New combo shows promise for hard-to-treat ovarian cancer
NCT ID NCT02867956
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combination of two drugs, apatinib and etoposide, in 35 women with ovarian cancer that had stopped responding to platinum-based chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors or slow disease progression. Participants took the drugs by mouth and were monitored for side effects and tumor response.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2016
- Finished
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Sep 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of epithelial carcinoma of the ovary. * Platinum resistant ovarian cancer (defined as relapsing within 6 months after the last administration of platinum-based chemotherapy) OR platinum refractory ovarian cancer (defined as progressing while on a platinum-based chemotherapy) * At least treated with one line of platinum-based chemotherapy * Female, age ≥18 years and ≤70 years, signed informed consent. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 * Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 version * Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 3 months. * Patients must have adequate organ function as defined by the following criteria: * White blood cell count ≥ 3 x 10\^9/L, Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) (≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L), Hemoglobin of ≥ 80 g/L, Platelets ≥ 70 x 10\^9/L * Total bilirubin ≤ 1 x upper limit of normal (ULN), AST and ALT ≤ 2 x ULN * Serum creatinine ≤ 1 x ULN Exclusion Criteria: * Had prior exposure to apatinib or has known allegies to any of the excipients. * History of myocardial infarction, or unstable angina, or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade III-IV within 6 months prior to Day 1. * Patients with QT interval prolongation * Serious, non-healing wound, active ulcer, bowel obstruction. * History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 28 days prior to Day 1 * Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy * Inadequately controlled hypertension * Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to Day 1 * Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastasis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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