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Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7Phase 1/2NCT02726997

Matched Paired Pharmacodynamics and Feasibility Study of Durvalumab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Frontline Ovarian Cancer (N-Dur)

A Phase 1/2 study testing Carboplatin, Durvalumab and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in people with Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7 and Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This phase I/II trial studies how well durvalumab works when given in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients with stage III-IV ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
Carboplatin, Durvalumab and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
18 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
6 Jul 2016to 31 Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

  • Written informed consent and any locally-required authorization (e.g., Health Information Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] in the United States of America [USA], European Union [EU] Data Privacy Directive in the EU) obtained from the subject prior to performing any protocol-related procedures, including screening evaluations
  • Histology showing high-grade epithelial non-mucinous ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer
  • No prior treatment for primary advanced (stage III or IV) epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube carcinoma such as irradiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, investigational therapy, surgery, and/or other concurrent agents or therapies
  • A disposition to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with planned interval tumor reductive surgery after 3 complete cycles of treatment
  • Planned chemotherapy with combination carboplatin and paclitaxel given intravenously
  • Have measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1
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  • Measurable disease is defined at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest dimension to be recorded); each target lesion must be > 20 mm when measured by conventional techniques, including palpation, plain x-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or > 10 mm when measured by spiral CT
  • Patients with non-measurable but evaluable solid tumors may be deemed eligible contingent upon principal investigator (PI) review; a non-measurable but evaluable solid tumor is defined as either unidimensionally measurable lesions, masses with margins not clearly defined, or lesions with maximal perpendicular diameters < 10 mm that can still be evaluated for the primary endpoint
  • Peripheral neuropathy grade 0 or 1 by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Life expectancy >= 12 weeks
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10^9/L (> 1500 per mm^3)
  • Platelet count >= 100 x 10^9/L (> 100,000 per mm^3)
  • Serum bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate Transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless liver metastases are present, in which case it must be =< 5 x ULN
  • Serum creatinine clearance (CL) > 40 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula or by 24-hour urine collection for determination of creatinine
  • Subjects must either be of non-reproductive potential (i.e., post-menopausal by history: >= 60 years old and no menses for >= 1 year without an alternative medical cause; OR history of hysterectomy, OR history of bilateral tubal ligation, OR history of bilateral oophorectomy) or must have a negative serum pregnancy test upon study entry
  • Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up
  • Pre-treatment tumor tissue available for research purposes; this tissue can be collected from preoperative laparoscopy, other diagnostic biopsy, or a research-specific biopsy; this pre-treatment tumor must be amenable to repeat tissue sampling after induction therapy
  • Signed informed consent on protocol LAB02-188
  • For participation in the patient-reported outcomes and qualitative interviews, subjects must be fluent in English

Who cannot join

  • Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study (applies to both AstraZeneca staff and/or staff at the study site)
  • Previous enrollment in the present study
  • Prior treatment for ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
  • Histology showing mucinous or low grade epithelial carcinoma
  • Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 4 weeks
  • Any previous treatment with a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) or programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, including durvalumab
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  • History of another primary malignancy except for: malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease >= 5 years before the first dose of study drug and of low potential risk for recurrence; adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease; or adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease e.g., cervical cancer in situ
  • Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) >= 470 ms calculated from 3 electrocardiograms (ECGs) using Bazett's correction
  • Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 28 days before the first dose of durvalumab, with the exceptions of intranasal and inhaled corticosteroids or systemic corticosteroids at physiological doses, which are not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone, or an equivalent corticosteroid
  • Any unresolved toxicity (> CTCAE grade 2) from previous anti-cancer therapy; any prior grade >= 3 immune-related adverse event (irAE) while receiving any previous immunotherapy agent, or any unresolved irAE > grade 1
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune disease within the past 2 years; NOTE: Subjects with vitiligo, Grave's disease, or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years) are not excluded
  • Active or prior documented inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
  • History of primary immunodeficiency
  • History of allogeneic organ transplant
  • History of hypersensitivity to durvalumab or any excipient
  • History of hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or carboplatin or their excipients
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis, active bleeding diatheses including any subject known to have evidence of acute or chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or compromise the ability of the subject to give written informed consent
  • Known history of previous clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis
  • History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
  • Receipt of live attenuated vaccination within 30 days prior to study entry or within 30 days of receiving durvalumab
  • Female subjects who are pregnant/breast-feeding or who are of reproductive potential and not employing acceptable methods of birth control; acceptable methods of contraception include true abstinence in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle choice of the patient, tubal ligation, vasectomized partner, barrier methods (e.g., cap plus spermicide, sponge plus spermicide, diaphragm plus spermicide, or male condom plus a spermicide), intrauterine device methods (e.g., Copper T or Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system), or hormonal methods (e.g., any registered and marketed contraceptive agent that contains an estrogen and/or a progestational agent) and that is administered via the oral, subcutaneous, transdermal, intrauterine, or intramuscular route as an implant, hormone shot or injection, combined pill, minipill or patch; all methods of contraception should be used in combination with the use of a condom by their male sexual partner for intercourse
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results
  • Symptomatic or uncontrolled brain metastases requiring concurrent treatment, inclusive of but not limited to surgery, radiation and/or corticosteroids
  • Subjects with uncontrolled seizures

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

This phase I/II trial studies how well durvalumab works when given in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients with stage III-IV ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, 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. Giving durvalumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel may be a better treatment for ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To explore basal levels and effects of durvalumab in combination with chemotherapy on molecular markers in immune-related pathways, including but not limited to, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) copy number, mutation, and level of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein expression, before and after durvalumab and chemotherapy treatment in women with primary advanced high grade serous ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate progression-free survival of paclitaxel and carboplatin and durvalumab in patients with advanced stage, metastatic ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

II. To describe the feasibility of combination therapy and maintenance durvalumab in this population.

III. To evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of combination and maintenance durvalumab.

IV. To report overall survival.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate circulating lymphoid populations (subsets). II. To determine tissue programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression and T-cell infiltration.

III. To measure circulating immune-related cytokines/chemokines. IV. To capture patient reported outcomes (symptoms, quality of life, and patient utilities).

OUTLINE:

NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY: Before debulking surgery, patients receive durvalumab and carboplatin intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on day 1, and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo debulking surgery.

SURGERY: After 3 courses of chemotherapy, patients undergo debulking laparoscopic surgery.

ADJUVANT THERAPY: Beginning after debulking surgery, patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1, paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on days 1, 8, and 15, and durvalumab IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE THERAPY: Patients receive durvalumab IV over 1 hour on day 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 7 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12 months, and then every 6 months thereafter.

Being tested
Carboplatin, Durvalumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Paclitaxel, Pharmacological Study
Medical subject headings
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • CarboplatinDrug

    Also called Blastocarb, Carboplat, Carboplatin Hexal, Carboplatino

    Given IV

  • DurvalumabBiological

    Also called Imfinzi, Immunoglobulin G1, Anti-(Human Protein B7-H1) (Human Monoclonal MEDI4736 Heavy Chain), Disulfide with Human Monoclonal MEDI4736 Kappa-chain, Dimer, MEDI-4736, MEDI4736

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • PaclitaxelDrug

    Also called Anzatax, Asotax, Bristaxol, Praxel

    Given IV

  • Pharmacological StudyOther

    Correlative studies

  • Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther

    Also called Quality of Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

Study groups in NCT02726997
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (durvalumab, carboplatin, paclitaxel, questionnaire)ExperimentalNEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY: Before debulking surgery, patients receive durvalumab and carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1, and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo debulking surgery. SURGERY: After 3 courses of chemotherapy, patients undergo debulking laparoscopic surgery. ADJUVANT THERAPY: Beginning after debulking surgery, patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1, paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on days 1, 8, and 15, and durvalumab IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. MAINTENANCE THERAPY: Patients receive durvalumab IV over 1 hour on day 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 7 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Carboplatin; Biological: Durvalumab; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Paclitaxel; Other: Pharmacological Study; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pharmacodynamic Changes Induced by Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Using Paired T-Test

    Paired t-test with a 2-sided significance level of 0.05 used to test whether the change in biomarker expression from pre-treatment to post-treatment with Durvalumab is different from 0.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Pharmacodynamic Changes Induced by Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Using an Exact Binomial Test

    Exact binomial test with a 1-sided significance level of 0.05 used to test whether the probability of a biomarker increasing (or decreasing) is > 0.50.

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Pharmacodynamic Changes Induced by Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

    Fisher's exact test with a 1-sided significance level of 0.05 used to compare the proportion of participants treated with Durvalumab who have increasing (or decreasing) expression rates with the corresponding proportion from a historical control group of 30 untreated patients.

    Measured: 1 year

  4. Pharmacodynamic Changes Induced by Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Using a 2-Sample T-Test

    A 2-sample t-test with a 2-sided significance level of 0.05 used to compare change in biomarker expression between patients treated with Durvalumab and a control group of 30 untreated patients.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. Progression-Free Survival with Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

    Progression defined by any of the following: 25% increase in sum of the products of perpendicular diameters of enhancing lesions compared with the smallest tumor measurement obtained either at baseline (if no decrease) or best response, on stable or increasing doses of corticosteroids; significant increase in T2/FLAIR nonenhancing lesion on stable or increasing doses of corticosteroids compared with baseline scan or best response after initiation of therapy not caused by comorbid events (eg, radiation therapy, demyelination, ischemic injury, infection, seizures, postoperative changes, or other treatment effects); any new lesion; clear clinical deterioration not attributable to other causes apart from the tumor (eg, seizures, medication adverse events, complications of therapy, cerebrovascular events, infection) or changes in corticosteroid dose; failure to return for evaluation as a result of death or deteriorating condition; or clear progression of nonmeasurable disease.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Feasibility of Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Determined by Methods of Thall et all

    Feasibility defined as the ability to complete all planned cycles of adjuvant therapy, using the methods of Thall et al. (1994).

    Measured: 126 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Jul 2016
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

Resources

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
18 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02726997
Sponsor's protocol ID
2015-0900
Other IDs
NCI-2016-00557, 2015-0900
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
24 Mar 2016
Last updated
11 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Carboplatin, Durvalumab and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in people with Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7 and Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 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 22 inclusion and 24 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 2026. 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 combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Pharmacodynamic Changes Induced by Treatment with Durvalumab in Combination with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Women with Advanced Stage, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Using Paired T-Test (time frame: 1 year). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02726997.

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 11 Jun 2026.

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