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Ovarian CancerPhase 3NCT02855944

ARIEL4: A Study of Rucaparib Versus Chemotherapy BRCA Mutant Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Patients

A Phase 3 study testing Chemotherapy and Rucaparib in people with Ovarian Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, run by pharmaand GmbH at 77 sites in 12 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer will best respond to treatment with rucaparib versus chemotherapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
Chemotherapy and Rucaparib
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
349 participants
Where
77 sitesin 12 countries
Study dates
1 Mar 2017to 16 Sep 2022
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Be 18 years of age at the time the informed consent form is signed
  • Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of high-grade serous or Grade 2 or Grade 3 endometrioid epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
  • Received ≥ 2 prior chemotherapy regimens and have relapsed or progressive disease as confirmed by radiologic assessment
  • Have biopsiable and evaluable disease. Note: biopsy is optional for patients known to harbor a BRCA1/2 mutation
  • Have sufficient archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue available for planned analyses

Who cannot join

  • History of prior cancers except for those that have been curatively treated, with no evidence of cancer currently (provided all chemotherapy was completed >6 months prior and/or bone marrow transplant >2 years prior to first dose of rucaparib).
  • Prior treatment with any PARP inhibitor
  • Symptomatic and/or untreated central nervous system metastases
  • Pre-existing duodenal stent and/or any other gastrointestinal disorder or defect that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with absorption of rucaparib
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Hospitalization for bowel obstruction within 3 months prior to enrollment

Trial locations and contacts

77 sites in 12 countries.

77 sites in 12 countries

Russia12 sites
  • Arkhangelsk Clinical Oncological Dispensary

    Arkhangelsk

  • Kursk Regional Oncologic Dispensary

    Kursk

  • Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center of Moscow Healthcare Department

    Moscow, 115478

  • Omsk Region Clinical Oncologic Dispensary

    Omsk

  • Pyatigorsk Oncological Dispensary

    Pyatigorsk

  • Ryazan Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary

    Ryazan

  • Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University

    Saint Petersburg

  • Saint Petersburg City Oncological Dispensary

    Saint Petersburg

  • State Healthcare Institution Oncologic Dispensary No. 2 - Health Department of Krasnodar Region

    Saint Petersburg

  • Republican oncological dispensary of Republic of Mordovia

    Saransk

  • State Healthcare Institution Oncologic Dispensary No. 2 - Health Department of Krasnodar Region

    Sochi

  • Republic Clinical Oncology Dispensary of the Ministry of Healthcare of Republic of Bashkortostan

    Ufa

Other trials in Russia

United Kingdom10 sites
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Cambridge

  • Velindre NHS Trust

    Cardiff

  • University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

    Coventry

  • Derby Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Derby

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

    Glasgow

  • University College London Hospitals

    London

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Clinical Trial Pharmacy

    Manchester, England

  • East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

    Middlesex

  • Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Newcastle upon Tyne

  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

    Sutton, Surrey

Other trials in United Kingdom

Brazil8 sites
  • Hospital do Cancer de Barretos

    Barretos, São Paulo

  • Instituto de Oncologia do Parana (IOP)

    Curitiba, Paraná

  • CEPON-Centro de pesquisas Oncologicas

    Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

  • Hospital Haroldo Juacaba Instituto do Cancer do Ceara

    Fortaleza, Ceará

  • União Brasileira de Educação e Assistência / Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

  • Instituto Nacional de Câncer Hospital do Câncer II

    Rio de Janeiro

  • Hospital Pérola Byington - Centro de Referência da Saúde da Mulher

    São Paulo

  • Hospital São Camilo

    São Paulo

Other trials in Brazil

Italy8 sites
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna - Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi

    Bologna

  • Istituto per la Ricerca e la Cura del Cancro Istituto di Candiolo

    Candiolo

  • AO per l'emergenza Cannizzaro

    Catania

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    Milan

  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

    Milan

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena

    Modena

  • Istituto Nazionale per lo studio e la cura dei tumori "Fondazione Pascale" Oncologia Medica

    Naples

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli

    Roma

Other trials in Italy

Spain8 sites
  • Centro Oncologico Regional de Galicia

    A Coruña

  • Hospital Duran i Reynals

    Barcelona

  • Hospital Universitari Vall DHebron

    Barcelona

  • Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta

    Girona

  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos

    Madrid

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Madrid

  • Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM) - Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid

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Israel6 sites
  • Carmel Medical Center

    Haifa

  • Edith Wolfson Medical Center

    Holon

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    Jerusalem

  • Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva

  • Chaim Sheba Medical Center

    Ramat Gan

  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Oncology Dept.

    Tel Aviv

Other trials in Israel

Poland6 sites
  • Bialostockie Centrum Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie

    Bialystok

  • Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Innowacyjna Medycyna Sp z o.o.

    Grzybnica, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 w Lublinie

    Lublin

  • Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie

    Olsztyn

  • Szpital Kliniczny Przemienienia Panskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Pozna

    Poznan

  • Pomorska Akademia Medyczna w Szczecinie, Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 2

    Szczecin

Other trials in Poland

Ukraine6 sites
  • Dnipropetrovsk City Multifield Clinical Hospital Number 4

    Dnipropetrovsk

  • National Cancer Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

    Kyiv

  • Volyn Regional Oncology Dispensary

    Lutsk

  • Lviv Regional Oncology Dispensary

    Lviv

  • Sumy Regional Oncology Center

    Sumy

  • Zakarpattya Regional Clinical Oncological Dispensary

    Uzhhorod

Other trials in Ukraine

Canada5 sites
  • Tom Baker Cancer Center

    Calgary, Alberta

  • Centre Hospitalier de L'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)

    Montreal, Quebec

  • The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario

  • CIUSSS de l'Estrie CHUS

    Sherbrooke, Quebec

  • Princess Margaret Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario

Other trials in Canada

Czechia4 sites
  • Masarykuv Onkologicky Ustav, Oddeleni komplexni klinicke onkologie

    Brno, Jihormoravsky KRAJ

  • Fakultní Nemocnice Ostrava

    Ostrava

  • Fakultni Nemocnice v Motole

    Prague, Prague

  • Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze

    Prague

Other trials in Czechia

United States2 sites
  • Augusta University

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912

  • Rocky Mountain Cancer Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80218

Other trials in United States

Hungary2 sites
  • Országos Onkológiai Intézet

    Budapest

  • Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Központ

    Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar

Other trials in Hungary

About this study

Official title: ARIEL4 (Assessment of Rucaparib In Ovarian CancEr TriaL): A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized Study of Rucaparib Versus Chemotherapy in Patients With Relapsed, BRCA Mutant, High Grade Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine how patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer will best respond to treatment with rucaparib versus chemotherapy.

Read the detailed description

Rucaparib is an orally available, small molecule inhibitor of poly-adenosine diphosphate [ADP] ribose polymerase (PARP) being developed for treatment of ovarian cancer associated with homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair deficiency (HRD). The safety and efficacy of rucaparib has been evaluated in several Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies. An oral formulation is the focus of current development efforts. Rucaparib is currently being investigated as monotherapy in patients with cancer associated with breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) or BRCA2 mutations.

While PARP inhibitors have demonstrated consistent robust clinical activity in patients with relapsed ovarian cancer associated with HRD, prospective studies evaluating efficacy and safety of PARPi versus standard of care chemotherapy have been limited. The primary purpose of this Phase 3 study is to compare the efficacy and safety of rucaparib versus chemotherapy as treatment for relapsed ovarian cancer in patients with a deleterious BRCA1/2 mutation in their tumor.

Being tested
Chemotherapy, Rucaparib
Keywords
ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, peritoneal cancer, platinum sensitive, relapsed disease, PARP Inhibitor, PARP, rucaparib, ruca, homologous recombination, homologous recombination deficiency, genomic scarring, loss of heterozygosity, CO-338, PF-01367338, PF 01367338, CO-338-043, platinum sensitive ovarian cancer, platinum sensitive fallopian tube cancer
Medical subject headings
Ovarian Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube Neoplasms, Recurrence

What participants receive

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

  • ChemotherapyDrug

    Also called Cisplatin, carboplatin, carboplatin/paclitaxel, carboplatin/gemcitabine

    Chemotherapy will be administered per local standard of care and regulations. Specific comparator will depend on platinum status and investigator decision.

  • RucaparibDrug

    Also called CO-338, AG 14699, PF 01367338, Rubraca

    Tablets of rucaparib, at a dose of 600 mg, will be taken orally twice a day

Study groups in NCT02855944
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RucaparibExperimentalDrug: Oral rucaparib 600 mg BID (twice a day) Other Names: * CO-338 * PF 01367338 * AG 14699 * Rubraca
Receives: Drug: Rucaparib
ChemotherapyActive comparatorMonotherapy platinum (cisplatin or carboplatin) or platinum-based doublet chemotherapy (carboplatin/paclitaxel, carboplatin/gemcitabine, or cisplatin/gemcitabine administered per local standard of care and regulations. Specific comparator will depend on platinum status and investigator decision. Single agent paclitaxel will be administered per local standard of care and regulations. Specific comparator will depend on platinum status and investigator decision.
Receives: Drug: Chemotherapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Investigator Assessed Progression-Free Survival (invPFS) by RECIST Version 1.1 for Rucaparib Versus Chemotherapy (Efficacy Population)

    The primary efficacy endpoint is invPFS for the Treatment Part of the study. The time to invPFS is calculated in months as the time from randomization to disease progression +1 day, as determined by RECIST v1.1 (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Progression is defined using RECIST v1.1, as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  2. Investigator Assessed Progression-Free Survival (invPFS) by RECIST Version 1.1 for Rucaparib Versus Chemotherapy (ITT Population)

    The primary efficacy endpoint is invPFS for the Treatment Part of the study. The time to invPFS is calculated in months as the time from randomization to disease progression +1 day, as determined by RECIST v1.1 (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Progression is defined using RECIST v1.1, as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Investigator Assessed Overall Response Rate (ORR) by RECIST v1.1 (Efficacy Population)

    A secondary endpoint is the ORR for the Treatment Part of the study. ORR is defined as the percentage of patients with a confirmed CR (complete response) or PR (partial response) by RECIST v1.1. The confirmed response is defined as a CR or PR on subsequent tumor assessment at least 28 days after first response documentation. CR is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of longest diameter.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  2. Investigator Assessed Overall Response Rate (ORR) by RECIST v1.1 (ITT Population)

    A secondary endpoint is the ORR for the Treatment Part of the study. ORR is defined as the percentage of patients with a confirmed CR (complete response) or PR (partial response) by RECIST v1.1. The confirmed response is defined as a CR or PR on subsequent tumor assessment at least 28 days after first response documentation. CR is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of longest diameter.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  3. Investigator Assessed Duration of Response (DOR) by RECIST v1.1 (Efficacy Population)

    A secondary endpoint is the DOR for the Treatment Part of the study. The DOR as assessed by investigator is analyzed in the subgroup of patients who had a confirmed response by RECIST v1.1. DOR for any confirmed RECIST CR or PR will be measured from the date of the first response until the first date that progressive disease (PD) is documented. DOR is calculated in months as the time from the first date of the scan showing a response to the first scan with disease progression +1 day. Any patients with an ongoing response are censored at the date of the last post-baseline scan. Only tumor scans up to and within 6 weeks of start of any subsequent anti-cancer treatment are included. Progressive disease (PD) is defined using RECIST v1.1, as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  4. Investigator Assessed Duration of Response (DOR) by RECIST v1.1 (ITT Population)

    A secondary endpoint is the DOR for the Treatment Part of the study. The DOR as assessed by investigator is analyzed in the subgroup of patients who had a confirmed response by RECIST v1.1. DOR for any confirmed RECIST CR or PR will be measured from the date of the first response until the first date that progressive disease (PD) is documented. DOR is calculated in months as the time from the first date of the scan showing a response to the first scan with disease progression +1 day. Any patients with an ongoing response are censored at the date of the last post-baseline scan. Only tumor scans up to and within 6 weeks of start of any subsequent anti-cancer treatment are included. Progressive disease (PD) is defined using RECIST v1.1, as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  5. Investigator Assessed Overall Response Rate (ORR) by RECIST v1.1 and/or CA-125 Response (Efficacy Population)

    A secondary endpoint is ORR for the Treatment Part of the study defined as the percentage of patients with best response of CR or PR using RECIST v1.1 or response per Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup Cancer Antigen 125 (GCIG CA-125) criteria. Complete response (CR) is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Partial response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of longest diameter. Response to CA-125 has occurred if there is at least a 50% decrease from baseline: 1. in a sample collected after initiation of study treatment AND 2. that is confirmed in a subsequent sample collected ≥21 days after the prior sample. The absolute value of this confirmatory sample must be ≤110% of the prior sample. The date when the first sample with a 50% decrease from baseline is observed is the date of the CA-125 response.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  6. Investigator Assessed Overall Response Rate (ORR) by RECIST v1.1 and/or CA-125 Response (ITT Population)

    A secondary endpoint is ORR for the Treatment Part of the study defined as the percentage of patients with best response of CR or PR using RECIST v1.1 or response per Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup Cancer Antigen 125 (GCIG CA-125) criteria. Complete response (CR) is disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Partial response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of longest diameter. Response to CA-125 has occurred if there is at least a 50% decrease from baseline: 1. in a sample collected after initiation of study treatment AND 2. that is confirmed in a subsequent sample collected ≥21 days after the prior sample. The absolute value of this confirmatory sample must be ≤110% of the prior sample. The date when the first sample with a 50% decrease from baseline is observed is the date of the CA-125 response.

    Measured: Assessments every 8 weeks from C1D1 until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.

  7. Least Squares Mean Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) Global Health Status Score for the First 6 Cycles (Efficacy Population)

    EORTC QLQ-C30 is a questionnaire that rates the overall quality of life in cancer patients. The first 28 questions use a 4-point scale (1=not at all to 4=very much) for evaluating function (physical, role, social, cognitive, emotional), symptoms (diarrhea, fatigue, dyspnea, appetite loss, insomnia, nausea/vomiting, constipation, and pain) and financial difficulties. The last 2 questions use a 7-point scale (1=very poor to 7=excellent) to evaluate overall health and quality of life. Global scores are converted to a score of 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating improved health status. Mean changes from baseline global score over the first 6 cycles in the Treatment Part of the study were analyzed.

    Measured: Baseline to the end of Cycle 6, or up to approximately 6 months

  8. Least Squares Mean Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) Global Health Status Score for the First 6 Cycles (ITT Population)

    EORTC QLQ-C30 is a questionnaire that rates the overall quality of life in cancer patients. The first 28 questions use a 4-point scale (1=not at all to 4=very much) for evaluating function (physical, role, social, cognitive, emotional), symptoms (diarrhea, fatigue, dyspnea, appetite loss, insomnia, nausea/vomiting, constipation, and pain) and financial difficulties. The last 2 questions use a 7-point scale (1=very poor to 7=excellent) to evaluate overall health and quality of life. Global scores are converted to a score of 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating improved health status. Mean changes from baseline global score over the first 6 cycles in the Treatment Part of the study were analyzed.

    Measured: Baseline to the end of Cycle 6, or up to approximately 6 months

  9. Overall Survival (Efficacy Population)

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the date of death (due to any cause). Patients who are still alive were censored on the date of their last available visit or last date known to be alive.

    Measured: All patients were followed for survival up to approximately 3.5 years.

  10. Overall Survival (ITT Population)

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the date of death (due to any cause). Patients who are still alive were censored on the date of their last available visit or last date known to be alive.

    Measured: All patients were followed for survival up to approximately 3.5 years.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Aug 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Mar 2017
  3. Primary completion3 Dec 2020
  4. Study completion16 Sep 2022

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
349 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02855944
Sponsor's protocol ID
CO-338-043
Other IDs
2016-000816-14, 2016
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
22 Jul 2016
Last updated
9 Jun 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Oza AM, Lisyanskaya A, Fedenko A, de Melo AC, Shparyk Y, Rakhmatullina I, Bondarenko I, Colombo N, Svintsitskiy V, Biela L, Nechaeva M, Lorusso D, Scambia G, Cibula D, Poka R, Oaknin A, Safra T, Mackowiak-Matejczyk B, Ma L, Thomas D, Lin KK, McLachlan K, Goble S, Kristeleit R. Rucaparib versus chemotherapy for treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer with deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (ARIEL4): final results of an international, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Feb;26(2):249-264. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00674-0.

    PubMed 39914419
  • Kristeleit R, Lisyanskaya A, Fedenko A, Dvorkin M, de Melo AC, Shparyk Y, Rakhmatullina I, Bondarenko I, Colombo N, Svintsitskiy V, Biela L, Nechaeva M, Lorusso D, Scambia G, Cibula D, Poka R, Oaknin A, Safra T, Mackowiak-Matejczyk B, Ma L, Thomas D, Lin KK, McLachlan K, Goble S, Oza AM. Rucaparib versus standard-of-care chemotherapy in patients with relapsed ovarian cancer and a deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (ARIEL4): an international, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Apr;23(4):465-478. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00122-X. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

    PubMed 35298906

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Chemotherapy and Rucaparib in people with Ovarian Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, run by pharmaand GmbH at 77 sites in 12 countries.

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 6 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 77 sites in Russia, United Kingdom, Brazil, Italy, Spain and 7 more countries. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 11 Feb 2022). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Investigator Assessed Progression-Free Survival (invPFS) by RECIST Version 1.1 for Rucaparib Versus Chemotherapy (Efficacy Population) (time frame: Assessments every 8 weeks from Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) until disease progression, death, or initiation of subsequent treatment. After 18 months on study, assessments every 16 weeks. Total follow-up was up to approximately 3.5 years.). The study lists 2 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 NCT02855944, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 9 Jun 2023.

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