Platinum-Sensitive (Pt-S): Treatment given for recurrence occurring 6 months or more after last platinum-based treatment
Objective Response Rate (%)
Percentage of patients whose tumors shrink or go away after treatment
Progression Free Survival (months)
Median length of time before the cancer comes back or gets worse
Platinum-Sensitive (Pt-S): Treatment given for recurrence occurring 6 months or more after last platinum-based treatment
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| Drug Class | Trial ID # | Phase | Drugs | Clinical Trial Title | Key Conclusion and Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard of Care Chemotherapy | |||||
| Chemotherapy | NCT00002894; ICON4 | III | Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Paclitaxel | A Randomized Trial of Paclitaxel (Taxol) in Combination With Platinum Chemotherapy vs. Conventional Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Women With Relapsed Ovarian Cancer (ICON4) | Improved PFS and OS with addition of paclitaxel to platinum CisPt/CarboPt+Pac vs CisPt/CarboPt: ORR: 66 vs 54% pub 2003 |
| Chemotherapy | NCT00102414; NCIC OV15 | III | Carboplatin, Gemcitabine | A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Gemcitabine Plus Carboplatin Versus Carboplatin Monotherapy in Patients With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma Who Failed First-Line Platinum-Based Therapy (NCIC OV15) | Improved PFS with addition of gemcitabine to carboplatin CarboPt+Gem vs. CarboPt: ORR: 47.2 vs 30.9%* pub 2006 |
| Chemotherapy | NCT00538603; CALYPSO | III | Carboplatin, Liposomal doxorubicin, Paclitaxel | Multi-national, Randomized, Phase III, GCIG Intergroup Study Comparing Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (CAELYX) and Carboplatin vs. Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Late Relapse. (CALYPSO) | Carboplatin+liposomal doxorubicin has similar PFS and OS to carboplatin+paclitaxel with less sensory neuropathy CarboPt+PLD vs CarboPt+Pac: PFS: 11.3 vs 9.4 months* pub 2012 |
| Chemotherapy | GOTIC003; Intergroup study | II | Carboplatin, Gemcitabine, Liposomal doxorubicin | A phase II randomized controlled study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and carboplatin vs. gemcitabine and carboplatin for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer (GOTIC003/intergroup study) | Carboplatin with liposomal doxorubicin or gemcitabine are comparable; however, the liposomal doxorubicin combo has a more favorable risk-benefit profile than that of the gemcitabine combo CarboPt+PLD vs CarboPt+Gem: ORR: 57.1 vs 56.4% pub 2019 |
| Standard of Care Targeted Drugs | |||||
| Angiogenesis Inhibitors: VEGF | NCT00434642; OCEANS | III | Carboplatin, Gemcitabine, Bevacizumab Prescribing Information | A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Trial of Carboplatin and Gemcitabine Plus Bevacizumab in Patients With Platinum-sensitive Recurrent Ovary, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Carcinoma (OCEANS) | Improved ORR and PFS with addition of bevacizumab to carboplatin and gemcitabine, but no OS difference CarboPt+Gem+Bev vs CarboPt+Gem+Placebo: ORR: 78.5 vs 57.4%* pub 2012; 2015 |
| Angiogenesis Inhibitors: VEGF | NCT00565851; GOG-213 | III | Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab Prescribing Information | A Phase III Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel (or Gemcitabine) Alone or in Combination With Bevacizumab (NSC #704865) Followed by Bevacizumab and Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery in Platinum-Sensitive, Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal Primary and Fallopian Tube Cancer. NCI-Supplied Agents: Bevacizumab (NSC #704865) (GOG 0213) | Improved ORR, PFS and OS with the addition of bevacizumab to carboplatin+paclitaxel CarboPt+Pac+Bev vs CarboPt+Pac: ORR: 78 vs 59%* pub 2017 |
| Angiogenesis Inhibitors: VEGF | NCT01837251 | III | Carboplatin, Gemcitabine, Liposomal doxorubicin, Bevacizumab | A Prospective Randomized Phase III Trial of Carboplatin/Gemcitabine/Bevacizumab vs. Carboplatin/Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin/Bevacizumab in Patients With Platinum-sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer | Improved PFS and OS with addition of liposomal doxorubicin to carboplatin+bevacizumab compared to gemcitabine CarboPt+Gem+Bev vs CarboPt+PLD+Bev: PFS: 11.7 vs 13.3 months* pub 2020 |
| Angiogenesis Inhibitors: VEGF | NCT01802749; MITO16B-MaNGO OV2B | III | Carboplatin, Gemcitabine, Liposomal doxorubicin, Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab | Multicenter Phase III Randomized Study With Second Line Chemotherapy Plus or Minus Bevacizumab in Patients With Platinum Sensitive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Recurrence After a Bevacizumab/Chemotherapy First Line | Rechallenge with bevacizumab in combination with platinum-based doublets is associated with a significantly prolonged PFS CarboPt+Pac+Bev vs CarboPt+Pac: ORR: 74.6 vs 65.7% pub 2021 |
| Drugs in NCCN Guidelines | |||||
| DNA Damage Repair Pathway Inhibitors: PARP | NCT02354131; AVANOVA | II | Niraparib, Bevacizumab | Part 1: AVANOVA1 - A Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Bevacizumab-niraparib Combination Therapy and Determine the Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) in Women With Platinum-sensitive Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Peritoneal Cancer Part 2: AVANOVA2 - A Two-arm, Open-label, Phase II Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Niraparib Versus Niraparib-bevacizumab Combination in Women With Platinum-sensitive Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Peritoneal Cancer. | Promising improvement of activity with niraparib+bevacizumab compared to niraparib alone Nir+Bev vs Nir: ORR: 62 vs 30%* pub 2019, abs May 2020 and poster |
| Angiogenesis Inhibitors: VEGF | NCT01305213 | II | Fosbretabulin, Bevacizumab | A Randomized Phase II Evaluation of Single-Agent Bevacizumab (NSC #704865) and Combination Bevacizumab With Fosbretabulin Tromethamine (CA4P) (NSC #752293) in the Treatment of Recurrent or Persistent Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma | Improved PFS with addition of fosbretabulin to bevacizumab Bev+Fos vs Bev: PFS: 7.6 vs 6.1 months pub 2020 |
| Drugs in Clinical Development | |||||
| DNA Damage Repair Pathway Inhibitors: PARP | NCT02446600; NRG-GY004 | III | Carboplatin, Cediranib, Gemcitabine, Liposomal doxorubicin, Paclitaxel, Olaparib | A Phase III Study Comparing Single-Agent Olaparib or the Combination of Cediranib and Olaparib to Standard Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Women With Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer | Cediranib+olaparib has similar activity to standard of care in relapsed platinum sensitive ovarian cancer but does not improve PFS; in gBRCA MUT patients cediranib+olaparib and olaparib alone shows substantial activity Ola+Ced vs Ola vs Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC): ORR: 69.4 vs 52.4 vs 71.3% pub 2022 |
| DNA Damage Repair Pathway Inhibitors: PARP | NCT02734004; MEDIOLA | I/II | Durvalumab, Olaparib, Bevacizumab | A Phase I/II Study of MEDI4736 (Anti-PD-L1 Antibody) in Combination With Olaparib (PARP Inhibitor) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors | Promising activity of olaparib+durvalumab in gBRCA MUT OC patients; olaparib+durvalumab+bevacizumab shows promising activity in non-gBRCA MUT patients regardless of LOH score and mutation status of common DDR genes Ola+Dur, gBRCA MUT: Ola+Dur, non-gBRCA MUT: Ola+Dur+Bev, non-gBRCA MUT: abs Oct 2019, abs Sep 2020, pub 2020, abs Sep 2022 |
| Antibody Drug Conjugates: FRalpha | NCT02606305; FORWARD II | Ib/II | Carboplatin, Mirvetuximab soravtansine | A Phase 1b/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine (IMGN853) in Combination With Bevacizumab, Carboplatin, Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, Pembrolizumab, or Bevacizumab+Carboplatin in Adults With Folate Receptor Alpha Positive Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer or Fallopian Tube Cancer | The combination of carboplatin and mirvetuximab shows encouraging activity in FRalpha+ platinum sensitive patients ORR: 71% pub 2018, abs Oct 2020 |
| Antibody Drug Conjugates: FRalpha | NCT02606305; FORWARD II-2 | Ib/II | Bevacizumab, Mirvetuximab soravtansine | A Phase 1b/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine (IMGN853) in Combination With Bevacizumab, Carboplatin, Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, Pembrolizumab, or Bevacizumab+Carboplatin in Adults With Folate Receptor Alpha Positive Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer or Fallopian Tube Cancer | The combination of mirvetuximab soravtansine with bevacizumab demonstrates an encouraging ORR in platinum sensitive patients with high FRalpha expression ORR: 69% abs Jun 2021 and presentation, Sep 2022 presentation |
| Angiogenesis Inhibitors: VEGF | NCT02873962 | II | Nivolumab, Bevacizumab | A Phase II Study With a Safety lead-in of Nivolumab in Combination With Bevacizumab or in Combination With Bevacizumab and Rucaparib for the Treatment of Relapsed Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Peritoneal Cancer | Encouraging activity of bevacizumab+nivolumab combination in Pt-S patients ORR: 40% pub 2019 |