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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00002487
Date of registration: 01/11/1999
Primary sponsor: Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre
Public title: Methotrexate Plus Dipyridamole in Treating Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Scientific title: INTRAPERITONEAL METHOTREXATE AND DIPYRIDAMOLE AS SALVAGE TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED OVARIAN CARCINOMA
Date of first enrolment: July 1991
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00002487
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Rakesh Goel, MD, FRCPC
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Affiliation:  Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven, Stage III/IV ovarian carcinoma that is
refractory or recurrent within 1 year of complete response to intraperitoneal or
intravenous platinum-based chemotherapy Debulking surgery must have been considered at the
completion of prior chemotherapy (failure to debulk does not exclude) Clinical or
radiographic evidence of advanced, predominantly peritoneal disease on physical exam, CT
or MRI scan, exploratory laparotomy, or peritoneal cytology or by elevated CA-125 (above
35 units in Ottawa Civic or General Hospitals) required Disease limited to peritoneal
cavity not required, but peritoneal disease should constitute the main life-threatening or
symptom-producing component Good distribution of contrast medium throughout peritoneal
cavity on CT of abdomen and pelvis required Measurable, evaluable, or unevaluable disease
of any size acceptable

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Not specified Life
expectancy: More than 2 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000 Platelets at least
100,000 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 3 X ULN SGOT less than 3 x ULN Renal: Creatinine less
than 1.7 mg/dl (150 micromoles/liter) BUN less than 42 mg/dl (15 mmoles/liter) Other: No
requirement for DP or MTX or any medication known to interact with DP, (i.e., antiplatelet
or anticoagulant drugs) or MTX (i.e., chemotherapeutic agents) No second malignancy other
than basal cell carcinoma of the skin

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Recovery from toxicities of prior therapy required Biologic
therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Prior platinum-based chemotherapy required No
concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior
abdominopelvic or pelvic radiotherapy No concurrent peritoneal radiotherapy Surgery: See
Disease Characteristics Other: No concurrent antiplatelet or vasodilatory agents



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ovarian Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: dipyridamole
Drug: methotrexate
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CAN-OTT-9017
CDR0000077374
NCI-V92-0012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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