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Repurposing Atovaquone for the Treatment of Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Phase II Clinical Trial Repurposing Atovaquone for the Treatment of Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05998135
Enrollment
28
Registered
2023-08-18
Start date
2023-11-09
Completion date
2027-06-30
Last updated
2025-09-11

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Conditions

Ovarian High Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma, Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Carcinoma

Brief summary

This phase II trial test tests how well repurposing atovaquone works in treating patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Atovaquone is used for the treatment or prevention of certain infections. Atovaquone is in a class of medications called antiprotozoal agents. It works by stopping the growth of certain types of protozoa that can cause pneumonia. Giving atovaquone may be effective in treating platinum-resistant ovarian cancer and result in improved outcomes compared to standard chemotherapy regimens.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine progression free survival of twenty-eight patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer treated with atovaquone. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine clinical benefit rate (complete response, partial response or stable disease) at six months. II. To determine overall survival. III. To quantitate the on-target STAT3 inhibitory effect of atovaquone on STAT3-dependent gene transcription. IV. To quantitate changes of the tumor immune infiltrate by inhibition of STAT3 with atovaquone. OUTLINE: Patients receive atovaquone orally (PO) on study. Patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) and biopsy or paracentesis throughout the study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 30 days and then every 6 month thereafter.

Interventions

PROCEDUREComputed Tomography

Undergo CT

PROCEDUREParacentesis

Undergo paracentesis

Given PO

PROCEDUREBiopsy

Undergo biopsy

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Emory University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with platinum-resistant, high-grade serous ovarian cancer, defined as disease progression within six months of completion of their last platinum-based chemotherapy * Patients must maintain Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * There will be no limitations on number of prior lines of therapy * Trial is open to non-English speaking patients * Trial is open to patients referred from community practice

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who are \< 18 years old * Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding (due to cancer of their reproductive organs, patients enrolled in the trial are unable to conceive) * Patients who are incarcerated * Patients who are unable to provide consent / lack decision-making capacity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression free survival (PFS)From initiation of atovaquone to progression or death, assessed up to 1 yearWill be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and a 95% confidence interval for median PFS will be estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley approach.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical benefit rateAt 6 monthsClinical benefit rate is defined as complete response, partial response, and/or stable disease at six months. Clinical response will be assessed every 6 weeks for the first 24 months and every 12 weeks thereafter using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 criteria. Will be estimated as a proportion, with an exact 95% confidence interval estimated using the Clopper-Pearson method.
Overall survival (OS)From diagnosis to death from any cause, where patients who are alive will be censored at last follow-up date, assessed up to 1 yearOS will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and median survival will be calculated. A 95% confidence interval will be estimated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley approach.
Incidence of adverse eventsUp to 30 daysSafety will be determined according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5. Frequencies and percentages will be used to summarize safety events.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactNamita Khanna, MD, MSPH
namita.khanna@emory.edu404-778-3401

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026