Title
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Paraplatin in Combination With Taxol in Patients of 70 Years and Older With Ovary Cancer F.I.G.O. Stages III-IV
National, Phase II Study Designed to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Paraplatin in Combination With Taxol in Patients of 70 Years and Older With Ovary Cancer F.I.G.O. Stages III and IV. FAG-2
Phase
Phase 2Lead Sponsor
ARCAGY-GINECOStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Ovarian CancerIntervention/Treatment
paclitaxel carboplatin ...Study Participants
75Safety and Efficacy of Paraplatin in combination with Taxol in patients of 70 years or older with epithelial ovary cancer F.I.G.O. stages III and IV.
The Main objective of this study is to evaluate the faisibility of chemotherapy with Paraplatin in combination with Taxol in patients of 70 years or older with epithelial ovary cancer F.I.G.O. stages III and IV and to determine principal predictive factors of this feasibility.
Inclusion Criteria: Histological or cytological proven diagnosis of epithelial ovary cancer F.I.G.O stages III or IV (when only cytological proven diagnosis is available: malignant cells and pelvis tumoral mass and increased CA-125 must be diagnosed simultaneously) Patient aged > 70 years Neutrophil polynuclears > 1500/mm3 and Platelets > 100 000/mm3 No clinical icterus Life expectancy of at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: Previous diagnosis of malignancy Previous chemotherapy treatment Previous radiotherapy Hypersensitivity to products containing Cremophore EL Hepatic values: bilirubine > 2*LSN, SGOT-SGPT > 2*LSN and/or Alkalin phosphatase > 3*LSN Myocardiopathy with arrhythmia