Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Randomized Double Blind Placebo-controlled Phase II Trial of Vargatef® (Nintedanib) in Addition to First Line Chemotherapy With Interval Debulking Surgery in Patients With Adenocarcinoma of the Ovary, the Fallopian Tube or Serous Adenocarcinoma of the Peritoneum
Brief Summary: Patients with extensive and bulky disease are often those whose initial surgery is delayed after 3 or 4 cycles of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.

In that case, there is, indeed, some concern to administer bevacizumab during the chemotherapy surrounding the interval debulking surgery due to the long half life (14- 21 days) of this monoclonal antibody and the interference of anti angiogenic agents with wound healing.

Vargatef® (Nintedanib) might offer a better alternative to bevacizumab in the neo-adjuvant setting. Vargatef® (Nintedanib) has a much shorter half-life of 7 to 19 hours. Preliminary experience in cancer did not show a trend for increased incidence of fistula or bowel perforation. For more details please refer to the investigator drug brochure for Vargatef® (Nintedanib).

This trial will compare progression-free survival and surgical complications of 188 patients with FIGO stage IIIC/IV treated in first line with either neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (carboplatin \& paclitaxel) and interval debulking surgery or the same treatment + Vargatef® (Nintedanib).


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically confirmed high-grade serous or high-grade endometrioid ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancers.
* Disease progression within 6 months of completing platinum-based chemotherapy
* Who had received ≥ two lines of chemotherapy
* Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
* Female aged 20 years older at time of study entry
* Body weight \>30kg
* Patients must have normal organ and bone marrow function measured within 28 days prior to administration of study treatment as defined below: 1) Haemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL with no blood transfusion in the past 28 days, 2) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, 3) Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L, 4) Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN), 5) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT)) / Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT)) ≤ 3 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present in which case they must be ≤ 5x ULN, 6) Patients must have creatinine clearance estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation of ≥50 mL/min: Estimated creatinine clearance = (140-age \[years\]) x weight (kg) (x F)a serum creatinine (mg/dL) x 72, 7) a where F=0.85 for females and F=1 for males, 8) Urine protein: creatinine ratio (UPC) ≤1 OR ≤2+ proteinuria on two consecutive dipsticks taken no less than 1 week apart. Patients with 2+ proteinuria on dipstick must also have UPC \<0.5 on 2 consecutive samples. 9) Adequately controlled blood pressure (systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≤140 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≤ 90mmHg) on maximum of 3 antihypertensive medications. Patients must have a blood pressure (BP) of ≤ 140/90 mmHg taken in the clinic setting by a medical professional within 2 weeks prior to starting study. It is strongly recommended that patients who are on three antihypertensive medications be followed by a cardiologist or a primary care physician for management of BP while on study. 10) Adequately controlled thyroid function, with no symptoms of thyroid dysfunction
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
* Patients must have a life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks.
* Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status for women of childbearing potential: negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 28 days of study treatment and confirmed prior to treatment on day 1. Postmenopausal is defined as: 1) Amenorrheic for 1 year or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments, 2) Luteinizing hormone (LH) and Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the post menopausal range for women under 50, 3) radiation-induced oophorectomy with last menses \>1 year ago, 4) chemotherapy-induced menopause with \>1 year interval since last menses, 5) surgical sterilisation (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy)
* Patients is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations.
* Patients must have evaluable disease - define as one of the following: 12.1 RECIST 1.1 measurable disease OR, 12.2 Evaluable disease (defined as solid and cystic abnormalities on radiographic imaging that do not meet RECIST 1.1 definitions for target lesions OR ascites and/or pleural effusion that has been pathologically demonstrated to be disease-related) in the setting of a CA125 \> 2 times ULN.
* Formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumour sample from the primary cancer must be available for central testing. If there is not written confirmation of the availability of an archived tumour sample prior to enrolment the patient is not eligible for the study. For inclusion in i) the optional exploratory genetic research and ii) the optional biomarker research, patients must fulfil the following criteria: 1) Provision of informed consent for genetic research, 2) Provision of informed consent for biomarker research
* If a patient declines to participate in the optional exploratory genetic research or the optional biomarker research, there will be no penalty or loss of benefit to the patient. The patient will not be excluded from other aspects of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study (applies to both AstraZeneca staff and/or staff at the study site)
* Previous enrollment or randomization in the present study
* Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 60 months
* Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study
* Any previous treatment with poly ADP ribose polymerase(PARP) inhibitor (including olaparib), anti-PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4 (including durvalumab and tremelimumab).
* Other malignancy within the last 5 years except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ cancer of the cervix, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), Stage 1, grade 1 endometrial carcinoma, or other solid tumours including lymphomas (without bone marrow involvement) curatively treated with no evidence of disease for ≥5 years. Patients with a history of localised triple negative breast cancer may be eligible, provided they completed their adjuvant chemotherapy more than three years prior to registration, and that the patient remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease
* Resting ECG with Corrected QT Interval(QTc) \> 470 msec on 2 or more time points within a 24 hour period or family history of long QT syndrome
* Patients receiving any systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy (except for palliative reasons) within 3 weeks prior to study treatment
* Receipt of the last dose of anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, biologic therapy, tumour embolization, monoclonal antibodies) ≤21 days prior to the first dose of study drug If sufficient wash-out time has not occurred due to the schedule or Pharmacokinetics(PK) properties of an agent, a longer wash-out period will be required, as agreed by AstraZeneca/MedImmune and the investigator
* Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable.
* Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug
* Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors (eg. itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, protease inhibitors boosted with ritonavir or cobicistat, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, boceprevir, telaprevir) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (eg. ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, diltiazem, fluconazole, verapamil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 2 weeks.
* Concomitant use of known strong (eg. phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John's Wort ) or moderate CYP3A inducers (eg. bosentan, efavirenz, modafinil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 5 weeks for enzalutamide or phenobarbital and 3 weeks for other agents.
* Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria : 1) Patients with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Principal Investigator. 2) Patients with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab or tremelimumab may be included only after consultation with the Principal Investigator.
* Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukaemia or with features suggestive of Myelodysplastic syndrome/Acute myeloid leukemia(MDS/AML).
* Patients with symptomatic uncontrolled brain metastases. A scan to confirm the absence of brain metastases is not required. The patient can receive a stable dose of corticosteroids before and during the study as long as these were started at least 4 weeks prior to treatment. Patients with spinal cord compression unless considered to have received definitive treatment for this and evidence of clinically stable disease for 28 days.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must have platinum-resistant/refractory (i.e., platinum-free interval \<6 months) recurrent or persistent histologically confirmed epithelial (non-mucinous) ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Patients may have serous, endometrioid, clear cell, carcinosarcoma, or transitional cell/malignant Brenner, mixed, or undifferentiated histologies.

* Patients must have specimen available for immunohistochemistry for class III β-tubulin status; recurrent tumor specimen is preferred, though this may be performed on primary tumor if no recurrent tumor is available.
* All patients must have measurable disease. Measurable disease is defined as lesions that can be measured by physical examination or by means of medical imaging techniques. Measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest dimension to be recorded). Each lesion must be ≥ 20 mm when measured by conventional techniques, including palpation or plain x-ray, or ≥ 10 mm when measured by spiral CT and/or MRI. Ascites and pleural effusions are not to be considered measurable disease.
* Patients must have at least one "target lesion" to be used to assess response on this protocol as defined by RECIST v1.1 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.
* At the time of initial surgery, patients may have been optimally (\<1 cm diameter residual disease) or sub-optimally (≥1 cm diameter of residual disease) debulked.
* Patients with measurable recurrent disease of any previous stage (I-IV) are eligible to enrollment.
* The diagnosis must be histologically confirmed by a gynecologic pathologist.
* Patients must have adequate bone marrow, kidney, and liver function:

  1. Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1500 cells/mm3
  2. Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/uL
  3. Renal function: creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL
  4. Hepatic function: Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X laboratory normal
  5. SGOT/SGPT ≤ 3 X laboratory normal.
* Patients must have an ECOG performance status of 0-2.
* Patients must have signed an approved informed consent.
* Patients must have recovered from effects of recent surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy. They should be free of significant infection.
* Patients must have received prior treatment with taxanes. There is no limit on the number of prior lines of therapy.
* Patients may have received prior bevacizumab therapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy. A 3-week washout period is required.
* Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the study entry and be practicing an effective form of contraception (section 7.5.3).
* Patients must be at least 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a history of other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancers, are excluded if there is any evidence of other malignancy present within the last five years. Patients are also excluded if their previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy.
* Patients who have a significant history of cardiac disease, i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, uncontrolled congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled arrhythmias within 6 months of registration (NYHA classification III-IV).
* Patients with any unstable medical issue (including cardiac issues as above, active treatment for symptomatic pulmonary embolism, CVA, renal or hepatic insufficiency, active infection/sepsis requiring intravenous antibiotics). In patients who have undergone surgery, 28 days should elapse before initiation and the surgical site should be adequately healed.
* Known brain/leptomeningeal involvement of the disease, active neurological disease such as uncontrolled seizure disorder or moderate to severe dementia.
* Patients who have received prior therapy with any covalent irreversible anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor (e.g., vandetanib).
* Patients known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and active hepatitis, even if liver function studies are in the eligible range.
* Known hemorrhagic diathesis or active bleeding disorder, including platelet count \<100,000/uL, or inadequate granulocytes, including an absolute neutrophil count \<1500 cells/mm.
* Any hypersensitivity to Cremophor® EL or polyoxyethylated castor oil.
* CTCAE grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy.
C: The following eligibility criteria pertain to patients enrolling into PART 2 of the study:

Inclusion:

* Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of high grade serous or Grade 2 or Grade 3 endometrioid epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
* Received at least 3 prior chemotherapy regimens. Non-chemotherapy regimens and maintenance therapies administered as single agent treatment will not count as a chemotherapy regimen
* Relapsed/progressive disease as confirmed by CT scan
* Have biopsiable and measurable disease. Note: biopsy is optional for patients known to harbor a deleterious gBRCA mutation
* Have sufficient archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue available for planned analyses

Exclusion:

* History of prior cancers except for those that have been curatively treated, with no evidence of cancer currently (provided all chemotherapy was completed \>6 months prior and/or bone marrow transplant \>2 years prior to first dose of rucaparib).
* Prior treatment with any PARP inhibitor
* Symptomatic and/or untreated central nervous system metastases
* Pre-existing duodenal stent and/or any other gastrointestinal disorder or defect that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with absorption of rucaparib
* Hospitalization for bowel obstruction within 3 months prior to enrollment
D: 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.

Answer: D