Active clinical trials for "Ovarian Neoplasms"

The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of CAELYX versus Paclitaxel HCl in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma following failure of first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy. The primary endpoint is time to progression (TTP) following treatment with either CAELYX or Paclitaxel HCl; the secondary endpoints are response rates, time to response, duration of response,quality of life assessment, and survival following treatment with either CAELYX or Paclitaxel HCl. Up to a total of 438 protocol-eligible patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma following failure of first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy will be enrolled in order to obtain 350 evaluable patients.

The study is being conducted to find out if paclitaxel works better when given together with an experimental drug called MORAb-003 (farletuzumab) or alone in patients with platinum-resistant or refractory relapsed ovarian cancer

Standard treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer is chemotherapy with one or more drugs. One of these drugs, Doxil, can cause skin toxicity at the standard dosages. This study investigates using a lower dose given more frequently in combination with a second drug Gemcitabine.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as topotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemotherapy drugs may have different effects in patients who have a poor performance status. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of topotecan in treating patients with progressive or recurrent ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cavity cancer with a poor performance status.

This is an open-label, randomized phase II trial comparing treatment with a monoclonal antibody (mAb) drug immunoconjugate, SGN-15, administered weekly in combination with weekly Gemzar® (Gemcitabine) to treatment with Gemzar® alone. The primary objectives of this study are to determine the toxicity and safety profile of the combination of SGN-15 and Gemzar®, to estimate the clinical response rate and to estimate the duration of response of this combination therapy administered to patients with advanced ovarian cancer, compared to treatment with Gemzar® alone.

Ovarian cancer may be caused by a build-up of genetic defects, or damaged genes within the cells of the body. Because the genes are damaged, the body is unable to produce a group of proteins called cytokines which are used by the immune system to fight cancer and some infections. The investigational gene transfer agent EGEN-001 (phIL-12-005/PPC) contains the human gene for interleukin-12 [IL-12] (a cytokine) in a special carrier system designed to enter the cells and help the body produce cytokines. This study has two purposes; the first is to determine what different strengths of EGEN-001 can be given safely without major side effects, and the second is to see if EGEN-001 is able to slow down the growth of ovarian cancer.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and decitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether carboplatin is more effective with or without decitabine in treating patients with ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying carboplatin and decitabine to see how well they work compared with carboplatin alone in treating patients with progressive, advanced ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to compare progression-free survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer treated with ZD4054 in combination with carboplatin+paclitaxel versus placebo in combination with carboplatin+paclitaxel.

The primary objective is to determine whether the addition of bevacizumab to a regimen of carboplatin plus paclitaxel significantly improves Progression Free Survival (PFS) for patient with Stage III suboptimally cytoreduced or Stage IV ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube carcinomas.

Current therapies for Stage III or IV Ovarian Cancer provide very limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of Stage III or IV Ovarian Cancer. PURPOSE: This study is being performed to determine the effects (good and bad) that Antineoplaston therapy has on patients with Stage III or IV Ovarian Cancer.