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Recurrent Ovarian CancerPhase 2/3STAPOVERNCT03458221

Signal TrAnsduction Pathway Activity Analysis in OVarian cancER

A Phase 2/3 study testing Letrozole Oral Product, Bicalutamide Oral Product and Everolimus Oral Product in people with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and Signal Transduction Pathway Deregulation, run by Gynaecologisch Oncologisch Centrum Zuid at 6 sites in Netherlands.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this prospective, parallel-group, cohort study is to implement phenotype-guided targeted therapy based on functional signal transduction pathway (STP) activity in recurrent ovarian cancer patients using a novel mRNA-based assay. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
Letrozole Oral Product, Bicalutamide Oral Product and Everolimus Oral Product
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
148 participants
Where
6 sitesNetherlands
Study dates
31 Jan 2023to 1 Oct 2026
Phase
Phase 2/3
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

  • Female, age > 18 years
  • Patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who meet one of the following criteria:
  • Platinum-resistant disease, defined as disease recurrence or progression within six months of last platinum-based chemotherapy or;
  • Patient refrains from standard therapy or;
  • Asymptomatic patient who is not yet eligible for standard palliative chemotherapy but has an increase of CA125 tumour marker at two consecutive time points 28 days apart with a value of two times nadir above 35 U/ml.
  • Progressive disease after at least one prior line of systemic treatment for recurrent disease.
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  • Radiologically evaluable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria (36).
  • Ability and willingness to obtain a tumour biopsy after the last course of standard treatment and before start of the study.
  • Ability and willingness to provide written and oral consent.
  • Able to speak and understand the Dutch language.
  • WHO performance status 0-II.
  • Adequate renal and liver function to start matched targeted therapy (according to the local clinician).
  • Adequate use of contraceptives in case of patients with childbearing potential.

Who cannot join

  • Age < 18 years.
  • Patient is receiving any other anti-cancer therapy (e.g. cytotoxic or targeted drug or radiation) or is chemotherapy naïve. The required wash out period prior to start of matched targeted therapy is at least three weeks.
  • Patient is diagnosed with or treated for a second primary tumour (except non-melanoma skin tumour) one year prior to study inclusion.
  • Inability to obtain (sufficient) tumour material.
  • Previous use of the selected targeted drug as anti-cancer agent.
  • Physical condition WHO III-IV.
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  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Simultaneous participation in another treatment-related clinical trial.
  • Patients with any other clinically significant medical condition which, in the opinion of the local clinician, makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in this study or which could jeopardize compliance with study requirements including, but not limited to: ongoing or active infection, severe psychiatric illness, or complicated social situations.

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

Netherlands6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • Amphia Hospital

    Breda, 4818 CK

    H.M. Westgeest, MD, PhD, hwestgeest@amphia.nl

    H.P.M. Smedts

    Not yet recruiting
  • Catharina Ziekenhuis

    Eindhoven, North Brabant, 5623EJ

    Jurgen M Piek, MD. PhD., +31(0)40 239 9111, jurgen.piek@catharinaziekenhuis.nl

    A.M.J. Thijs, MD, PhD

    Recruiting
  • Maastricht UMC+

    Maastricht, 6229 HX

    Sandrina Lambrechts, MD,PhD, sandrina.lambrechts@mumc.nl

    Not yet recruiting
  • Radboudumc

    Nijmegen, Gelderland

    L Massuger, Prof, l.massuger@obgyn.umcn.nl

    N. Ottevanger, Prof

    Not yet recruiting
  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam

    I Boere, MD., PhD., i.boere@erasmusmc.nl

    Not yet recruiting
  • Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital

    Tilburg, 5022 GC

    M.C. Vos, MD, PhD

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

The purpose of this prospective, parallel-group, cohort study is to implement phenotype-guided targeted therapy based on functional signal transduction pathway (STP) activity in recurrent ovarian cancer patients using a novel mRNA-based assay. Existing targeted drugs with tolerable toxicity profiles are used to investigate the therapeutic value beyond their approved indication, which are deemed beneficial in the select group of patients with a relevant predominantly active functional STP, in order to improve survival and maintain quality of life.

Read the detailed description

Rationale: Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal cancers in the world. Standard therapy consists of debulking surgery and chemotherapy. However, despite this aggressive treatment, recurrent disease almost invariably occurs resulting in a five-year survival rate of approximately 30%. Tumour growth is driven by several signal transduction pathways (STPs), and twelve major STPs have been identified as important for carcinogenesis. Currently, several targeted therapy drugs are available and new targeted drugs are being developed. With a newly developed technique, Signal Transduction Activation (STA) analysis, it is possible to assess which pathway is predominant in a specific (ovarian) cancer sample. Therefore, we hypothesize that specifically targeting the predominant STP might impair tumour growth and improve survival.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the progression-free survival (PFS) according to RECIST 1.1 criteria on matched targeted therapy by STA-analysis (PFS2) in comparison to the PFS recorded on the therapy administered immediately prior to enrolment (PFS1) in women with recurrent ovarian cancer.

Study design: A multi-centre prospective, parallel-group, cohort study. Study population: Recurrent ovarian cancer patients with platinum-resistant disease, patients who refrain from standard therapy and patients who are not yet eligible for standard palliative chemotherapy, including all histological subtypes.

Intervention: STA-analysis will be performed on a biopsy taken from the recurrent tumour. Patients will be included if a predominant pathway is identified for which a matched targeted drug is available and deemed adequate by the multidisciplinary tumour board. We will start with targeted therapy in patients with oestrogen receptor, androgen receptor, phosphoinositide 3-kinase and Hedgehog pathway active tumours, since targeted therapy interceding these pathways are easily available with tolerable side effects.

Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary outcome is therapy response defined as PFS2/PFS1 ratio according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. Secondary outcomes include the proportion of patients with an actionable active pathway and the proportion of patients receiving matched targeted therapy, best overall response (according to RECIST 1.1 criteria), one-year survival, overall survival, predictive value of STA-analysis results, side effects, quality of life, cost-effectiveness and change in STP activity score comparing the score before treatment and after disease progression.

Being tested
Letrozole Oral Product, Bicalutamide Oral Product, Everolimus Oral Product, Itraconazole Oral Product
Keywords
Ovarian Cancer, Signal Transduction Pathway, Targeted therapy, Drug repurposing
Medical subject headings
Ovarian Neoplasms, Neoplasms, Second Primary

What participants receive

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

  • Letrozole Oral ProductDrug

    Letrozole 2.5mg tablet - 2.5mg once dailty until progression of disease.

  • Bicalutamide Oral ProductDrug

    Bicalutatmide 150mg tablet - 150mg once daily until progression of disease.

  • Everolimus Oral ProductDrug

    Everolimus 10mg tablet - 10mg once daily until progression of disease.

  • Itraconazole Oral ProductDrug

    Itraconazole 100mg capsule - 300mg twice daily until progression of disease.

Study groups in NCT03458221
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
A - ER active tumorsExperimentalIn case of an aberrantly active Estrogen Receptor (ER) pathway, patients will be treated with Letrozole 2.5mg daily orally until progression of disease.
Receives: Drug: Letrozole Oral Product
B - AR active tumorsExperimentalIn case of an aberrantly active androgen receptor (AR) pathway, patients will be treated with Bicalutamide 150mg daily orally until progression of disease.
Receives: Drug: Bicalutamide Oral Product
C - PI3K active tumorsExperimentalIn case of an aberrantly active phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway, patients will be treated with Everolimus 10mg daily orally until progression of disease.
Receives: Drug: Everolimus Oral Product
D - HH and/or PI3K active tumorsExperimentalIn case of an aberrantly active Hedgehog (HH) or PI3K pathway, patients will be treated with Itraconazole 300mg twice daily orally until progression of disease.
Receives: Drug: Itraconazole Oral Product

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression free survival on matched targeted therapy determined by STP-activity (PFS2) in comparison to the PFS recorded on the therapy administered immediately prior to enrolment (PFS1).

    PFS on matched targeted therapy (PFS2) is defined as the time from start of matched targeted therapy to disease progression, defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria, or death from any cause. PFS on prior therapy (PFS1) is defined as the time from start of the prior treatment to disease progression defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria

    Measured: From baseline until the date of documented disease progression or 12 months after the start of targeted therapy.

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Proportion of patients with an actionable active pathway for which targeted therapy is recommended in relation to the number of patients who underwent a biopsy.

    Measured: From date of biopsy until the date of the result from Multi-disciplinary Tumor Board Meeting, up 14 days after biopsy date.

  2. Proportion of patients who receive matched targeted therapy in relation to the number of patients included in each study arm.

    Proportion of patients included in arm A, B, C, D.

    Measured: From start date matched targeted therapy until the end of the study enrollment, up to 36 months.

  3. Best overall response defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria based on radiological imaging.

    Measured: From baseline, radiological evaluation every 12 weeks after the start of targeted therapy until the date of documented disease progression or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 12 months.

  4. One-year survival

    One-year survival is defined as the time from start matched targeted therapy till death or the end of the one-year follow-up period.

    Measured: From start date of targeted therapy until date of death or one year follow-up, whichever comes first.

  5. Overall survival

    Defined as the time from start matched targeted therapy till death.

    Measured: From start date of targeted therapy until the date of death, assessed up to 36 months.

  6. Predictive value of STA-analysis results on matched targeted therapy response.

    Measured: From start date targeted therapy until response evaluation at 12 weeks after start of targeted therapy.

  7. Side effects

    Assessed according to the PRO-CTCAE and NCI CTCAE 5.0

    Measured: From start date of targeted therapy after two weeks, every 12 weeks from targeted therapy start date, until 12 weeks after end of treatment.

  8. Health Related Quality of Life

    HRQoL is assessed using standardized questionnaires from the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OV28.

    Measured: From baseline, every 12 weeks after start date of treatment until 12 weeks after end of treatment.

  9. Cost-effectiveness

    Standardized EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire is used to calculated the cost-effectiveness.

    Measured: From baseline, every 12 weeks after start date of targeted therapy until 12 weeks after end of treatment.

  10. Change in pathway activity score after disease progression compared to pathway activity score before start of matched therapy.

    If pathway activity scores are available from a second (voluntary) biopsy for after treatment has ended and before standard (palliative) treatment has started, change in pathway scores are assessed.

    Measured: From date of biopsy until 4 weeks after date of documented progression of disease.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 Mar 2018
  2. Study start31 Jan 2023
  3. Primary completion1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2026 (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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Targeted therapy based on functional signal transduction pathway activation in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
148 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03458221
Sponsor's protocol ID
STAPOVER
Other IDs
2020-005091-36
Acronym
STAPOVER
Status last verified
Apr 2023
First submitted
23 Feb 2018
Last updated
18 Apr 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Letrozole Oral Product, Bicalutamide Oral Product and Everolimus Oral Product in people with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and Signal Transduction Pathway Deregulation, run by Gynaecologisch Oncologisch Centrum Zuid at 6 sites in Netherlands.

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 13 inclusion and 9 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites in Netherlands. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Jurgen M Piek, MD, PhD (+31(0)40 239 91 11, jurgen.piek@catharinaziekenhuis.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression free survival on matched targeted therapy determined by STP-activity (PFS2) in comparison to the PFS recorded on the therapy administered immediately prior to enrolment (PFS1). (time frame: From baseline until the date of documented disease progression or 12 months after the start of targeted therapy.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 18 Apr 2023.

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