Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer Evaluation of Doxil and Vintafolide (MK-8109, EC145) Combination Therapy (8109-009, EC-FV-04) — PRECEDENT  

Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: A Randomized Phase II Trial Comparing EC145 and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (PLD/Doxil/Caelyx) in Combination, Versus PLD Alone, in Subjects With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to compare progression-free survival (PFS), based upon investigator assessment using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.0 (RECIST 1.0) and clinical findings, in participants with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who receive combination therapy with vintafolide and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD/Doxil®/Caelyx®) with that in subjects with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who receive PLD alone.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of vintafolide and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD; available in the United States as Doxil® and outside the United States as Caelyx®) compared to PLD alone.

Vintafolide is a drug that is specifically designed to enter cancer cells via the folate vitamin receptor (FR). Experimental evidence shows that this target receptor is expressed on virtually all ovarian cancers. Early clinical evidence in a small number of Phase I subjects and in a subset of subjects in an on-going single-arm Phase II study suggests that vintafolide may have antitumor effect in women with advanced ovarian cancer and that it is generally well-tolerated. This evidence suggests that vintafolide may be useful as chemotherapy against advanced ovarian cancer.

Patients at centers with EC20 imaging capability will also undergo imaging with the folate receptor (FR-)targeting investigational diagnostic agent EC20 during the screening period to assess uptake of this agent into tumors. This non-invasive procedure will provide additional information on the utility of EC20 imaging to identify subjects with the FR molecular "target" before treatment with vintafolide therapy. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ovarian Cancer
• Ovarian Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT00722592
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Endocyte
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: September 2008
• Completion date: December 2012