A Phase 2 interventional study of Carboplatin and olaparibp, embro in Ovarian Cancer, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-29.
Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
this is a trial evaluating three chemotherapy agents in patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients that are Stage III or Stage IV prior to surgery to remove the tumor. After surgery there will be additional chemotherapy given.
This is a single-arm, phase II trial for patients with primary Stage III/IV advanced epithelial ovarian cancer who will receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy. All patients will receive a one-cycle lead-in of carboplatin (with or without) paclitaxel followed by three cycles of carboplatin, paclitaxel, and pembrolizumab prior to interval debulking surgery (IDS), and three cycles after IDS, followed by olaparib and pembrolizumab maintenance. Patients will receive a pre-treatment biopsy. The study will be done at 1 site and fresh tissue will be required pre-treatment as well as at the time of IDS. This tissue will be used for flow cytometry (to determine populations of cells - ie. Tregs, TILs, NK cells, MDSCs, DCs and other APCs), RNAseq (specifically looking at "hot" and "cold" signatures), proteomics (PD-L1 status and other protein expression), and immune score staining (based on the quantification of CD3 and CD8 both at the tumor center and the margins). The benefit of this study compared to other on-going upfront studies in ovarian cancer is that all patients will receive PARP inhibitor and pembrolizumab maintenance. Bevacizumab will be allowed after interval debulking surgery with the last 2 cycles of chemotherapy and can be continued as maintenance in these patients. Additionally, if a patient does not have a CR at the conclusion of their chemotherapy, bevacizumab can be added during the maintenance period.
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Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:
Participant that is a candidate for neoadjuvant chemotherapy has a CA-125 (kilounits/L) : carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA; ng/mL) ratio greater than or equal to 25 [Vergote, I., et al 2010].
Note: if the serum CA-125/CEA ratio is less than 25, then a workup should be negative for the presence of a non-ovarian cancer to determine eligibility (e.g., breast or gastrointestinal cancers [including CRC]).
5. Participant is female and at least 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent.
6. Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1, as assessed within 7 days prior to enrollment.
7. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies:
a.) Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR b.) A WOCBP who agrees to follow contraceptive guidance during the Treatment Period and for at least 120 days following the last dose of pembrolizumab and olaparib and at least 210 days following the last dose of chemotherapy 8. The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the study. The participant may also provide consent for future biomedical research; however, the participant may participate in the main study without participating in future biomedical research.
9. Participant has adequate organ function as follows; all screening laboratory tests should be performed within 7 days of enrollment:
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:
Participant has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment in the last 3 years.
Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g., ductal carcinoma in situ, cervical carcinoma in situ) that has undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded. Additionally, participants with synchronous primary endometrial cancer or a past history of primary endometrial cancer that met the following conditions are not excluded: Stage not greater than I-A; no more than superficial myometrial invasion, without vascular or lymphatic invasion; no poorly differentiated subtypes, including papillary serous, clear cell or other FIGO Grade 3 lesions.
Participant has known active central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with brain metastases may participate provided they were previously treated (except with chemotherapy) and are radiologically stable, clinically stable, and no steroids were used for the management of symptoms related to brain metastases within 14 days prior to enrollment. Stable brain metastases should be established prior to the first dose of study medication.
Note: Participants with known untreated, asymptomatic brain metastases (i.e., no neurological symptoms, no requirement for corticosteroids, no or minimal surrounding edema, and no lesion >1.5 cm) may participate but will require regular imaging of the brain as a site of disease.
Participant has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs).
Note: Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed.
Participant is currently receiving either strong (phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John's Wort) or moderate (e.g. bosentan, efavirenz, modafinil) inducers of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study. The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 5 weeks for phenobarbital and 3 weeks for other agents.
Note: a current list of strong/moderate inducers of CYP3A4 can be found at the following website: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug-interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers
Participant has uncontrolled hypertension, defined as defined as systolic >140 mm Hg or diastolic >90 mm Hg documented by 2 blood pressure readings taken at least 1 hour apart.
Note: This applies to participants who will receive bevacizumab.
Use of antihypertensive medications to control blood pressure is allowed. Participant has current, clinically relevant bowel obstruction (including sub-occlusive disease), abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation, related to underlying EOC.
Note: This applies to participants who will receive bevacizumab.
neoadjuvant carbo/taxol/pembro followed by maintenance olaparib/pembro post- surgery
Drug: Carboplatin · Drug: olaparibp, embro
neoadjuvant treatment , followed by surgery, then maintenance chemotherapy
Also known as: pembrolizimab, taxol
maintenance chemotherapy : olaparib, pembro
Progression free survival
Progression free survival at 36 month according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid tumors RECIST 1.1
Time frame: 36 months
Progression free survival at 12 months
To assess progression free survival at 12 months according to RECIST v1.1
Time frame: 12 months
Progression free survival at 24 months
To assess progression free survival at 24 months according to RECIST v1.1
Time frame: 24 months
pathological complete response (pCR)
To assess pathological complete response (pCR) at the time of interval debulking surgery after 3 cycles of therapy
Time frame: 12-20 weeks
overall survival (OS)
To assess overall survival (OS) at 36 months
Time frame: 36 months
Adverse events (CTCAE v5.0)
To assess safety and tolerability according to Common Terminology Criteria for adverse events (CTCAE v5.0) at 36 months
Time frame: 36 months
Plan to share: No
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