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CompletedNCT02728622Updated Apr 5, 2016

Chemotherapy vs Hormonal Treatment in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer Resistant or Refractory to Platinum and Taxane

A Phase 3 interventional study of Tamoxifen and Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cancer and Cancer of the Fallopian Tube, sponsored by Nordic Society of Gynaecological Oncology - Clinical Trials Unit. Completed. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-05.

Sponsored by Nordic Society of Gynaecological Oncology - Clinical Trials Unit · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
241
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

A randomized study of chemotherapy versus hormonal treatment in patients with ovarian cancer resistant or refractory to platinum and taxane.

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Patients with platinum-resistant invasive epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer will be randomized 1:2 to either hormonal treatment with Tamoxifen 40 mg daily or chemotherapy of investigator's choice (weekly paclitaxel given as an 1 hour infusion of paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 given every 4 weeks).

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Conditions studied

  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Peritoneal Cancer
  • Cancer of the Fallopian Tube

Keywords

  • ovarian cancer
  • platinum-resistant
  • endocrine treatment
  • chemotherapy
  • tamoxifen
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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 241 is above the median of 60 across 2,030 interventional studies indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Nordic Society of Gynaecological Oncology - Clinical Trials Unit is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with invasive epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer, being resistant to treatment with platinum and a taxane, either given in combination or sequentially.
  • Patients with clinical progression during or within 6 months after end of treatment for primary disease or relapse.
  • Patients with stable disease after 6 courses of chemotherapy for primary disease or relapse if further treatment is indicated.
  • Patients with doubling of s-CA 125 to at least 70 IU/Ml within 3 months after end of treatment for primary disease or relapse.
  • Age must be at least 18 years.
  • Performance status must be 0-2 (WHO/ECOG, appendix 1).
  • Informed consent given according to ICH/EU GCP guidelines and local or national laws

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis
  • Bilirubin greater than 2 x UNL (upper normal limits), white blood cell count below 3.0 x 109/L, neutrophil count below 1.5 x 109/L, platelets count below 100 x 109/L.
  • Active infection or other serious underlying medical condition which might prevent the patient from receiving treatment or to be followed.
  • Pregnant, lactating, or child bearing potential patients without adequate contraception
  • Previous treatment with Tamoxifen.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
241 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Tamoxifen

    Tamoxifen 40 mg is given orally once daily until progression

    Drug: Tamoxifen

  • Active comparator
    Chemotherapy

    Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 is given as an 1 hour infusion every 7 days or Caelyx 40 mg/m2 is given iv, first dose over 2 hours, later doses are infused over 1 hour, administered every 4 weeks or up to a maximum dose of 550 mg/m2. Until progression

    Drug: Chemotherapy

Interventions

  • DrugTamoxifen

    endocrine treatment

  • DrugChemotherapy

    Paclitaxel or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin

    Also known as: paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality-adjusted survival

    Time frame: through completion of study, on average 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. progression-free survival

    time to progressive disease or death

    Time frame: through completion of study, on average 3 months

  2. overall survival

    time to death of any cause

    Time frame: through completion of study, on average 1 year

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 5, 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
NCT02728622
Lead sponsor
Nordic Society of Gynaecological Oncology - Clinical Trials Unit
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 5, 2016
Start date
Mar 2002
Primary completion
Jan 2008
Completion
Jan 2009
Last update
Apr 5, 2016

Study contacts

Gunnar B Kristensen, Prof
study chair · The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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