When is the best time for ovarian cancer surgery?

NCT ID NCT02828618

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at the best time to perform surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. It compares having surgery right away versus after a few rounds of chemotherapy. The goal is to see which approach helps people live longer. About 800 women with stage IIIB-IV ovarian cancer are taking part.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Klinik für Gynäkologie

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • European Institute of Oncology; Gynecologic Cancer Surgery

    Milan, Italy

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori - Milan

    Milan, Italy

  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP)

    Paris, France

  • Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Surgery&Cancer

    London, W12 OHS, United Kingdom

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, France

  • Institute Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94805, France

  • Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori di Napoli

    Naples, Italy

  • Kaiserswerther Diakonie; Florence-Nightingale-Hospital

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    Solna, 17176, Sweden

  • Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum der Universität München

    München, 81377, Germany

  • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Evang. Huyssens-Stiftung, Klinik für Gynäkologie und gyn. Onkologie

    Essen, 45136, Germany

  • Klinikum rechts der Isar, Frauen- und Poliklinik

    München, 81675, Germany

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, A-1090, Austria

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Skane University Hospital

    Lund, 22185, Sweden

  • University Hospital, Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

  • Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Klinik & Poliklinik f. Frauenheilkunde & Geburtshilfe

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie

    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

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