored at last contact date.

    Time frame: Monthly during protocol treatment, then every 3 months up to the end of Year 1, then every 6 months for the next two years, then annually up to Year 5.

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Results

Posted Aug 24, 2012

Participant flow

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Participant flow — Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
MilestoneExperimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Started58
Eligible58
Completed38
Not completed20
Withdrew: Adverse event3
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject3
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy6
Withdrew: Not protocol specified8
Interval Debulking
Participant flow — Interval Debulking
MilestoneExperimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Started38
Received protocol surgery36
Completed36
Not completed2
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject2
Post-Cytoreduction Chemotherapy
Participant flow — Post-Cytoreduction Chemotherapy
MilestoneExperimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Started26
Completed18
Not completed8
Withdrew: Adverse event6
Withdrew: Progression1
Withdrew: Not protocol specified1

Outcome measures

PrimaryOverall Survival

Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of registration until the date of death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive were censored at the date of last contact. Patients were followed every 3 months for the first year, every 6 months for years 2 and 3, and then annually for years 4 and 5.

Time frame:
assessed every 3 months for 1st year, then every 6 months for 2 years, then annually for years 4 and 5
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival
monthsExperimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Overall Survival32 (22 to 37)
PrimaryProgression-Free Survival

Progression was defined as a CA-125 value that is both twice the nadir since registration and greater than 70 units/ml, and is confirmed by a second determination at least 7 days apart, or appearance of any new lesion/site. Symptomatic deterioration was defined as a global deterioration of health status requiring removal from protocol treatment. Progression-Free Survival was defined as the time from the date of registration to the date of progression, symptomatic deterioration, or death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive and progression-free were censored at last contact date.

Time frame:
Monthly during protocol treatment, then every 3 months up to the end of Year 1, then every 6 months for the next two years, then annually up to Year 5.
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression-Free Survival
monthsExperimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Progression-Free Survival21 (15 to 32)

Adverse events

Collected over Patients were assessed for adverse events every 3 weeks during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and then every 4 weeks during intravenous/intraperitoneal chemotherapy following cytoreductive surgery.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel (IV) + Carboplatin (V)—1/58 (1.7%)41/58 (70.7%)
Post-Cytoreduction Paclitaxel (IV/IP) + Carboplatin (IP)—0/26 (0%)22/26 (84.6%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventNeoadjuvant Paclitaxel (IV) + Carboplatin (V)Post-Cytoreduction Paclitaxel (IV/IP) + Carboplatin (IP)
HypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/580/26
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 51
Most frequent other events
EventNeoadjuvant Paclitaxel (IV) + Carboplatin (V)Post-Cytoreduction Paclitaxel (IV/IP) + Carboplatin (IP)
LeukopeniaInvestigations9/5817/26
Fatigue/malaise/lethargyGeneral disorders17/5815/26
Neutropenia/granulocytopeniaInvestigations13/5815/26
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders14/5814/26
Abdominal pain/crampingGastrointestinal disorders10/5814/26
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders5/5812/26
ThrombocytopeniaInvestigations7/5811/26
Sensory neuropathyNervous system disorders0/5811/26
AlopeciaSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/5810/26
Constipation/bowel obstructionGastrointestinal disorders3/589/26

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Experimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Median62 (31 to 79)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Experimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Female58
Male0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Experimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
American Indian or Alaska Native3
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1
Black or African American1
White51
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported2
Stage
Stage(participants)Experimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Stage III43
Stage IV15
Primary Site
Primary Site(participants)Experimental: Chemo/Debulking Surgery/IP Chemo
Ovary43
Peritoneal14
Not reported1
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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Tiersten AD, Liu PY, Smith HO, Wilczynski SP, Robinson WR 3rd, Markman M, Alberts DS. Phase II evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and debulking followed by intraperitoneal chemotherapy in women with stage III and IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer: Southwest Oncology Group Study S0009. Gynecol Oncol. 2009 Mar;112(3):444-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.10.028. Epub 2009 Jan 12. PubMed 19138791 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 8, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00008138
Lead sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 27, 2003
Start date
Mar 2001
Primary completion
Sep 2009
Completion
Nov 2009
Results posted
Aug 24, 2012
Last update
Jan 8, 2016

Study contacts

Amy D. Tiersten, MD
study chair · NYU Langone Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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