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ICON7

A randomised, two-arm, multicentre Gynaecologic Cancer InterGroup trial of adding bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer


Topic
Cancer
Portfolio Eligibility
UKCRN adopted, non-commercial study
ISRCTN 91273375
EudraCT 2005-003929-22
MREC N° Ethics approval rece
UKCRN ID 1763
WHO ID
Research Summary
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding bevacizumab to carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Information on this trial can also be found at the MRC CTU website: http://www.ctu.mrc.ac.uk/studies/ICON7.asp
Study Type Interventional
Design Type Treatment
Disease(s) Fallopian Tubes
Ovary
Phase III
Current Status Closed - in follow-up
Closure Date17/02/2009
Sample Size 1520
Accrual to Date
  24%
Geographical Scope International Multi-Centre
Lead Country England (also active in Scotland)
Health care professionals can obtain a copy of the protocol by clicking here
Study Website
Additional Information

If you are a patient or relative this link will take you to a description of this trial in plain English on CancerHelp UK

Main Inclusion Criteria
•Written informed consent and able to comply with the protocol

•Histologically confirmed:
-high risk FIGO stage I and II a, with grade 3 or clear cell histology, epithelial ovarian cancer
-FIGO stage IIb – IV (all grades, all histological types) epithelial ovarian cancer
-fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer

•Patients fit enough to receive protocol treatment
•Urine dipstick for proteinuria < 2+ (. If urine dipstick is > or equal 2+, 24 hour urine must demonstrate < or equal 1 g of protein)
Main Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria:

•Surgery (including open biopsy), or radiotherapy within the last 4 weeks prior to first dose of bevacizumab or anticipation of interval cytoreductive surgery during study treatment

•Malignancies other than ovarian cancer within 5 years prior to randomisation, except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix and/or basal cell skin cancer

•Uncontrolled hypertension

•Current or recent (within 10 days of first dose of study treatment) use of aspirin > 325 mg/day

•Current or recent (within 10 days prior to study treatment start) use of full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolytic agent for therapeutic purposes (except for line patency)
Chief Investigator(s)
Dr Timothy Perren
Further details, please contact
Ms Christina Howitt

Medical Research Council

222 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
UNITED KINGDOM

chh@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Ms Cybil Kwakye

Medical Research Council

222 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
UNITED KINGDOM

cyk@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Funder(s) Cancer Research UK
F. Hoffmann-La Roche
Sponsor(s) Medical Research Council




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