Clinical trial NCT00096993 (phase 2, status: completed)
Conditions: ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer, fallopian tube cancer
ICD codes: C05.2, C10.0, C16.0, C16.4, C17.0, C17.1, C17.2, K65.1, K66.0, N99.4, N73.6, R88.0, Z49.32, Z49.02, C57.00, C57.01, C57.02
Drugs: placebo, gemcitabine, pertuzumab
SMILES: CN1C(=O)C=C(N2CCC[C@@H](N)C2)N(CC2=C(C=CC=C2)C#N)C1=O, [H][N]1([H])[C@@H]2CCCC[C@H]2[N]([H])([H])[Pt]11OC(=O)C(=O)O1
Eligibility criteria:

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Signed informed consent

          -  Age >= 18 years

          -  Advanced, histologically documented ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube
             carcinoma

          -  Representative tumor specimens in paraffin blocks or at least 12 unstained slides with
             an associated pathology report, obtained at any time prior to entry of study for
             evaluation of HER2 activation

          -  Measurable disease with at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at
             least one dimension (longest dimension recorded), Or:

          -  Clinically or radiologically detectable disease (e.g., ascites, peritoneal deposits,
             mesenteric thickening or lesions that do not fulfill RECIST for measurable disease)

          -  Platinum-resistant or refractory carcinoma

          -  Life expectancy >= 12 weeks

          -  ECOG performance status 0 or 1

          -  LVEF >= 50%, as determined by ECHO

          -  Use of an effective means of contraception (for women of childbearing potential)

          -  Clinical laboratory test results: Granulocyte count >= 1500/uL; Platelet count >=
             75,000/uL; Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (hemoglobin may be supported by transfusion or
             erythropoietin or other approved hematopoietic growth factors; darbopoeitin
             [Aranesp(R)] is permitted); Serum bilirubin <= 1.5 the ULN; Alkaline phosphatase, AST,
             and ALT <= 2.5 ULN (AST, ALT <= 5 ULN for subjects with liver metastasis); Serum
             creatinine <= 1.5 ULN; International normalized ratio (INR) <= 1.5 and activated
             partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) <= 1.5 ULN (except for subjects receiving
             anti-coagulation therapy)

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Prior treatment with gemcitabine

          -  Two or more prior regimens for the treatment of platinum-resistant disease

          -  Two or more non-platinum-containing regimens for the treatment of platinum-sensitive
             disease

          -  Prior treatment with experimental anti-cancer agents within 4 weeks prior to Day 1
             (the day the first study treatment infusions are administered)

          -  Prior treatment with HER2 pathway inhibitors (e.g., Herceptin(R) [trastuzumab],
             Iressa(R) [gefitinib], Tarceva<TM> [erlotinib hydrochloride], cetuximab, GW572016)

          -  History or clinical evidence of central nervous system or brain metastases

          -  Uncontrolled hypercalcemia ( > 11.5 mg/dL)

          -  Prior exposure of > 360 mg/m^2 doxorubicin or liposomal doxorubicin, > 120 mg/m^2
             mitoxantrone, or > 90 mg/m^2 idarubicin

          -  History of other malignancies within 5 years of Day 1, except for adequately treated
             carcinoma in situ of the cervix, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of breast, basal or
             squamous cell skin cancer

          -  History of serious systemic disease, unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6
             months prior to Day 1 of treatment, symptoms of CHF, or unstable symptomatic
             arrhythmia requiring medication (subjects with chronic atrial arrhythmia [i.e., atrial
             fibrillation, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia] are eligible)

          -  Known HIV infection

          -  Pregnancy or lactation

          -  Major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 3 weeks prior to Day 1 of
             treatment

          -  Inability to comply with study and follow-up procedures

          -  Any other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical
             laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that
             contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that may affect the
             interpretation of the results or render the subject at high risk from treatment
             complications