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CompletedNCT02475772Updated Jul 8, 2022

A Study With Intraperitoneal Cisplatin and Doxorubicin in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

A Phase 1 interventional study of Cisplatin and doxorubicin and Cisplatin and doxorubicin in Ovarian Cancer, sponsored by Clemens Tempfer. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-08.

Sponsored by Clemens Tempfer · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Fifteen women with recurrent ovarian cancer will be treated by an intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cisplatin and doxorubicin in three escalating dosage schedules. The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of doxorubicin and cisplatin every 4 weeks for three courses using a three-group, dose-escalation protocol with fixed dose-density. The time Frame for the assessment of the Primary outcome is therefore 12 weeks. Predefined toxicity criteria will be applied using CTCAE version 4.0 criteria. The study hypothesis is that local and systemic toxicity will increase with increasing dosage of cisplatin and doxorubicin during three repeated PIPAC courses with no CTCAE grade 4 and 5 events in any treatment group.

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This is a prospective phase I, single-arm (nonrandomized), open-label, three step dose-escalation study with cisplatin and doxorubicin applied as PIPAC in 15 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and peritoneal cancer.

The first 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 1.5 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 7.5 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. The next 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 2.25 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 11.25 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. The next 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 3 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 15 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. This schedule represents a three-step, 50% dose-escalation. Dose density will not be changed.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of doxorubicin and cisplatin every 4-6 weeks for three courses using a three-group, dose-escalation protocol with fixed dose-density. The time Frame for the assessment of the Primary outcome is therefore 12 weeks. Predefined toxicity criteria will be applied using CTCAE version 4.0 criteria, documented after the first, second, and third course of treatment. Clinical examinations will include abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans after the first, second, and third course of treatment, cardiac echocardiography before the first, second, and third course of treatment, and a clinical neurological assessment before the first, second, and third course of treatment. Pharmacological studies will include hematologic, liver, and renal function tests as well as cisplatin and doxorubicin plasma levels with blood samples drawn before, during, and up to 12 h after the start of each PIPAC course.

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Conditions studied

  • Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

  • ovarian cancer
  • recurrent
  • chemotherapy
  • intraperitoneal
  • cisplatin
  • doxorubicin
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In context

Ovarian Neoplasms

3,381 studies on the registry are indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms; 790 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 15 is below the median of 54 across 2,548 interventional studies indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Clemens Tempfer is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. clinical and/or radiological evidence of PC,
  2. age between 18 and 85 years with a diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer with disease progression after at least one line of previous intravenous chemotherapy with a platinum compound,
  3. blood and electrolyte counts, liver, and renal function parameters within 10% of the normal range established in the respective laboratory of the study institution,
  4. provision of written , and
  5. status.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. extraabdominal disease, with the exception of isolated pleural carcinomatosis/effusion,
  2. chemotherapy or surgery within the last four weeks prior to the first PIPAC application,
  3. previous treatment with maximum cumulative doses of doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, and/or other anthracyclines and anthracenediones,
  4. a history of allergic reaction to cisplatin or other platinum containing compounds or doxorubicin,
  5. severe renal impairment, myelosuppression, severe hepatic impairment, severe myocardial insufficiency, recent myocardial infarction or severe cardiac arrhythmia,
  6. status such as immunosuppressive therapy or a known disease of the immune system,
  7. previous enrolment in the present study, and
  8. previous intraabdominal chemotherapy or intraabdominal antibody therapy.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Immunosuppression

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cisplatin and doxorubicin

    Cisplatin and doxorubicin will be applied under pressure into the abdomen via laparoscopic trocars. The first 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 1.5 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 7.5 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. The next 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 2.25 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 11.25 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. The next 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 3 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 15 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. This schedule represents a three-step, 50% dose-escalation. Dose density will not be changed.

    Drug: Cisplatin and doxorubicin · Procedure: Cisplatin and doxorubicin

Interventions

  • DrugCisplatin and doxorubicin

    The first 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 1.5 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 7.5 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. The next 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 2.25 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 11.25 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. The next 5 patients will receive doxorubicin 3 mg/m2 body surface in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% and cisplatin 15 mg/m2 in 50 ml NaCl 0,9% q 4 weeks for three courses. This schedule represents a three-step, 50% dose-escalation. Dose density will not be changed.

    Also known as: Cisplatin TEVA, Doxorubicin 50 HEXAL®

  • ProcedureCisplatin and doxorubicin

    intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cisplatin and doxorubicin in a dose-escalation scheme

    Also known as: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse events according to CTCAE criteria

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical benefit according to RECIST criteria

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Plasma concentrations of cisplatin and doxorubicin

    Time frame: 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Marienhospital Herne
    Herne, North-Rhine Westphalia 44625, Germany
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References and documents

Publications

  • Tempfer CB, Celik I, Solass W, Buerkle B, Pabst UG, Zieren J, Strumberg D, Reymond MA. Activity of Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) with cisplatin and doxorubicin in women with recurrent, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: preliminary clinical experience. Gynecol Oncol. 2014 Feb;132(2):307-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.11.022. Epub 2013 Nov 23. PubMed 24275155 ↗
  • Tempfer CB, Giger-Pabst U, Seebacher V, Petersen M, Dogan A, Rezniczek GA. A phase I, single-arm, open-label, dose escalation study of intraperitoneal cisplatin and doxorubicin in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Jul;150(1):23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 May 6. PubMed 29743140 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Nov 2016 to primary completion in May 2018, 18 months.

Of 170 non-industry phase 1 interventional studies under Ovarian Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 54 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 35 and three quarters within 82. This study's 18 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 380 studies reached it within 50 months; a quarter within 32 and three quarters within 76.

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Registered
Mar 27, 2014
First posted
Jun 19, 2015
StartActual
Nov 2016
Primary completionActual
May 2018
CompletionActual
May 2018
Last update
Jul 8, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 8, 2022, 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
NCT02475772
Lead sponsor
Clemens Tempfer
Responsible party
Clemens Tempfer (Chairman, Clinic Director, Ruhr University of Bochum) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jun 19, 2015
Start date
Nov 2016
Primary completion
May 2018
Completion
May 2018
Last update
Jul 8, 2022

Study contacts

Clemen^s B Tempfer, MD
principal investigator · Ruhr University Bochum

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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