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Chemotherapy inside the abdomen after surgery in patients with ovarian cancer to reduce chances of disease coming back

Post-operative intraperitoneal chemotherapy after interval cytoreduction in epithelial ovarian cancer (POICE 2024): multicenter, randomized, phase III trial - POICE 2024

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/08/072237
Enrollment
342
Registered
2024-08-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C569- Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedovary

Interventions

Intervention1: post-surgery intraperitoenal (IP) chemotherapy: normothermic intraperitoneal cisplatin at 100 mg per m2 instilled within the abdomen for 60 minutes after surgery Control Intervention1:

Sponsors

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient giving informed consent Newly diagnosed FIGO stage 3 or 4a epithelial ovarian cancer After optimal cytoreduction after interval surgery Must have received 3 or 4 cycles of paclitaxel nd carboplatin neoadjuvant chemotherapy ECOG performance status 0 or 1 at enrolment Negative pregnancy test in women of child bearing potential adequate organ function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Prior surgery for ovarian cancer other than biopsies Serious medical illnesses Uncontrolled infections Pre existing neuropathy more than grade 1 Known to have borderline or low grade cancer Prior partial therapy elsewhere intraoperative complications rendering patient unfit for IP chemotherapy Time from last chemotherapy to surgery less than 8 weeks Bevacizumab as part of neoadjuvant schedule

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
relapse free survivalTimepoint: 3 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
overall survivalTimepoint: 3 years;toxicity of therapyTimepoint: 6 months;surgical morbidityTimepoint: 1 month;quality of lifeTimepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRebekah C

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)

pg1980@gmail.com09444216310

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026