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Ovarian CancerPhase 2NCT00055432

Gemzar (Gemcitabine) and Alimta (Pemetrexed) in the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive and Platinum-Resistant Ovarian or Peritoneal Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Gemzar and Alimta in people with Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal Cancer, run by Eli Lilly and Company at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This study hopes to evaluate whether the combination of Gemzar plus Alimta will have any beneficial effects for patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive or platinum-resistant ovarian or peritoneal cancer. Treatments are weekly for two weeks, with the 3rd week off and will be repeated every 21 days. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cancer
What is being tested?
Gemzar and Alimta
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have disease that can be measured.
  • Patients must meet criteria for either platinum-resistant or platinum-sensitive ovarian or peritoneal cancer.
  • Patients may only have had one prior platinum-based chemotherapy regimen.
  • Patients must be willing and able to stop all aspirin and NSAID medications immediately before and for a time after each treatment cycle (approx. 5-8 days)
  • Patients must have normal kidney function.

Who cannot join

  • Patients may not have a Low Malignant Potential or Borderline Ovarian Tumor.
  • Patients may not have received pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy.
  • Patients must not have evidence of or received treatment for another cancer within the last 5 years.
  • Patients must not have been diagnosed with a heart attack in the last 6 months.
  • Patients who are unwilling or unable to take folic acid tablets, vitamin B12 injections or dexamethasone tablets.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact the Clinical Trials Support Center at 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or speak with your personal physician.

    Atlanta, Georgia

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About this study

This study hopes to evaluate whether the combination of Gemzar plus Alimta will have any beneficial effects for patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive or platinum-resistant ovarian or peritoneal cancer. Treatments are weekly for two weeks, with the 3rd week off and will be repeated every 21 days. Side effects and the overall safety of the treatment will also be monitored and evaluated. In addition, a Quality of Life questionnaire is part of this study to help measure patient perceived benefits or drawbacks to this treatment regimen.

Being tested
Gemzar and Alimta
Keywords
recurrent ovarian cancer, platinum-resistant, platinum-sensitive, folate receptor antagonist
Medical subject headings
Ovarian Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Gemzar and AlimtaDrug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Mar 2003 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00055432
Sponsor's protocol ID
7127
Other IDs
H3E-US-JMFU
Status last verified
Sep 2006
First submitted
3 Mar 2003
Last updated
15 Sep 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Gemzar and Alimta in people with Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal Cancer, run by Eli Lilly and Company at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Sep 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Sep 2006.

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