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Granisetron, Aprepitant, and Dexamethasone in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Stage II, III, or IV Ovarian Cancer

Pilot Study of Standard Therapy for Prevention of Nausea and Emesis Associated With First Line Post-Operative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01275664
Enrollment
4
Registered
2011-01-12
Start date
2011-06-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-05-22

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

Conditions

Nausea and Vomiting, Ovarian Brenner Tumor, Ovarian Clear Cell Cystadenocarcinoma, Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma, Ovarian Seromucinous Carcinoma, Ovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma, Stage II Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIA Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IIA Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIB Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IIB Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIC Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IIC Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIIA Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IIIA Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIIA Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Stage IIIB Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IIIB Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIIB Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Stage IIIC Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IIIC Ovarian Cancer, Stage IIIC Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Stage IV Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer, Stage IV Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Undifferentiated Ovarian Carcinoma

Brief summary

This clinical trial is studying how well granisetron, aprepitant, and dexamethasone work in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy for stage II, stage III, or stage IV ovarian cancer. Granisetron patch, aprepitant and dexamethasone may help lessen or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy for stage II, stage III, or stage IV ovarian cancer.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the frequency of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting based on complete response (no vomiting and no use of rescue therapy) during the 6 days following intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy for the 3-day regimen of aprepitant (both injection and capsules) in combination with granisetron transdermal system and dexamethasone in ovarian cancer patients receiving IP cisplatin OR IP carboplatin. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate possible endpoints for the chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, including: * Functional Living Index-Emesis (FLIE) questionnaire scores * Mean vomiting, nausea and total FLIE scores and changes from baseline in FLIE scores * Percentages of patients with no impact on daily living (NIDL), i.e. \> 108/126 total FLIE score II. To describe the timing of nausea and vomiting that may guide modifications to the standard regimen. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients apply one patch of granisetron transdermal system to the upper outer arm on day 0 (at least 24 hours before intraperitoneal \[IP\] platinum therapy). Patients then receive dexamethasone orally (PO) on days 1-4, aprepitant IV over 15 minutes on day 1 (30 minutes before IP platinum therapy), and aprepitant PO on days 2-3. Patients complete the Functional Living Index--Emesis (FLIE) and a symptom diary at baseline and on days 3 and 6.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAdjuvant Therapy

Ancillary studies

DRUGAprepitant

Given IV and PO

DRUGCarboplatin

Given IP

DRUGCisplatin

Given IP

DRUGDexamethasone

Given PO

Apply one patch to upper arm

PROCEDUREManagement of Therapy Complications

Ancillary studies

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Gynecologic Oncology Group
Lead SponsorNETWORK

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma * Stage II, III, or IV disease with optimal (=\< 1 cm residual disease) or suboptimal residual disease * All patients must have a procedure for determining diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, primary peritoneal, with appropriate tissue for histologic evaluation * The minimum surgery required is an abdominal surgery providing tissue for histologic evaluation and establishing and documenting the primary site and stage, as well as a maximal effort at tumor debulking; if additional surgery was performed, it should have been in accordance with appropriate surgery for ovarian or peritoneal carcinoma described in the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Surgical Procedures Manual * Patients with the following histologic epithelial cell types are eligible: * Serous adenocarcinoma, endometrioid adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, clear cell adenocarcinoma, mixed epithelial carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, malignant Brenner's Tumor, or adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified (N.O.S.) * However, the histologic features of the tumor must be compatible with a primary Müllerian epithelial adenocarcinoma; if doubt exists, it is recommended that the investigator should have the slides reviewed by an independent pathologist prior to entry * Patients may have co-existing endometrial cancer so long as the primary origin of invasive tumor is ovarian or peritoneal for clarification of synchronous primary endometrial cancer * Patients receiving the initial course of chemotherapy including * Paclitaxel 135 mg/M2 IV over 3 hours on day 1 and * Cisplatin 75 mg/M2 IP on day 2 OR * Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 IV days 1, 8 and 15 and * Carboplatin AUC 6 IP on day 1 * Prothrombin time (PT) such that international normalized ratio (INR) is \< 1.5 x ULN (or an in-range INR, usually between 2 and 3, if a patient is on a stable dose of therapeutic warfarin) * Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) \< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (heparin, lovenox or alternative anticoagulants are acceptable) * Patients with a GOG Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2 * Patients who are able to read, understand and write English; if FLIE which has been translated into other languages, and validated, becomes available, then patients speaking these languages can be enrolled if translation of the symptom diary can be arranged dependent on availability of suitable translators * Patients who are able to complete the assessments * Patients who are able to comply with the anti-emetic therapy * Patients must have met pre-entry requirements * Patients must have signed an approved informed consent and authorization permitting release of personal health information

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who are known to be hypersensitive to aprepitant, granisetron or any of the components of the patch or to dexamethasone * Patients who have received prior radiotherapy to any portion of the abdominal cavity or pelvis are excluded; prior radiation for localized cancer of the breast, head and neck, or skin is permitted, provided that it was completed more than three years prior to registration, and the patient remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease * Patients who have received prior chemotherapy for any abdominal or pelvic tumor including neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for their ovarian or primary peritoneal cancer are excluded; patients may have received prior adjuvant chemotherapy for localized breast cancer, provided that it was completed more than three years prior to registration, and that the patient remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease * Patients who are pregnant or nursing; to date, no fetal studies in animals or humans have been performed; the possibility of harm to a fetus is likely * Patients with clinical symptoms or signs of gastrointestinal obstruction and/ or those who require parenteral hydration and/or nutrition; patients with history or current diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease are not eligible * Patients with medical history or conditions not otherwise previously specified which in the opinion of the investigator should exclude participation in this study; examples of this would be hearing loss or neuropathy which would prevent tolerance to cisplatin, and paclitaxel administration; the investigator should feel free to consult the Study Chair or Study Co-Chairs for uncertainty in this regard * Patients who, in the opinion of the treating physician, have a medical condition, or currently take medications, which are felt to contraindicate safe or effective administration of the standard three drug anti-emetic regimen used in this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Complete Control Defined as no Vomiting and no Use of Rescue Medications (for Nausea or Emesis)During the 6 days following chemotherapyNumber of participants who had complete control defined by no vomiting

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Vomiting, Nausea and Total FLIE ScoresBaseline to day 6
Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0Up to day 6Adverse events at least possibly related to treatment
Mean and Standard Deviation of Vomiting, Nausea, and Total FLIE ScoresBaseline
Percentages of Patients With NIDL Based on FLIEUp to day 6

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This trial was opened to patient entry on June 13, 2011 and was closed to accrual on December 12, 2011. The trial closed early because enrollment into this study was dependent on accruing patients simultaneously with GOG 252 (NCT00951496). When GOG 252 closed, there was no patient population to recruit from for this study.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)
Patients apply one patch of granisetron transdermal system to the upper outer arm on day 0 (at least 24 hours before intraperitoneal \[IP\] platinum therapy). Patients then receive dexamethasone PO on days 1-4, aprepitant IV over 15 minutes on day 1 (30 minutes before IP platinum therapy), and aprepitant PO on days 2-3. Adjuvant Therapy: Ancillary studies Aprepitant: Given IV and PO Carboplatin: Given IP Cisplatin: Given IP Dexamethasone: Given PO Granisetron Transdermal Patch: Apply one patch to upper arm Management of Therapy Complications: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
4
Total4

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)
Age, Customized
40-49 years
0 Participants
Age, Customized
50-59 years
1 Participants
Age, Customized
60-69 years
2 Participants
Age, Customized
70-79 years
1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 4
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 4

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Complete Control Defined as no Vomiting and no Use of Rescue Medications (for Nausea or Emesis)

Number of participants who had complete control defined by no vomiting

Time frame: During the 6 days following chemotherapy

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Number of Participants With Complete Control Defined as no Vomiting and no Use of Rescue Medications (for Nausea or Emesis)1 Participants
Secondary

Change in Vomiting, Nausea and Total FLIE Scores

Time frame: Baseline to day 6

Population: Data was not collected. Funding withdrawn.

Secondary

Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0

Adverse events at least possibly related to treatment

Time frame: Up to day 6

Population: All eligible and evaluable subjects

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0Constipation1 Participants
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0Fatigue1 Participants
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0Diarrhea1 Participants
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0Hyponatremia1 Participants
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0Alanine Aminotransferase Increased1 Participants
Treatment (Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Aprepitant)Frequency of Adverse Effects as Assessed by the NCI CTCAE v 4.0GGT Increased1 Participants
Secondary

Mean and Standard Deviation of Vomiting, Nausea, and Total FLIE Scores

Time frame: Baseline

Population: Data not collected. Funding withdrawn

Secondary

Percentages of Patients With NIDL Based on FLIE

Time frame: Up to day 6

Population: Data not collected. Funding withdrawn.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026