Weekly chemo boost could help ovarian cancer patients who Don't respond to standard treatment
NCT ID NCT06476184
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether a denser weekly chemotherapy schedule (carboplatin every 3 weeks plus weekly paclitaxel) can help ovarian cancer patients whose tumors are not responding well to standard treatment. The study enrolls 250 adults with advanced ovarian cancer who have already had 3-4 cycles of standard chemo. The goal is to see if the weekly regimen makes more patients eligible for complete tumor removal surgery and improves overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Carboplatin and paclitaxel (chemotherapy drugs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this denser weekly chemo schedule could help more patients with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer become eligible for complete tumor removal surgery, potentially extending survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 250 participants, so results are not yet proven. The weekly regimen may cause more side effects like fatigue or low blood counts, and it may not improve outcomes 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
- 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: 1. Histologically confirmed high-grade epithelial (serous, endometrioid, or carcinosarcoma with a ≥30% epithelial tumor component) ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian-tube carcinoma 2. Adult patient aged ≥ 18 years old 3. Advanced stage III or IV disease 4. Treated with 3 to 4 neo-adjuvant cycles of standard 3-weekly carboplatin-paclitaxel regimen in first-line setting, and characterized by: * Unfavorable standardized KELIMTM score \< 1.0 calculated with the KELIMTM academic tool and available for free on internet site (https://www.biomarker-kinetics.org/CA-125-neo) (poor primary chemosensitivity) * Not amenable to complete interval debulking surgery (incomplete interval debulking surgery attempt, or disease not operated at all because considered not amenable to complete surgery by surgeon) Of note, a pre-screening inclusion before the start of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy is encouraged as a way of prospectively assessing the CA-125 longitudinal kinetics and surgery evaluation, and subsequently selecting the patients for the randomization sequence 5. ECOG performance status 0 or 1 (see appendix 2) 6. Adequate organ and bone marrow function for weekly-dense chemotherapy: red blood cells (baseline Hemoglobin ≥8 g/dL without red blood cell transfusion within 3 weeks before the blood work), white blood cells (Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1500 cells/mm3) and platelets (Platelet count ≥100,000/mm3), 7. Adequate renal and liver functions * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤5 × ULN in context of liver metastases * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN (patients with Gilbert's are eligible if total bilirubin ≤3 × ULN) * Albumin ≥3 g/dL * Creatinine clearance ≥40 mL/min/1.73 m2 (measured or estimated, ideally with CKD-EPI formula on https://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/gfr\_calculator) 8. Patients who gave its written informed consent to participate to the study 9. Patients affiliated to a social insurance regime 10. Patients willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up Non-inclusion Criteria: 1. Low-grade endometrioid, clear cell, mucinous, or sarcomatous histology, or mixed tumors containing any of these histologies, or low-grade or borderline ovarian tumor. Contraindication to the drugs assessed in the SALVOVAR trial (carboplatin, paclitaxel, GCSF) 2. Previous treatment with bevacizumab during initial standard neo-adjuvant chemotherapy 3. Has primary platinum-refractory disease, defined as disease that has progressed during the neo-adjuvant chemotherapy 4. Patients with concomitant cancer, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumors curatively treated with no evidence of disease for ≥ 5 years 5. Treatment with other investigational agents in clinical trials during the randomized chemotherapy phase for both arms. 6. Clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may confound the results of the trial or interfere with the patient's safety or participation, including but not limited to: * Unstable angina. * Myocardial infarction within 6 months of first dose. * Uncontrolled and/or severe concomitant diseases (uncontrolled hypertension, ≥ Grade 3 (per CTCAE v5.0) arrhythmia, heart failure, cirrhosis). * Active infectious disease requiring IV therapy (bacteria, viruses) within 2 weeks of first dose. * Gastric-outlet obstruction. * Small bowel obstruction (SBO) defined as computed tomography (CT) scan showing: Dilated loops of small bowel ≤12 weeks of study entry, symptomatic ascites/effusions requiring paracentesis or thoracentesis ≤30 days of study entry. 7. Known psychiatric disorder that would interfere with trial compliance. 8. Pregnant or lactating patients or patients expecting to conceive children within the projected duration of the trial. 9. Patient deprived of liberty, under guardianship, or under curatorship.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
76 sites in 4 countries. 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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Alessandro Manzoni Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLecco, 23900, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ss.Antonio E Biagio E C.Arrigo Alessandria
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAlessandria, 15121, Italy
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Azienda Ulss 3 Serenissima
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVenice, 30174, Italy
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CH d'Avignon
RECRUITINGAvignon, 84902, France
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CHRU Besançon - Hôpital Jean Minjoz
RECRUITINGBesançon, 25030, France
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CHRU de Lille
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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CHRU de Montpellier - Hôpital Saint-Eloi
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34059, France
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CHU Saint-Etienne - Pôle de Cancérologie
RECRUITINGSaint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42271, France
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CHU Strasbourg - Hôpital de Hautepierre
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67098, France
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CHU de BREST - Hôpital Cavale Blanche
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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CHU de Dijon
RECRUITINGDijon, 21079, France
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CHU de Limoges - Hôpital Dupuytren
RECRUITINGLimoges, 87042, France
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Careggi University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFlorence, 50134, Italy
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
RECRUITINGNice, 06189, France
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Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie
RECRUITINGMougins, 06250, France
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Centre Eugène Marquis
RECRUITINGRennes, 35042, France
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Centre François Baclesse
RECRUITINGCaen, 14076, France
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
RECRUITINGDijon, 21079, France
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Centre Hospitalier Alpes Leman
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGContamine-sur-Arve, 74130, France
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Centre Hospitalier Général de Pau
RECRUITINGPau, 64046, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
RECRUITINGCréteil, 94010, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Cholet
RECRUITINGCholet, 49300, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Valence
RECRUITINGValence, 26953, France
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Centre Jean Perrin
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63011, France
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Centre Léon Bérard
RECRUITINGLyon, 69373, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
RECRUITINGLille, 59020, France
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Centre d'Oncologie et de Radiothérapie 37 (ROC37)
RECRUITINGChambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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Clinique Pasteur
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31300, France
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Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKoshigaya, Japan
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Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015 GJ, Netherlands
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Fukushima Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGFukushima, Japan
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Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses - Croix Saint-Simon
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble
RECRUITINGGrenoble, 38028, France
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Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94805, France
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HCL - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1066 CX, Netherlands
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Hirosaki University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHirosaki, Japan
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Hôpital André Mignot
RECRUITINGLe Chesnay, 78157, France
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Hôpital Cochin
RECRUITINGParis, 75014, France
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Hôpital Européen George Pompidou
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Hôpital Foch
RECRUITINGSuresnes, 92151, France
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Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
RECRUITINGLyon, 69373, France
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Hôpital Privé de la Loire
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42100, France
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Hôpital Privé du Confluent
RECRUITINGNantes, 44202, France
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Hôpital de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoissy, 78303, France
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Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLyon, 69229, France
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Hôpital de la Côte Basque
RECRUITINGBayonne, 64100, France
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Hôpital de la Timone
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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Hôpitaux du Léman - site Thonon-les-Bains
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThonon-les-Bains, 74203, France
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ICANS - Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67033, France
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ICM Val d'Aurelle
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34298, France
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ICO Paul Papin
RECRUITINGAngers, 49055, France
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Institut Bergonié
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
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Institut Curie
RECRUITINGParis, 75248, France
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Institut Jean Godinot
RECRUITINGReims, 51056, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - ICO
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44805, France
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Institut de Cancérologie du Gard - CHU de Nîmes
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia S.r.l.
RECRUITINGMilan, 20141, Italy
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Kindai University Hospital
RECRUITINGSayama, Japan
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Kurume University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKurume, Japan
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Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Nagoya University Hospital
RECRUITINGNagoya, Japan
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Oncopole Claudius Régaud - IUCT Oncopole
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTakatsuki, Japan
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Radboud University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Sainte-Catherine Institut du Cancer Avignon-Provence
RECRUITINGAvignon, 84918, France
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Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
RECRUITINGHidaka, Japan
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St. Marianna University Hospital
RECRUITINGKawasaki, Japan
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The Cancer Institute Hospital Of JFCR
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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The Jikei University Daisan Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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The Jikei University Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital
RECRUITINGKashiwa, Japan
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The Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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The University of Tokyo Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBunkyō City, Japan
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Tohoku University Hospital
RECRUITINGSendai, Japan
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