Phase III Trial of Stage I Ovarian Cancer After Surgery

Summary

To compare the Overall survival of adjuvant chemotherapy versus observation in stage I epithelial ovarian cancer after comprehensive staging surgery

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with a diagnosis of histopathologically epithelial ovarian cancer
2. FIGO Stages Ia(Grade2/3, clear cell carcinoma), Ib(Grade2/3, clear cell carcinoma) and Ic(b)(all degree of differentiation and all histologic type)
3. Patients with a diagnosis of advanced stage by comprehensive staging or restaging laparotomy.
4. Patients who received comprehensive staging surgery (basic surgical techniques (total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and omentectomy) as well as peritoneal cytology, multiple biopsies of the peritoneum (\[Peritoneal biopsy\] see details below), retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (see details below \[Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection\]).

   However, for the following cases, it is eligible as a condition to record on the official document.
   * Peritoneal biopsy: peritoneal metastasis is not recognized by macroscopic and palpation in the stipulated site, and the case that biopsy has not been performed.
   * Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: the case that lymph nodes of the stipulated range has been dissected however the prescribed number has not been reached.
5. Age: 20 or older
6. Performance status (PS):0-1
7. Case with initial therapy for postoperative primary lesion
8. Patient possible to receive the first study treatment within 8 weeks after the comprehensive staging surgery
9. Reasonable organ function
10. Patient must have signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. FIGO Stages Ic(a), Ic(1) and Ic(2)
2. Patients containing sarcoma elements
3. Patients with any signs of interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis by chest radiography and CT
4. Patients with serious complications
5. Patients with active infection
6. Patients with intestinal paralysis or intestinal obstruction
7. Patients who have a synchronous malignancy or who have been progression-free less than 5 years for a metachronous malignancy
8. Patients with previous chemotherapy or radiation therapy
9. Patients with serious drug hypersensitivity
10. Patients with peripheral motor/sensory neuropathy \[grade2,3,4 Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 4.0\]
11. Patients who have had a hypersensitivity reaction to polyoxyethylated or hydrogenated castor oil
12. Patients with positive HBsAg. Patients with more than 2.1 log/copies ml based on fixed Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA who are positive with either antigen-positive Hepatitis B (HBs), anti-hepatitis B core antigen or anti-hepatitis B surface antigen.
13. Patients who are inappropriate to enter this study with any safety reasons, judged by the treating physician

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