A RANDOMISED TRIAL OF PACLITAXEL (TAXOL) IN COMBINATION WITH PLATINUM CHEMOTHERAPY VS. CONVENTIONAL PLATINUM-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH RELAPSED OVARIAN CANCER
A RANDOMISED TRIAL OF PACLITAXEL (TAXOL) IN COMBINATION WITH PLATINUM CHEMOTHERAPY VS. CONVENTIONAL PLATINUM-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH RELAPSED OVARIAN CANCER
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of platinum-based chemotherapy with or without paclitaxel in treating patients with relapsed ovarian epithelial cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
Treatment for both arms continues every 3 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
Quality of life is assessed.
Patients are followed at 6 months, every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 800 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Ovarian epithelial cancer or serous peritoneal carcinoma that has relapsed after prior chemotherapy
Measurable disease not required
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery