Ovarian cancer study to track 'Chemo Brain' during treatment
NCT ID NCT07125209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how neoadjuvant chemotherapy (given before surgery) affects thinking skills like memory and attention in people with advanced ovarian cancer. Researchers will test 18 participants using questionnaires and cognitive tests over about 10 months. The goal is to better understand and track these mental changes during treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand and manage cognitive side effects of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage observational study (18 people) with no treatment being tested. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Participants scheduled to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of ovarian cancer.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 or older * Pathological diagnosis of suspected epithelial ovarian cancer; of note, patients with suspected epithelial ovarian cancer who are pending a pathological diagnosis/biopsy may be enrolled onto the study ahead of their biopsy. If the biopsy result is later inconsistent with epithelial ovarian cancer, they will be removed from the study and replaced * Planned to received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel; alternatives to these agents including abraxane, docetaxel, cisplatin may be used if patients have a chemotherapy reaction or otherwise cannot receive carboplatin and paclitaxel per usual standard of care * Patients may be receiving bevacizumab and may receive PARP inhibitors as a maintenance treatment; those receiving any other targeted therapy will be excluded Exclusion Criteria: * History of diagnosed cognitive impairment, including dementia * History of traumatic brain injury * English is not their primary language * Known hearing or visual impairment not corrected with hearing devices and glasses/contacts * Upper extremity motor impairment that would impact ability to perform the Trail Making Test * Baseline Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score less than 18
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UW Carbone Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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