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Study Comparing Tumor Debulking Surgery Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

A Randomized Multicenter Study to Compare the Efficacy of Additional Tumor Debulking Surgery vs Chemotherapy Alone in Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01166737
Acronym
DESKTOPIII
Enrollment
408
Registered
2010-07-21
Start date
2010-07-31
Completion date
2020-12-31
Last updated
2022-01-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cavity Cancer

Keywords

Ovarian Cancer, Cancer of the fallopian tube, Primary peritoneal cancer, Recurrent disease, Platinum-sensitive, Surgery, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, First recurrence of platinum sensitive:, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Ovarian Cancer, or Peritoneal Cavity Cancer

Brief summary

It is still not clear whether a positive AGO-score just selects patients with less aggressive biologic tumor behavior who as well would have had a positive outcome by chemotherapy only, or , if it is a score selecting patients who really benefit from surgery. Nevertheless, the AGO-score was confirmed to select patients with a less than 30% risk of ending with residual tumor after surgery for recurrent disease. This could avoid including patients into the present surgical protocol who could not benefit from an operationThe goal of this third DESKTOP study is to evaluate in a prospectively randomized multicentre setting, whether maximum effort of cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum based combination chemotherapy can improve overall survival as compared to platinum based combination chemotherapy alone in AGO-score positive patients.

Detailed description

A predictive score identifying patients who might achieve a complete resection is deemed necessary to select the right patients for a prospective trial on cytoreductive surgery in relapsed ovarian cancer. Study centres are selected due to their surgical experience in ovarian cancer and/or participation in prior surgical trials in this field. Patients who matched eligibility criteria were allocated randomly 1:1 prospectively to cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum based combination chemotherapy or to platinum based combination chemotherapy alone .

Interventions

PROCEDURETumor Debulking Surgery (surgery in recurrent ovarian disease)

Surgery for Patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer with a positive AGO-score predictive for complete tumor resection

Sponsors

ARCAGY/ GINECO GROUP
CollaboratorOTHER
Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Ovario
CollaboratorOTHER
Cancer Research UK
CollaboratorOTHER
Shanghai Gynecologic Oncology Group
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
AGO Study Group
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with first recurrence of platinum sensitive, invasive epithelial ovarian-, fallopian tube- or primary peritoneal cancer of any initial stage. * Progression-free interval of at least 6 months after end of last platinum-containing therapy, or recurrence within 6 months or later after primary surgery if the patient has not received prior chemotherapy in patients with FIGO I. Non cytostatic maintenance therapy not containing platinum will not be considered for this calculation. * A positive AGO-score. Obligatory requirements for a positive AGO recurrence score in platinum-sensitive disease: 1. Performance status ECOG 0 2. No residual tumor after primary surgery (if unknown, alternatively primary FIGO stage I/II). If report from 1st surgery is not available contact study chairman who will decide whether inclusion is possible or not. 3. Absence of ascites (cut off \< 500 ml: radiological or ultrasound estimation) * Complete resection of the tumor by median laparotomy seems possible * Patients who have given their signed and written informed consent and their consent to data transmission and -processing.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with non-epithelial tumors as well as borderline tumors. * Patients without recurrence who are scheduled for diagnostic/second-look surgery or debulking surgery after completion of chemotherapy * More than one prior chemotherapy * Patients with second, third, or later recurrence * Patients with second malignancies who have been treated by laparotomy, as well as other neoplasms, if the treatment might interfere with the treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer or if major impact on prognosis is expected. * Patients with so-called platinum-refractory tumor, i.e. progression during chemotherapy or recurrence within 6 months after end of former first platinum-containing therapy * Only palliative surgery planned * Radiological signs suggesting metastases not accessible to surgical removal (i.e. complete resection is deemed impossible) * Any concomitant disease not allowing surgery and/or chemotherapy * Any medical history indicating excessive peri-operative risk * Any current medication inducing considerable surgical risk (e.g. bleeding: due to oral anticoagulating agents, bevacizumab)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survivalApproximately 36 months after last patient randomized and observation of 244 eventsin patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer with a positive AGO Score

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression free survivalProgression free survival is defined as interval between date of randomization and 2nd relapse/progression or death (whatever occurs first).patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer with a positive AGO Score
Quality of Life measures with EORTC QLQ-C30 Global Health Status (GHS)Baseline, 6, and 12 months after randomizationGHS scale-core item 29, 30; ranges 0-100
Quality of Life measures with EORTC QLQ-C30 Symptom Scale InsomniaBaseline, 6, and 12 months after randomizationItem 11, ranges 0-100
Quality of Life measures with FACT-O total scoreBaseline, 6, and 12 months after randomizationSum of FACT-G and and Ovarian Cancer subscale, ranges 0-152
Quality of Life measures with FACT-G total scoreBaseline, 6, and 12 months after randomizationComposite of 27 items regarding physical, functional, social/family and emotional well-being. from 0-108
Quality of Life measures with FACT-O Ovarian Cancer subscaleBaseline, 6, and 12 months after randomizationComposite of 11 items regarding specific to Ovarian Cancer patients, ranges 0-44
Quality of Life measures with EORTC QLQ-C30 Symptom Scale ConstipationBaseline, 6, and 12 months after randomizationItem 16, ranges 0-100

Countries

Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026