About this trial
About 70% of epithelial ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed at advanced stage. When primary optimal surgery is not possible, neoadjuvant chemotherapy will followed by interval debulking surgery is one treatment option. However, there is no consensus on the optimal timing of the surgery. CA125 is a well-known tumor marker in ovarian cancer. Its kinetic change has been proven to correlate with the patients' response to chemotherapy and chance of optimal resection. This study aims to utilize the kinetic change of CA125 to customize the timing of surgery for individual patients and compare this with the standard clinical practice.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients aged 18 years old or older
Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score 0-1 within 28 days prior to recruitment
Patients who can sign the informed consent
Patients with stage III-IV histologically or cytologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer not amenable for PDS
Disqualifiers
Patients who have borderline malignancy, or non-EOC like germ cell or sex cord tumor, or metastatic diseases from other origins
Patients with mucinous and neuroendocrine histology
Patients with history of other malignancies within five years
Patients who are eligible for primary debulking surgery (PDS)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- KELIM
- Carboplatin plus Paclitaxel
- Interval debulking surgery
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
The University of Hong Kong
Lead sponsor
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Collaborator
United Christian Hospital
Collaborator
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Collaborator
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Collaborator