New drug combo aims to shrink ovarian tumors before surgery
NCT ID NCT06890338
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 11 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving the targeted drug mirvetuximab soravtansine together with standard chemotherapy (carboplatin) before surgery can shrink advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancers that have a specific protein (FRα). About 140 adults with stage III or IV disease will receive the combination every 3 weeks for up to 9 cycles. The goal is to see how many tumors respond before surgery, while also monitoring side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) combined with carboplatin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could shrink advanced ovarian tumors before surgery, potentially improving surgical outcomes and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 study with no control group, so results are preliminary. The treatment may cause side effects like fatigue, nausea, or infusion reactions, and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 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: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2. * Be judged by the investigator and/or treating physician to be an appropriate candidate to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy. * Diagnosis of biopsy-confirmed high-grade, serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. * Participant meets the following disease criteria: * Stage III or IV disease by the Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique (FIGO) staging system, and * Folate Receptor Alpha (FRα) expression positivity as defined by immunohistochemical staining of \>= 75% of viable tumor cells with moderate \>= 2+ membrane staining by the Ventana Folate Receptor Alpha (VENTANA FOLR1) assay, FOLR1 Eligibility Testing - Ventana FOLR1 (FOLR1-2.1) RxDx - Commercial or Central, and * Measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1 criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Endometrioid, clear cell, mucinous, or sarcomatous tumor histology; mixed tumors containing any of the above histologies; or low-grade/borderline ovarian tumor. * Previous clinical diagnosis of noninfectious interstitial lung disease, including noninfectious pneumonitis. * Previously treated with anticancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or biologic agent for current cancer, with the exception of one cycle of single agent carboplatin * Participants with the following ocular history and/or concurrent disorders: * History of corneal transplantation; * Undergoing active postoperative management for refractive surgery, cataract surgery, corneal cross-linking, or corneal complications of surgery; * Confluent superficial punctate keratopathy (SPK) not expected to resolve to non-confluence or better within the screening window with standard of care (SOC) intervention; * Active or chronic clinically significant (\>= Grade 3) corneal dystrophy (e.g., Fuchs dystrophy); * Active ocular conditions requiring ongoing treatment/monitoring, such as glaucoma, which is not adequately controlled with medication or surgery, wet age-related macular degeneration requiring intravitreal injections, active diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, macular degeneration, presence of papilledema or an ocular condition with high risk of retinal detachment; * Monocular vision with visual acuity in the worse eye, worse than 20/200 or visual fields less than 20 degrees (i.e., functional blindness in at least one eye). * History of other malignancy within 3 years prior to signing study consent. -- Note: Participants with tumors with a negligible risk for metastasis or death (e.g., adequately controlled basal-cell carcinoma or squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) are eligible.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
69 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute /ID# 274557
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center /ID# 276952
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Avera Cancer Institute - Sioux Falls /ID# 276226
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Baptist Health Lexington /ID# 275218
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States
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California Pacific Medical Center - Van Ness Campus /ID# 275329
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94109, United States
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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital /ID# 274684
RECRUITINGRoanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
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Carle Foundation Hospital /ID# 276470
RECRUITINGUrbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland /ID# 276133
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland /ID# 278273
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland /ID# 278274
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Compass Oncology - West - Tigard /ID# 275101
RECRUITINGTigard, Oregon, 97223, United States
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Cox Medical Center South /ID# 274826
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
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Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut Health Network /ID# 274783
RECRUITINGDanbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center /ID# 274676
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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East Carolina University - Brody School of Medicine /ID# 275770
RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center /ID# 274938
RECRUITINGWest Islip, New York, 11795, United States
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Holy Cross Hospital /ID# 275872
RECRUITINGSilver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
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Holy Name Medical Center /ID# 276240
RECRUITINGTeaneck, New Jersey, 07666, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital /ID# 274568
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Imbert Cancer Center /ID# 275634
RECRUITINGBay Shore, New York, 11706, United States
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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center /ID# 275492
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute - Fairfax - Innovation Park Drive /ID# 276456
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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John Theurer Cancer Center /ID# 275756
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Jupiter Medical Center /ID# 276616
RECRUITINGJupiter, Florida, 33458, United States
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Kettering Medical Center /ID# 274365
RECRUITINGKettering, Ohio, 45429, United States
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Mercy David C. Pratt Cancer Center /ID# 275655
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium (MMCORC) /ID# 274780
RECRUITINGSaint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States
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Metrohealth Medical Center - Cleveland /ID# 276664
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
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Mount Sinai Medical Center /ID# 274868
RECRUITINGMiami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
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Northwell Health Cancer Institute At Huntington /ID# 276814
RECRUITINGGreenlawn, New York, 11740, United States
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Northwell Health Center for Advanced Medicine. /ID# 275641
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Northwell Health Queens Cancer Center /ID# 274850
RECRUITINGRego Park, New York, 11374, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute - St. Matthews /ID# 276173
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
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Norwalk Hospital /ID# 274561
RECRUITINGNorwalk, Connecticut, 06856, United States
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OSF St. Francis Medical Center /ID# 274752
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61637-0001, United States
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Oncology Associates of Oregon, P.C. /ID# 275006
RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Optimum Clinical Research Group /ID# 274583
RECRUITINGAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States
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Parkview Research Center /ID# 274338
RECRUITINGFort Wayne, Indiana, 46845, United States
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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children'S Hospital /ID# 274585
RECRUITINGSpokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Ridley Tree Cancer Center /ID# 275219
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSanta Barbara, California, 93105, United States
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Rush Md Anderson Cancer Center /ID# 274926
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey /ID# 274358
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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Sanford Cancer Center /ID# 274901
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center - Fargo /ID# 275489
RECRUITINGFargo, North Dakota, 58102, United States
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Scripps Md Anderson - Prebys Cancer Center /ID# 276891
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103, United States
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St. Lukes University Hospital /ID# 274362
RECRUITINGBethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States
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Texas Oncology - Austin Central /ID# 275046
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78731, United States
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Texas Oncology - Fort Worth Cancer Center /ID# 275043
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Texas Oncology - Northeast Texas /ID# 275057
RECRUITINGTyler, Texas, 75702, United States
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Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center - Research Drive /ID# 275090
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Texas Oncology - The Woodlands /ID# 275015
RECRUITINGThe Woodlands, Texas, 77380, United States
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The Center Of Hope /ID# 274313
RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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The Mark H Zangmeister Center /ID# 275106
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43219, United States
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Trials 365 /ID# 274310
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States
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UVA Health University Hospital /ID# 275309
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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University Medical Center New Orleans /ID# 274755
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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University Of Mississippi Medical Center /ID# 276342
RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital /ID# 274793
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of California Los Angeles Medical Center /ID# 274566
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 274796
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Maryland, Baltimore /ID# 275308
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Minnesota - Minneapolis /ID# 275718
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0341, United States
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University of North Carolina Medical Center /ID# 275307
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Pennsylvania - Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine /ID# 275612
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Usa Mitchell Cancer Institute /ID# 276022
RECRUITINGMobile, Alabama, 36604, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates- Norfolk (Brock) /ID# 275227
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23502-2800, United States
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West Virginia University School of Medicine /ID# 274556
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Women & Infants Hospital /ID# 274716
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States
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Women'S Cancer Care /ID# 276469
RECRUITINGCovington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine /ID# 275794
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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