New drug combo tested to keep ovarian cancer at bay longer

NCT ID NCT01081951

Summary

This study tested whether adding a drug called olaparib to standard chemotherapy (paclitaxel and carboplatin) works better than chemotherapy alone for controlling advanced ovarian cancer that had previously responded to platinum drugs. It involved 162 patients whose cancer had returned after being controlled for at least 6 months. The main goal was to see if the combination could delay the cancer from getting worse for a longer period.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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    West Hollywood, California, 90048, United States

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    Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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    New York, New York, 10016, United States

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    Portland, Oregon, 97227-1191, United States

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    Parkville, 3050, Australia

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    Randwick, 2031, Australia

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    Brussels, 1090, Belgium

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    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

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    Namur, 5000, Belgium

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    Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium

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    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

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    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada

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    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

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    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada

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    Québec, Quebec, G1R 2J6, Canada

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    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

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    Brno, 625 00, Czechia

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    Brno, 656 53, Czechia

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    Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

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    Olomouc, 775 20, Czechia

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    Prague, 120 00, Czechia

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    Essen, 45147, Germany

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    Frankfurt, 60590, Germany

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    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

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    München, 81675, Germany

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    Solingen, 42653, Germany

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    Genova, 16132, Italy

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    Milan, 20141, Italy

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    Monza, 20052, Italy

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    Torino, 10126, Italy

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    Chūōku, 104-0045, Japan

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    Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan

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    Matsuyama, 791-0280, Japan

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    Morioka, 028-3695, Japan

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    Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582, Japan

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    Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan

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    Yonago-shi, 683-8504, Japan

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    Amsterdam, 1066 CX, Netherlands

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    Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

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    Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands

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    Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands

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    Panama City, 2723, Panama

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    Lima, LIMA 27, Peru

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    Lima, LIMA 41, Peru

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    Madrid, 08035, Spain

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    Valencia, 46010, Spain

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    Birmingham, B18 7QH, United Kingdom

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    Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom

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    Edinburgh, EH4 2XR, United Kingdom

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