Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Prospective Randomized Phase III Trial of Carboplatin/Gemcitabine/Bevacizumab vs. Carboplatin/Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin/Bevacizumab in Patients With Platinum-sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Brief Summary: Evaluation of the best therapeutic index for patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer when treatment with bevacizumab and gemcitabine/carboplatin or with bevacizumab and PLD/carboplatin.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Primary Surgery and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Interval Cytoreductive Surgery Patients:
* Patients must have measurable disease; at least one target lesion must have a minimum length of 1 cm in both the long and short axis (determined at the local site); for primary surgery patients, if no radiographic evidence of measurable disease is obtained prior to registration this can be based on surgical findings; imaging then would need to be completed in the 14 days between Gynecology Oncology Group (GOG) registration and chemotherapy initiation

  * After GOG registration, the American College of Radiology \[ACR\] Imaging Core Laboratory will confirm target lesion as required per protocol; the GOG-eligibility (RECIST) scan and baseline T0 perfusion CT scans will be reviewed prior to the intermediate T1 perfusion CT time point
* Primary Surgery Patients:
* Patients with a histologic diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer, peritoneal primary carcinoma or fallopian tube cancer, stage II -IV suboptimally debulked (any residual disease \> 1 cm); International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage is assessed following the completion of initial abdominal surgery, appropriate imaging studies and with appropriate tissue available 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; if additional surgery was performed, it should have been in accordance with appropriate surgery for ovarian or peritoneal carcinoma described in the GOG Surgical Procedures Manual
* Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) with Interval Cytoreductive Surgery (ICS) Patients:
* For patients undergoing NAC-ICS, a core tissue (not fine needle aspiration) biopsy is required; the tissue must be consistent with a Müllerian origin; patients will require documentation of at least stage II or extraovarian sites of disease acquired via imaging or surgery (without attempt at cytoreduction)
* Patients with the following histologic epithelial cell types are eligible: serous, endometrioid, clear cell, mucinous adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, 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; patients may have co-existing fallopian tube carcinoma in-situ so long as the primary origin of invasive tumor is ovarian, peritoneal or fallopian tube; of note, patients with clear cell and mucinous tumors will be eligible unless there is a higher priority protocol
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1,500/mcl; this ANC cannot have been induced or supported by granulocyte colony stimulating factors
* Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcl
* Creatinine =\< 1.5 x institutional upper limit normal (ULN)
* Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN
* Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) less than or equal to 3 x ULN
* Alkaline phosphatase less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN
* Neuropathy (sensory or motor) less than or equal to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 1
* Patients must have a GOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
* Patients must be entered within 12 weeks of diagnostic/staging surgery
* Patients who have met the pre-entry requirements
* An approved informed consent and authorization permitting release of personal health information and must be signed by the patient or guardian
* Only applies for patients who elect to receive bevacizumab:

  * Patients in this trial may receive ovarian estrogen +/- progestin replacement therapy as indicated at the lowest effective dose(s) for control of menopausal symptoms at any time, but not high-dose progestins for management of anorexia while on protocol-directed therapy or prior to disease progression due to thrombophlebitis risk
  * Prothrombin time (PT) such that international normalized ratio (INR) is =\< 1.5 (or an in-range INR, usually between 2 and 3, if a patient is on a stable dose of therapeutic warfarin for management of venous thrombosis including pulmonary thromboembolus) and a partial prothrombin time (PTT) \< 1.2 times the upper limit of normal; (heparin, lovenox or alternative anticoagulants are acceptable)
  * All patients enrolled into GOG-0262 at sites where ACRIN 6695 is open will be enrolled in the advanced imaging protocol; patients receiving adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy are eligible for ACRIN 6695; the following sentence does not apply to those patients entered after 02/08/2012: if a patient declines to participate in the perfusion imaging portion of the protocol, a clinical rationale for declination of imaging form will be completed as part of the data submission for ACRIN 6695
* ACRIN 6695 Eligible Patients:

  * Confirmation of ACRIN 6695 eligibility after the baseline T0 perfusion computed tomography (CT) will be assessed by the ACR Imaging Core Lab: At least one target lesion must have a minimum length of 1 cm in both the long and short axis (as determined by the local site), at least half of the target lesion must have attenuation greater than or equal to 10 Hounsfield Units (HU) on the unenhanced CT, and at least half of the lesion must have maximum enhancement greater than or equal to 5 HU in the perfusion CT scan (as determined by the ACR Imaging Core Lab)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a current diagnosis of borderline epithelial ovarian tumor (formerly "tumors of low malignant potential") or recurrent invasive epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer treated with surgery only (such as patients with stage I-A or I-B low grade epithelial ovarian or fallopian tube cancers) are not eligible; patients with a prior diagnosis of a borderline tumor that was surgically resected and who subsequently develop an unrelated, new invasive epithelial ovarian, peritoneal primary or fallopian tube cancer are eligible, provided that they have not received prior chemotherapy for any ovarian tumor
* Patients who have received prior radiotherapy to any portion of the abdominal cavity or pelvis; 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, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer; 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 have received any targeted therapy (including but not limited to vaccines, antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors) or hormonal therapy for management of their epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal primary cancer
* Patients with synchronous primary endometrial cancer, or a past history of primary endometrial cancer, unless all of the following conditions are met: stage not greater than I-A, grade 1 or 2, no more than superficial myometrial invasion, without vascular or lymphatic invasion; no poorly differentiated subtypes, including papillary serous, clear cell or other FIGO grade 3 lesions
* With the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, patients with other invasive malignancies who had (or have) any evidence of the other cancer present within the last five years or whose previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy
* Patients with acute hepatitis or active infection that requires parenteral antibiotics
* Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease; this includes:

  * Myocardial infarction or unstable angina \< 6 months prior to registration
  * New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure
  * Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication; this does not include asymptomatic, atrial fibrillation with controlled ventricular rate
* Patients who are pregnant or nursing; patients of childbearing potential must agree to use contraceptive measures during study therapy and for at least six months after completion of bevacizumab therapy
* Patients who have received prior therapy with any anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drug, including bevacizumab
* Patients with medical history or conditions not otherwise previously specified which in the opinion of the investigator should exclude participation in this study; the investigator should feel free to consult the Statistical and Data Center (SDC) randomization desk for uncertainty in this regard
* Patients with known allergy to cremophor or polysorbate 80
* Only applies to patients who elect to receive bevacizumab:
* Patients with serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture; this includes history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation or intra-abdominal abscess within 28 days; patients with granulating incisions healing by secondary intention with no evidence of fascial dehiscence or infection are eligible but require weekly wound examinations
* Patients with active bleeding or pathologic conditions that carry high risk of bleeding, such as known bleeding disorder, coagulopathy, or tumor involving major vessels
* Patients with history or evidence upon physical examination of central nervous system (CNS) disease, including primary brain tumor, seizures not controlled with standard medical therapy, any brain metastases, or history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke), transient ischemic attack (TIA) or subarachnoid hemorrhage within six months of the first date of treatment on this study

  * Patients with CTCAE grade 2 or greater peripheral vascular disease (at least brief \[\< 24 hours\] episodes of ischemia managed non-surgically and without permanent deficit)
  * Patients with a history of CVA within six months
* Patients with known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or other recombinant human or humanized antibodies
* Patients with clinically significant proteinuria; urine protein should be screened by urine protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR); the UPCR has been found to correlate directly with the amount of protein excreted in a 24 hour urine collection; specifically, a UPCR of 1.0 is equivalent to 1.0 gram of protein in a 24-hour urine collection; obtain at least 4 ml of a random urine sample in a sterile container (does not have to be a 24-hour urine); send sample to lab with request for urine protein and creatinine levels (separate requests); the lab will measure protein concentration (mg/dL) and creatinine concentration (mg/dL); the UPCR is derived as follows: protein concentration (mg/dL)/creatinine (mg/dL); patients must have a UPCR \< 1.0 to allow participation in the study
* Patients with or with anticipation of invasive procedures as defined below:

  * Major surgical procedure, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to the first date of bevacizumab therapy (cycle 2)
  * Major surgical procedure anticipated during the course of the study; this includes, but is not limited to abdominal surgery (laparotomy or laparoscopy) prior to disease progression such as colostomy or enterostomy reversal, secondary cytoreductive surgery, or second look surgery; please consult with the SDC Randomization Desk prior to patient entry for any questions related to the classification of surgical procedures
  * Any tissue biopsy, such as a core biopsy, within 7 days prior to the first date of bevacizumab therapy (cycle 2)
* Patients with clinical symptoms or signs of gastrointestinal obstruction and who require parenteral hydration and/or nutrition
* Patients with metastasis tumor in the parenchyma of the liver or lungs with proximity to large vessels which could make the patients at high risk of lethal hemorrhage during treatment with bevacizumab (ie. hemoptysis, liver rupture)
* ACRIN 6695 Ineligible Patients:

  * Patients with contraindication to iodinated contrast for perfusion CT imaging
  * Patients who receive Metformin within 48 hours before perfusion CT imaging
B: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma or fallopian tube carcinoma or primary peritoneal carcinoma
2. First disease recurrence \>6 months after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy
3. Patients with measurable or non-measurable disease (RECIST v1.1) or CA 125 assessable disease (GCIG criteria) or histological proven diagnosis of relapse
4. In case of cytoreductive surgery for recurrence, patients must be able to commence cytotoxic chemo-therapy within 8 weeks after cytoreductive surgery
5. ECOG PS 0-2
6. Absolute Neutrophil Count \>= 1.5 x 10\^9/L; Platelets \>= 100 x 10\^9/L; Hemoglobin \>= 9.5 g/dL
7. Patients not receiving anticoagulant medication who have an International Normalized Ratio \<= 1.5 and an Activated ProThrombin Time \<= 1.5 x ULN
8. Serum bilirubin \<= 2 x ULN; Serum transaminases \<= 2.5 x ULN (\<= 5 x ULN in the presence of liver metastasis)
9. Serum creatinine \< 1.6 mg/dL or creatinine clearance \>= 40 mL/min; Glomerular filtration rate \> 40 ml/min (estimates based on the Cockroft-Gault or Jelliffe formula); Urine dipstick for proteinuria \< 2+. If urine dipstick is \>= 2+, 24 hour urine collection must demonstrate \<= 1 g of protein in 24 hours
10. Normal blood pressure or adequately treated and controlled hypertension (either systolic BP ≤ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≤ 90 mmHg)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Ovarian tumors of low malignant potential
2. Malignancies other than ovarian cancer within 5 years prior to randomization
3. Administration of other simultaneous chemotherapy drugs, any other anticancer therapy or anti-neoplastic hormonal therapy, or simultaneous radiotherapy during the trial treatment period
4. Any previous radiotherapy to the abdomen or pelvis
5. Known hypersensitivity to used chemotherapeutic agents in this trial and bevacizumab and its excipients, chinese hamster ovary cell products or other recombinant human or humanised antibodies
6. Current or recent chronic use of aspirin \> 325 mg/day
7. Surgery (including open biopsy) within 4 weeks prior to anticipated first dose of Bevacizumab
8. History of VEGF therapy related abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation
9. Current, clinically relevant bowel obstruction, including sub-occlusive disease, related to underlying disease
10. Patients with evidence of abdominal free air not explained by paracentesis or recent surgical procedure
11. Previous Cerebro-Vascular Accident , Transient Ischaemic Attack or Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage
12. Prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
13. Clinically significant disease, including: myocardial infarction or unstable angina within ≤ 6 months of randomization; New York Heart Association (NYHA) \>= grade 2 Congestive Heart Failure; poorly controlled cardiac arrhythmia despite medication; peripheral vascular disease grade \>= 3
14. LVEF defined by ECHO/MUGA below the institutional lower limit of normal
15. Significant traumatic injury during 4 weeks prior to randomization
16. Current brain metastases or spinal cord compression
17. History or evidence upon neurological examination of central nervous system disease
18. Non-healing wound, active ulcer or bone fracture
19. History or evidence of thrombotic or hemorrhagic disorders within 6 months prior to randomization
20. Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic coagulation)
21. Fertile woman of childbearing potential not willing to use adequate contraception (oral contraceptives, intrauterine device or barrier method of contraception in conjunction with spermicidal jelly or surgically sterile) for the duration of the trial and at least 6 months afterwards
22. Pregnant or lactating women
23. Requirement of therapeutic anticoagulation using marcumar, warfarin or PTT-prolonging heparin
C: 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.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must have recurrent or persistent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal carcinoma; histologic documentation of the original primary tumor is required via the pathology report
* Patients must have measurable disease or non-measurable (detectable) disease:

  * Measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded); each lesion must be greater than or equal to 10 mm when measured by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or caliper measurement by clinical exam; or greater than or equal to 20 mm when measured by chest x-ray; lymph nodes must be greater than or equal to 15 mm in short axis when measured by CT or MRI
  * Non-measurable (detectable) disease is defined in this protocol as the absence of measurable disease but at least one of the following conditions:

    * Ascites and/or pleural effusion attributed to tumor
    * Solid and/or cystic abnormalities on radiographic imaging that do not meet RECIST 1.1 definitions for target lesions
* Patients with measurable disease must have at least one "target lesion" to be used to assess response on this protocol as defined by RECIST 1.1; tumors within a previously irradiated field will be designated as "non-target" lesions unless progression is documented or a biopsy is obtained to confirm persistence at least 90 days following completion of radiation therapy
* Patients must not be eligible for a higher priority Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) protocol, if one exists; in general, this would refer to any active GOG phase III or rare tumor protocol for the same patient population; in addition, patients must not be eligible for the currently active phase II cytotoxic protocol in platinum resistant disease
* Patients must have a GOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
* Recovery from effects of recent surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy to baseline or CTCAE =\< grade 1 toxicity from all prior therapies except alopecia and other non-clinically significant adverse events (AE's):

  * Patients should be free of active infection requiring antibiotics (with the exception of uncomplicated urinary tract infection \[UTI\])
  * Any hormonal therapy directed at the malignant tumor must be discontinued at least one week prior to treatment
  * Any other prior therapy directed at the malignant tumor, including chemotherapy, biological/targeted (non-cytotoxic) agents and immunologic agents, must be discontinued at least three weeks prior to treatment
  * Chimeric or human or humanized monoclonal antibodies (including bevacizumab) or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor fusion proteins (including VEGF TRAP/aflibercept) must be discontinued for at least 12 weeks prior to treatment
  * Investigational agents must be discontinued for at least 28 days prior to treatment
  * Any prior radiation therapy must be discontinued at least four weeks prior to treatment
* Prior therapy

  * Patients must have had one prior platinum-based chemotherapeutic regimen for management of primary disease containing carboplatin, cisplatin, or another organoplatinum compound; this initial treatment may have included intraperitoneal therapy, consolidation, biologic/targeted (non-cytotoxic) agents (e.g., bevacizumab) or extended therapy administered after surgical or non-surgical assessment; if patients were treated with paclitaxel for their primary disease, this could have been given weekly or every 3 weeks
  * Patients are allowed to receive, but are not required to receive, two additional cytotoxic regimens for management of recurrent or persistent disease, with no more than 1 non-platinum, non-taxane regimen; treatment with weekly paclitaxel for recurrent or persistent disease is NOT allowed
  * Patients are allowed to receive, but are not required to receive, biologic/targeted (non-cytotoxic) therapy as part of their primary treatment regimen
  * Patients must have NOT received any biologic/targeted (non-cytotoxic) therapy targeting the VEGF and/or MET pathways for management of recurrent or persistent disease
  * For the purposes of this study, poly (adenosine diphosphate \[ADP\]-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors will be considered "cytotoxic"; patients are allowed to receive, but are not required to receive, PARP inhibitors for management of primary or recurrent/persistent disease (either alone or in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy); PARP inhibitors will NOT count as a prior regimen when given alone
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1,500/mcl
* Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcl
* Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 9 g/dL
* Prothrombin time (PT) such that international normalized ratio (INR) is less than or equal to 1.3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) less than or equal to 1.3 x ULN
* Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN
* Phosphorus, corrected calcium, magnesium and potassium greater than or equal to institutional lower limit of normal (LLN)
* Urine protein creatinine (UPC) ratio must be \< 1.0 gm; if UPC ratio \>= 1, collection of 24-hour urine measurement of urine protein is recommended
* Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than or equal to 3 x ULN
* Alkaline phosphatase less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN
* Albumin greater than or equal to 2.8 g/dL
* Lipase less than or equal to 2 x ULN
* No radiologic or clinical evidence of pancreatitis
* Patients must have a normal baseline thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); a history of hypothyroidism and/or hyperthyroidism is allowed
* Neuropathy (sensory and motor) less than or equal to grade 1
* Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to the study entry and be practicing an effective form of contraception; sexually active subjects must agree to use medically accepted barrier methods of contraception (e.g., male or female condom) during the course of the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study drug, even if oral contraceptives are also used; all subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use both a barrier method and a second method of birth control during the course of the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study drug; pregnant women are excluded from this study
* Patients must have signed an approved informed consent and authorization permitting the release of personal health information
* Patients must meet pre-entry requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have had previous treatment with cabozantinib; patients who have received previous treatment with weekly paclitaxel for recurrent or persistent disease
* Patients with a history of other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer and other specific malignancies, are excluded if there is any evidence of other malignancy being present within the last three years; patients are also excluded if their previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy
* Patients who have received prior radiotherapy to any portion of the abdominal cavity or pelvis or thoracic cavity within the last three years 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 OTHER THAN for the treatment of ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer within the last three years 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 the patient remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease
* Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic greater than 140 mm Hg or diastolic greater than 90 mm Hg despite antihypertensive medications
* Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to registration
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or greater congestive heart failure
* History of serious ventricular arrhythmia (i.e., ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation) or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication; this does not include asymptomatic atrial fibrillation with controlled ventricular rate
* Any history of congenital long QT syndrome
* The subject has a corrected QT interval calculated by the Fridericia formula (QTcF) \> 500 ms within 28 days before randomization; note: if initial QTcF is found to be \> 500 ms, two additional electrocardiogram (EKGs) separated by at least 3 minutes should be performed; if the average of these three consecutive results for QTcF is =\< 500 ms, the subject meets eligibility in this regard
* Patients with serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days before treatment
* Patients with history of organ transplant
* Patients with active bleeding or pathologic conditions that carry high risk of bleeding, such as known bleeding disorder, coagulopathy, or tumor involving (in contact with, invading or encasing) major vessels
* Patients who have experienced any of the following:

  * Clinically-significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment
  * Hemoptysis of \>= 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 mL) of red blood within 3 months before the first dose of study treatment
  * Any other signs indicative of pulmonary hemorrhage within 3 months before the first dose of study treatment
* Patients who have radiographic evidence of cavitating pulmonary lesion(s)
* Patients who have tumor invading the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (esophagus, stomach, small or large bowel, rectum or anus), or any evidence of endotracheal or endobronchial tumor within 28 days before treatment
* Gastrointestinal disorders, particularly those with potential risk of perforation or fistula formation including:

  * Any of the following within 28 days of registration

    * Intra-abdominal tumor/metastases invading GI mucosa
    * Active peptic ulcer disease
    * Inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), diverticulitis, cholecystitis, symptomatic cholangitis or appendicitis
    * Malabsorption syndrome
  * Any of the following within 6 months of registration

    * Abdominal fistula
    * Gastrointestinal perforation
    * Bowel obstruction or gastric outlet obstruction; note: patients requiring drainage gastrostomy (e.g., percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy \[PEG\] tube) and/or parenteral hydration and/or nutrition are not eligible
    * Intra-abdominal abscess; note: complete resolution of an intra-abdominal abscess must be confirmed prior to registration even if the abscess occurred more than 6 months prior to registration
* Patients with history or evidence upon physical examination of central nervous system (CNS) disease, including primary brain tumor, seizures which are not controlled with non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants, any brain metastases and/or epidural disease, or history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke), transient ischemic attack (TIA) or subarachnoid hemorrhage within six months prior to the first date of study treatment
* The subject requires chronic concomitant treatment of strong cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4) inducers (e.g., dexamethasone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital, and St. John's wort)
* Patients who are unable or unwilling to swallow tablets
* Patients who are pregnant or nursing
* The subject requires concomitant treatment, in therapeutic doses, with anti-coagulants such as warfarin or warfarin-related agents, heparin, thrombin or factor Xa inhibitors or antiplatelet agents (i.e. clopidogrel); low dose aspirin (=\< 81 mg/day) low-dose warfarin (=\< 1 mg/day) and prophylactic low molecular weight heparin are permitted
* Major surgery within 3 months of the first dose of cabozantinib if there were no wound healing complications or within 6 months of the first dose of cabozantinib if there were wound complications
* Minor surgery within 1 month of the first dose of cabozantinib if there were no wound healing complications or within 3 months of the first dose of cabozantinib if there were wound complications
* Patients with concurrent uncompensated hypothyroidism or thyroid dysfunction within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment

Answer: B