| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| To study the effect of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and efficacy of cisplatin-based intraoperative intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (IPEC) in patients with primary or recurrent serous epithelial ovarian cancer (OC), in order to treat peritoneal minimal residual disease (pMRD). |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
| To study the pharmacodynamics of IP drug delivery and the value of hyperthermic administration. |
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Tumor type
o Biopsy proven serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma or peritoneal carcinoma
Primary or recurrent disease
Extent of disease
o Positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes and /or microscopic metastasis beyond the pelvis (FIGO stage III)
o Stage IV with unilateral pleural fluid allowed
o Complete or nearly complete macroscopic cytoreduction at the time of surgery (CC-0 or CC-1) deemed possible based on imaging, laparoscopy, or both
Second-line patients; platinum sensitive
Age over 18 years
No major cardiac or respiratory disease
Absent or limited (<500ml) clinical ascites
Adequate performance status (Karnofsky index > 70%)
Adequate mental faculty, allowing to understand the proposed treatment protocol and provide informed consent
Expected life expectancy more than 6 months
Laboratory data
o Serum creatinine 1.5 mg/dl or a calculated GFR (CKD-EPI) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
o Serum total bilirubin 1.5 mg/dl, except for known Gilbert’s disease
o Platelet count > 100.000/µl
o Hemoglobin > 9g/dl
o Neutrophil granulocytes > 1.500/ml
o International Normalized Ratio (INR) 2
Absence of alcohol and/or drug abuse
No other concurrent malignant disease
No inclusion in other clinical trials interfering with the study protocol
No concurrent chronic systemic immune or hormone therapy, except neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Absence of any severe organ insufficiency
No pregnancy or breast feeding
Written informed consent |
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Severe or uncontrolled cardiac insufficiency, including recent (< 6 months) occurrence of myocardial infarction, the presence of congestive cardiac insufficiency, of symptomatic angor in spite of optimal medical care, of cardiac arrhythmia requiring medical treatment presenting insufficient rhythm control, or uncontrolled arterial hypertension
Pregnancy or breast feeding
Platinum resistant (relapse > 12 months after completion of Pt containing therapy) or refractory disease
Active bacterial, viral or fungal infection
Active gastro-duodenal ulcer
Parenchymal liver disease (any stage cirrhosis)
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Severe obstructive or restrictive respiratory insufficiency
Psychiatric pathology capable of affecting comprehension and judgment faculty
Tumor in the presence of obstruction
Evidence of extra-abdominal disease (with the exception of unilateral malignant pleural effusion) or extensive liver metastasis
Peritoneal cancer index (sPCI) ≥ 25
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| Tissue penetration distance of cisplatin in peritoneal tumor tissue nodules |
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| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
o Postoperative morbidity and mortality
o Quality of Life
o Pharmacokinetics of cisplatin in peritoneal perfusate and plasma samples
o Pharmacodynamics: Pt DNA adduct formation
o Overall survival, disease free survival, peritoneal recurrence free survival
o Effects of (H)IPEC on peritoneal cytology
o Translational research: analyzing gene expression of selected biomarkers for Pt sensitivity, stromal density and composition of tumor slices. |
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
o Postoperative morbidity and mortality: 30 days after debulking
o Quality of Life: preoperatively, after 6 weeks and after 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
| E.6.4 | Safety | No |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | No |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 4 |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |