Efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of apatinib plus etoposide versus apatinib alone for platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer : protocol of a multicenter, open-label, randomized phase 2 trial

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Background: Currently preferred single-agent nonplatinum chemotherapy or its combination with bevacizumab results in a low response rate and modest survival benefit for platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer, and thus more effective regimens are needed. In our previous phase 2 trial, apatinib plus etoposide showed promising efficacy and an acceptable safety profile in platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer patients. Due to the single-arm design, the role of apatinib still needs to be determined.

Methods: In this phase 2 trial, 54 adult patients with platinum-resistant current ovarian cancer will be recruited at 17 sites in China. Patients with prior administration of small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors or etoposide will be excluded. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to receive apatinib (375 mg, orally, once daily) alone or in combination with etoposide (50 mg, orally on days 1-14 of each 21-day cycle) until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. Randomization will be performed using a computerized central randomization system, stratified by platinum resistance for the first time (yes or no). Imaging examinations will be conducted every 6 weeks. The primary endpoint is the objective response rate (ORR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (version 1.1), which will be compared between groups using the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test.

Discussion: This study will provide prospective data of 2 experimental regimens using a randomized design. It will help determine whether apatinib monotherapy can provide favorable clinical benefits or needs to be combined with chemotherapy to be effective.

Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04383977. It was registered on May 12, 2020.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Translational cancer research - 12(2023), 10 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 2959-2967

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hou, Zhiguo [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Chunyan [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Salcedo-Hernández, Rosa A [VerfasserIn]
El-Tawab, Sally [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apatinib
Etoposide
Journal Article
Ovarian cancer
Platinum
Protocol

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Date Revised 17.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04383977

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/tcr-23-1924

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364609761