Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Phase II Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Sorafenib Added to Standard Treatment With Topotecan in Patients With Platinum-resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Brief Summary: It is assumed, that the patients of the standard arm show a median progression-free survival time of 4.4 months those of the experimental arm of at least 6.9 months. Assuming a recruitment period of 18 months and follow-up for at least 12 months a total sample size of 174 patients is required (two-sided, α=0.05, 80% power). To account for 5% drop-outs 184 patients will be randomized.

A Data Monitoring and Safety Board (DMSB) will be established. This board will evaluate the safety profile of the drug combination after 6 patients and after 12 patients have received 1 cycle of treatment.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* First diagnosis of histological confirmed (cytology alone excluded) epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. Histology should be obtained by laparoscopy (or by laparotomy),
* FIGO-Stages IIIC - IV,
* ECOG performance status \< 2,
* Life expectancy of at least 6 months,
* Primary debulking surgery denied and maximum surgical effort of cytoreduction with the goal of no residual disease planned as interval debulking surgery,
* Interval between diagnosis and enrolment (informed consent) ≤ 8 weeks,
* Adequate hepatic, renal and bone marrow functions:

Platelets \> 100 000 /μL, Hemoglobin \> 9.0 g/dL, Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) \> 1500/μL, Prothrombin time and/or partial thromboplastin time \< 50% deviation from normal limits in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation, Proteinuria \< CTCAE grade 2, Total bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal (ULN), ALT and/or AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN, Glomerular filtration rate \>40 mL/min,

* Females, age 18 years or older,
* Patient has given written informed consent,

Exclusion Criteria:

* Histological diagnosis of malignant tumour of non-epithelial origin (e.g. germ cell tumour, malignant mixed mullerian tumour, sex cord-stromal tumour) of the ovary, the fallopian tube or peritoneum or borderline tumour of the ovary (tumour of low malignant potential),
* Non-healing wound, ulcer (intestinal tract, skin) or bone fracture,
* Clinical symptoms or signs of gastrointestinal obstruction,
* History of major thromboembolic event, defined as:

  * Pulmonary embolism (PE) within 6 months prior to enrolment,
  * Recurrent pulmonary embolism (history of at least 2 events),
* History of at least 2 unprovoked (without a transient or reversible risk factor) events of proximal deep venous thrombosis,
* Prior thrombosis or thromboembolic event in the presence of an inherited coagulopathy (including deficiency of antithrombin, deficiency of protein C or protein S, Factor V Leiden mutation, Prothrombin G20210A mutation),
* Patients with perioperative thrombosis including proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or thrombosis of visceral vessels not associated with pulmonary embolism may be included in the trial if stable therapeutic anticoagulation is documented,
* Known inherited or acquired bleeding disorder,
* Significant cardiovascular diseases, including:

  * Hypertension not controlled by medical therapy,
  * Unstable angina within the past 6 months,
  * History of myocardial infarction within the past 6 months,
  * Congestive heart failure \> NYHA II,
  * Clinically relevant cardiac arrhythmia
* Peripheral vascular disease Fontaine stage ≥3,
* Clinically relevant pericardial effusion (e.g. pericardial effusion with echocardiographic or clinical signs of haemodynamic impairment),
* History of a cerebral vascular accident, transient ischemic attack or subarachnoid hemorrhage within the past 6 months,
* Serious infections in particular if requiring systemic antibiotic (antimicrobial, antifungal) or antiviral therapy, including HIV-infection, hepatitis B and/or C infection,
* Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or other contraindication to high dose corticosteroid therapy,
* Clinical symptoms of brain metastases and/or diagnosis of brain metastases on imaging,
* Pre-existing sensory or motor neuropathy CTCAE ≥ 2, except due to trauma,
* Gastrointestinal disorders or abnormalities that would interfere with absorption of the study drug,
* Other malignancy diagnosed within the past 5 years, except:

  * non-melanomatous skin cancer (if adequately treated),
  * cervical carcinoma in situ (if adequately treated),
  * carcinoma in situ of the breast (if adequately treated),
  * prior or synchronous endometrial cancer (if adequately treated), provided the following criteria are met:

    * Disease stage FIGO ≤ IB,
    * No more than superficial myometrial invasion,
    * Not poorly differentiated (less than grade 3, no papillary serous or clear cell histology),
* Prior systemic therapy for ovarian cancer (e.g. chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, oral targeted therapy, hormonal therapy),
* Prior radiotherapy to the abdomen or prior radiotherapy to an extra-abdominal target volume that would bear the risk of increased toxicity of chemotherapy,
* Hypersensitivity to Vargatef® (Nintedanib) and/or the excipients of the trial drugs,
* Serious illness or concomitant non-oncological disease such as neurologic, psychiatric or infectious disease, active ulcers (gastrointestinal tract, skin) or a laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration and in the judgment of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the study,
* Patients with preserved reproductive capacity who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception (e.g. such as implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, some intrauterine devices or vasectomized partner) during the trial and for at least twelve months after end of active therapy,
* Pregnancy or breast feeding,
* Psychological, familial, sociological or geographical factors potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule,
* Active alcohol or drug abuse,
* Any contraindications for therapy with paclitaxel or carboplatin, e.g. a history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to paclitaxel or platinum-containing compounds and their excipients, or other drugs formulated with Polyoxyl 35 Castor Oil - ELP,
* Treatment with other investigational drugs or participation in another clinical trial testing a drug within the past four weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with this trial.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age
* Patients with histologically diagnosed relapsed high grade serous ovarian cancer (including primary peritoneal and/or fallopian tube cancer) or high grade endometrioid cancer. Patients are eligible to undergo BRCA testing even if they have not yet had recurrence or progression of disease \>6 months (\>/=183 days) after completion of their last platinum therapy.
* Documented germline mutation in Breast Cancer susceptibility genes: BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 that is predicted to be deleterious or suspected deleterious (known or predicted to be detrimental/lead to loss of function)
* At least one lesion that can be accurately assessed at baseline by CT/MRI and is suitable for repeated assessment.
* Patients must have received at least 2 prior platinum based lines of chemotherapy - Patients must be partially platinum sensitive or platinum sensitive
* Patients must be suitable to start treatment with single agent chemotherapy based on physician's choice
* Patients must have normal organ and bone marrow function measured within 28 days of randomisation,
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
* Patients must have a life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks
* Formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tumour sample from the primary or recurrent cancer must be available for central testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

* BRCA 1 and/or BRCA2 mutations that are considered to be non detrimental
* Exposure to any investigational product within 30 days or 5 half lives (whichever is longer) prior to randomisation
* Any previous treatment with a Polyadenosine 5'diphosphoribose polymerisation (PARP) inhibitor, including olaparib.
* Patients who have platinum resistant or refractory disease
* Patients receiving any systemic chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment
* Previous single agent exposure to the selected chemotherapy regimen for randomisation. - Prior malignancy in the last 5 years, unless curatively treated and recurrence free (few exceptions apply).
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* No evidence of disease on CT/MRI following treatment for recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer.
* High-grade papillary serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum. Histological confirmation of the original primary tumor is required.
* CA-125 within normal range.
* Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
* 1 prior line of therapy (cytotoxic therapy only) in the recurrent setting is allowed. Bevacizumab in the upfront setting allowed, however Bevacizumab or other VEGF pathway targeted therapy in the recurrent setting is not allowed. Hormonal therapy does not count as a prior line.
* Recovered from effects of recent surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
* ECOG performance status ≤ 2

Organ and marrow function as defined below:

* Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,250/mcL
* Platelets ≥100,000/mcL
* Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
* AST (SGOT) / ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal Alkaline phosphatase ≤ to 2.5 x ULN
* Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit
* Less than or equal to 1+ proteinuria on two consecutive dipsticks taken no less than 1 week apart, or \< 1 gm protein on 24-hour urine collection or a urine protein:creatinine ratio of \< 1.
* INR \< 1.5; if on anticoagulation: INR is required to be between 2 and 3.

Patient must receive one of these three regimens for their platinum sensitive disease (number of cycles should not have exceeded 8 cycles of 1 regimen in the recurrent setting):

* Platinum (Carboplatin or Cisplatin) and Taxane (Paclitaxel or Docetaxel) Carboplatin and Gemcitabine
* Carboplatin and Liposomal Doxorubicin
* Females not of childbearing potential or has documentation of a negative pregnancy test prior to the start of the study treatment are eligible. Sexually active pre-menopausal female subjects must agree to use adequate, highly effective contraceptive measures, while on study and for 45 days after the last dose of last study drug. Effective birth control includes (a) intrauterine device (IUD) plus one barrier method; (b) oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives plus one barrier method; or (c) 2 barrier methods. Effective barrier methods are male or female condoms, diaphragms, and spermicides (creams or gels that contain a chemical to kill sperm).
* Able and willing to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior therapy with bevacizumab or other VEGF pathway targeted therapy in the recurrent setting. Bevacizumab in the upfront setting is allowed.
* Receiving any other study agents.
* Subjects with treated limited stage basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the breast or cervix are eligible. Subjects with prior cancer treated with a curative intent with no evidence of recurrent disease 5 years following diagnosis and judged by the investigator to be at low risk of recurrence are eligible. Subjects with any other concomitant or prior malignancies are ineligible.
* Serious non-healing wounds or ulcers at the time of registration.
* History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation.
* Active bleeding.
* Clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
* History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Tivozanib.
* Symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction or baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by multigated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO) ≤ 50 % lower limit of institutional normal (LLN).
* Uncontrolled hypertension: systolic blood pressure of \>140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of \>90 mmHg documented on 2 consecutive measurements taken at least 24 hours apart.
* Myocardial infarction, severe angina, or unstable angina within 6 months prior to administration of first dose of study drug.
* History of serious ventricular arrhythmia (i.e., ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation).
* Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic medications (except for atrial fibrillation that is well controlled with anti-arrhythmic medication).
* Coronary or peripheral artery bypass graft within 6 months of screening.
* History of Class III or IV congestive heart failure, as defined by the New York Heart Association.
* Central nervous system metastases.

Note: Subjects with previously treated (radiotherapy or surgery) brain metastasis that have been stable without steroid treatment for at least 3 months following prior treatment may be enrolled.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal carcinomatosis or fallopian tube cancer
2. Patients must have platinum resistant (relapse-free interval \< 6 months of a platinum-containing primary or secondary therapy) or platinum refractory (progression during primary or secondary platinum treatment) disease defined by measurable disease according to RECIST or elevated CA-125 level according the GCIG-criteria.

   Definition of relapse: Demonstration of measurable or non-measurable tumour according to RECIST criteria by an imaging procedure (where applicable before relapse surgery) or increase in the tumour marker CA-125 to twice the upper laboratory value of normal for the hospital or histological confirmation of tumour relapse by biopsy or surgery.
3. No more than 2 prior treatment regimens for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer.
4. Elevated CA-125-value before study entry in order to assess the response according the GCIG-criteria (see below). Patients without elevated CA-125 may be enrolled if they show a measurable or not-measurable disease (according RECIST) evaluated by imaging techniques (measurable disease - at least one unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan) or histologically or cytologically confirmed relapse
5. ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
6. ≥ 18 years age
7. The patient must be recovered from a prior operation. The operation must be performed at least 4 weeks prior to start of study drug,
8. Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to screening

   * Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dl
   * Leucocyte count ≥ 3.000/micro liter
   * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) major than 1.500/micro liter
   * Platelet count ≥ 100.000/micro liter
   * PT-INR/PTT \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal \[Patients who are being therapeutically anticoagulated with an agent such as coumadin or heparin will be allowed to participate provided that no prior evidence of underlying abnormality in these parameters exists\].
   * Total bilirubin \< 1,0 times the upper limit of normal
   * ALT and AST \< 2,5 x upper limit of normal (\< 5 x upper limit of normal for patients with liver involvement of their cancer); Alkaline phosphatase \< 4 x ULN
   * Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min or serum creatinine ≤ 1,2 x upper limit of institutional values (according to Cockcroft and Gault)
9. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
10. Signed and dated written informed consent before the start of specific protocol procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of cardiac disease: congestive heart failure \>NYHA class 2; active coronary artery disease (CAD) or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months (MI more than 6 months prior to study entry is allowed); cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta blockers or digoxin are permitted) or uncontrolled arterial hypertension with systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mm Hg despite optimal treatment
2. Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from the cancer being evaluated in this study EXCEPT cervical carcinoma in situ, treated basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumors \[Ta, Tis \& T1\] or any cancer curatively treated \> 5 years prior to study entry
3. Prior radiological or clinical evidence of CNS metastases including previously treated, resected, or asymptomatic brain lesions or leptomeningeal involvement by head CT scan or MRI
4. Known or suspected hypersensitivity reaction to topotecan or any ingredient of topotecan or sorafenib or any ingredient of sorafenib
5. Active clinically serious infections (\> grade 2 NCI-CTC version 3.0)
6. History of HIV infection or chronic hepatitis B or C
7. History of organ allograft
8. Patients with history of colon perforation
9. Patients with history of colitis or neutropenia colitis
10. Patients with evidence or history of bleeding diathesis
11. Serious non healing wound, fracture or ulcer
12. Patients undergoing renal dialysis
13. Patients unable to swallow oral medications
14. Significant disease which, in the investigator's opinion, would exclude the patient from the study
15. Substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results
16. Patients with seizure disorder requiring medication (such as steroids or anti-epileptics)
17. Medical or psychological conditions that would not permit the subject to complete the study or sign informed consent
18. Any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and their compliance in the study
19. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
20. Participation in another clinical study with experimental therapy within the 30 days before start of treatment
21. Subjects housed in an institution on official or legal orders.

    Excluded therapies and medications, previous and concomitant:
22. Patients with prior therapy containing topotecan
23. Patients with prior therapy containing Avastin or other VEGFR TK1
24. Any other anticancer chemotherapy or immunotherapy or investigational drug therapy outside of this trial during the study or within 4 weeks prior to study entry.
25. Radiotherapy during study or within 4 weeks prior to start of study drug and prior radiotherapy of \> 25% of the bone marrow (exception: palliative radiotherapy of non-target lesions or pain therapy or local bone irradiation)
26. Autologous bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue within 4 months of study

Answer: D