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Avatar-Directed Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Bevacizumab and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Recurrent Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma and Recurrent Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-05.

Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This phase II trial studies how well Avatar-directed chemotherapy works in treating patients with ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer that does not respond to platinum anti-cancer drugs. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, gemcitabine hydrochloride, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride, topotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Using an Avatar, a living tumor sample with similar genetic characteristics to the original tumor, may help determine which chemotherapy is most effective.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the response rate of Avatar-directed salvage chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal and fallopian tube cancers.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the progression-free survival of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal and fallopian tube cancers receiving Avatar-directed salvage chemotherapy.

II. To determine the overall survival of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal and fallopian tube cancers receiving Avatar-directed salvage chemotherapy.

III. To determine the adverse events for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal and fallopian tube cancers receiving Avatar-directed salvage chemotherapy.

IV. To determine the correlation between patient response and response in their Avatar.

V. To enrich the Avatar response signature in response to Avatar-directed therapy using patient outcomes.

VI. To compare the response rates between patients who did or did not receive bevacizumab treatment.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 4 treatment arms as directed by Avatar results.

ARM A: Patients receive paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 1-96 hours on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may also receive bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

ARM B: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM C: Patients receive pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients may also receive bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM D: Patients receive topotecan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 every 21 days or days 1, 8, and 15 every 28 days. Patients may also receive bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on day 1 every 21 days or days 1 and 15 every 28 days. Courses repeat every 21 or 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3-6 months for 3 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Recurrent Fallopian Tube Carcinoma
  • Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma
  • Recurrent Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
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In context

Fallopian Tube Neoplasms

734 studies on the registry are indexed under Fallopian Tube Neoplasms; 128 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 13 is below the median of 51 across 598 interventional studies indexed under Fallopian Tube Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic is the lead sponsor of 3,263 studies on the registry; 670 are open to participants now.

Of its 450 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 318 (71%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Histologic confirmation of ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer of any subtype
  • Prior consent to have tumors used for unspecified future research
  • Ability to provide written informed consent
  • Willing to agree to periodic contact with a member of the study team during the period that the cancer has not recurred and/or has not become platinum resistant
  • Willing to agree that the local medical oncologist may be informed that patient has agreed to participate in the study
  • Platinum resistant or refractory ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer of any subtype; Note: platinum-sensitive disease is allowed in cases where there is a contraindication to platinum-based therapy (i.e., allergy to platinum); this must be reviewed and approved by the Principal Investigator
  • Successful Avatar engraftment with successful expansion and treatment outcome of Avatar therapy
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (ECOG performance status [PS]) of 0, 1 or 2
  • Measurable disease or non-measurable disease; for patients with non-measureable disease, they must also have a cancer antigen (CA)-125 measurement of > 35 U/mL or 2 X their documented nadir on 2 separate measurements 1 week apart
  • The following laboratory values obtained =\< 21 days prior to registration; complete blood count (CBC), sodium, potassium, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), bilirubin and creatinine are to be obtained pre-study; Note: treatment initiation and dosing modification should be performed at the individual investigators discretion and be consistent with the product label and their medical practice
  • Negative urine or serum pregnancy test performed =\< 7 days prior to registration, for women of child bearing potential only
  • Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow-up or have a local physician willing to submit response and outcome data; Note: any and all therapy, potentially in its entirety, may be conducted outside of the Mayo Clinic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any of the following:

    • Pregnant women
    • Nursing women
  • Prior treatment with Doxil, topotecan, Gemzar or Taxol chemotherapy for platinum-resistant cancer; Note: Allowed prior therapy with Doxil or Gemzar if given for platinum sensitive disease in combination with a platinum drug AND the Avatar data indicates a drug other than Doxil or Gemzar would be effective; Note: Allowed prior therapies for patients following confirmation of platinum-resistant cancer include:

    • Therapeutic antibodies, such as bevacizumab
    • Small molecule kinase inhibitors, such as pazopanib
    • Vaccines and immunotherapy All of these exceptions should be confirmed with the Principal Investigator (PI) prior to registration
  • Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens
  • Immunocompromised patients and patients known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive and currently receiving antiretroviral therapy; Note: patients known to be HIV positive, but without clinical evidence of an immunocompromised state, are eligible for this trial
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness judged by the treating investigator to preclude treatment with chemotherapy
  • Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm
  • Other active malignancy =\< 3 years prior to registration; EXCEPTIONS: non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix; Note: if there is a history of prior malignancy, they must not be receiving treatment for their cancer
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
13 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm A (Avatar-directed paclitaxel)

    Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1-96 hours on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may also receive bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

    Biological: Bevacizumab · Drug: Paclitaxel

  • Experimental
    Arm B (Avatar-directed gemcitabine hydrochloride)

    Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

  • Experimental
    Arm C (Avatar-directed liposomal doxorubicin)

    Patients receive pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients may also receive bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Biological: Bevacizumab · Drug: Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

  • Experimental
    Arm D (Avatar-directed topotecan hydrochloride)

    Patients receive topotecan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 every 21 days or days 1, 8, and 15 every 28 days. Patients may also receive bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on day 1 every 21 days or days 1 and 15 every 28 days. Courses repeat every 21 or 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Biological: Bevacizumab · Drug: Topotecan Hydrochloride

Interventions

  • BiologicalBevacizumab

    Given IV

    Also known as: Anti-VEGF, Anti-VEGF Humanized Monoclonal Antibody, Anti-VEGF rhuMAb, Avastin, Bevacizumab Biosimilar BEVZ92, Bevacizumab Biosimilar BI 695502, Immunoglobulin G1 (Human-Mouse Monoclonal rhuMab-VEGF Gamma-Chain Anti-Human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), Disulfide With Human-Mouse Monoclonal rhuMab-VEGF Light Chain, Dimer, Recombinant Humanized Anti-VEGF Monoclonal Antibody, rhuMab-VEGF

  • Given IV

    Also known as: dFdCyd, Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochloride, Gemzar, LY-188011, LY188011

  • Given IV

    Also known as: Anzatax, Asotax, Bristaxol, Praxel, Taxol, Taxol Konzentrat

  • Given IV

    Also known as: ATI-0918, Caelyx, DOX-SL, Doxil, Doxilen, Doxorubicin HCl Liposome, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome, Duomeisu, Evacet, LipoDox, Liposomal Adriamycin, Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Liposomal-Encapsulated Doxorubicin, Pegylated Doxorubicin HCl Liposome, S-Liposomal Doxorubicin, Stealth Liposomal Doxorubicin, TLC D-99

  • Given IV

    Also known as: Hycamptamine, Hycamtin, SKF S-104864-A, Topotecan HCl, topotecan hydrochloride (oral)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Patients With a Confirmed Tumor Response, Defined as Complete Response or Partial Response Estimated Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 Criteria

    Estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals for the true success proportion will be calculated according to the exact Binomial method. The primary analysis will pool across all patients, and tumor response rate by treatment arm will also be looked at in an exploratory fashion.

    Time frame: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AE)

    Maximum grade for each type of AE will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine AE patterns.

    Time frame: 9 months

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. Analysis will be conducted with all arms of Avatar-directed chemotherapy pooled.

    Time frame: 25 months

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. Analysis will be conducted with all arms of Avatar-directed chemotherapy pooled.

    Time frame: 9 months

  4. Number of Patients With a Partial or Confirmed Response

    The Chi-square or Fisher's Exact test will be used to compare the response rates between patients who did or did not receive bevacizumab treatment. The response rates will also be reported by treatment type.

    Time frame: 9 months

Other outcomes

  1. Enriched Avatar Response Signature in Response to Avatar-directed Therapy Using Patient Outcomes

    This will be an exploratory analysis that will use the outcome data from this trial to inform future work using Avatar directed therapy.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  2. Frequency (%) of Patients Who Had an Avatar Response and a Clinical Tumor Response for the Same Treatment

    Overall concordance rate and confidence interval will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

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Results

Posted Dec 5, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Started3109
Completed0000
Not completed3109
Withdrew: Death0001
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1102
Withdrew: Alternative therapy1000
Withdrew: Progression0005
Withdrew: Patient went to hospice0001
Withdrew: Ineligible1000

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Patients With a Confirmed Tumor Response, Defined as Complete Response or Partial Response Estimated Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 Criteria

Estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals for the true success proportion will be calculated according to the exact Binomial method. The primary analysis will pool across all patients, and tumor response rate by treatment arm will also be looked at in an exploratory fashion.

Time frame:
24 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percentage of Patients With a Confirmed Tumor Response, Defined as Complete Response or Partial Response Estimated Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 Criteria
ParticipantsArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Percentage of Patients With a Confirmed Tumor Response, Defined as Complete Response or Partial Response Estimated Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 Criteria000
SecondaryNumber of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AE)

Maximum grade for each type of AE will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine AE patterns.

Time frame:
9 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AE)
ParticipantsArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AE)114
SecondaryOverall Survival (OS)

OS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. Analysis will be conducted with all arms of Avatar-directed chemotherapy pooled.

Time frame:
25 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Overall Survival (OS)7.9 (NA to NA)8.7 (NA to NA)9.2 (4.5 to NA)
SecondaryProgression Free Survival (PFS)

PFS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. Analysis will be conducted with all arms of Avatar-directed chemotherapy pooled.

Time frame:
9 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
monthsArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Progression Free Survival (PFS)7.9 (NA to NA)8.7 (NA to NA)3.0 (1.9 to NA)
SecondaryNumber of Patients With a Partial or Confirmed Response

The Chi-square or Fisher's Exact test will be used to compare the response rates between patients who did or did not receive bevacizumab treatment. The response rates will also be reported by treatment type.

Time frame:
9 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Patients With a Partial or Confirmed Response
ParticipantsArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Number of Patients With a Partial or Confirmed Response000
Other pre-specifiedEnriched Avatar Response Signature in Response to Avatar-directed Therapy Using Patient Outcomes

This will be an exploratory analysis that will use the outcome data from this trial to inform future work using Avatar directed therapy.

Time frame:
Up to 3 years

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedFrequency (%) of Patients Who Had an Avatar Response and a Clinical Tumor Response for the Same Treatment

Overall concordance rate and confidence interval will be reported.

Time frame:
Up to 3 years

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over 25 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)
Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)
Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)6/9 (66.7%)3/9 (33.3%)4/9 (44.4%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Skin infectionInfections and infestations1/20/10/9
ConfusionPsychiatric disorders1/20/10/9
Colonic obstructionGastrointestinal disorders0/20/11/9
Gastric perforationGastrointestinal disorders0/20/11/9
Creatinine increasedInvestigations0/20/11/9
HyponatremiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/20/11/9
Neoplasms benign, mal, uncpec - Oth specNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/20/11/9
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/20/10/9
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations0/20/10/9
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventArm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations1/21/10/9
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/20/12/9
FatigueGeneral disorders1/20/11/9
DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/20/10/9
AlopeciaSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/20/11/9
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders0/20/12/9
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders0/20/11/9
Alkaline phosphatase increasedInvestigations0/20/11/9
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations0/20/11/9

Baseline characteristics

All patients that were enrolled were analyzed

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)Total
Mean61 ± 8.5432 ± NA—56.6 ± 8.2255.7 ± 10.56
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)Total
Female31—913
Male00—00
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)Total
Hispanic or Latino00—00
Not Hispanic or Latino31—913
Unknown or Not Reported00—00
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)Total
American Indian or Alaska Native00—00
Asian00—11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander00—00
Black or African American00—00
White31—812
More than one race00—00
Unknown or Not Reported00—00
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)Total
United States31—913
Tumor Histology Type
Tumor Histology Type(Participants)Arm A (Avatar-directed Paclitaxel)Arm B (Avatar-directed Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)Arm C (Avatar-directed Liposomal Doxorubicin)Arm D (Avatar-directed Topotecan Hydrochloride)Total
Ovarian (serous)31—711
Fallopian tube (serous)00—11
Ovarian (other)00—11
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Study locations

3 sites
  • Mayo Clinic in Arizona
    Phoenix, Arizona 85054, United States
  • Mayo Clinic in Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida 32224, United States
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Feb 28, 2018

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02312245
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 9, 2014
Start date
Jul 21, 2015
Primary completion
Apr 24, 2023
Completion
Apr 24, 2023
Results posted
Dec 5, 2024
Last update
Dec 5, 2024

Study contacts

John Weroha, M.D.
principal investigator · Mayo Clinic

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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