Clinical trial · Interventional
Study of Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Oral Metformin in the Treatment of Advanced Stage Ovarian Carcinoma
A Phase II, Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Pilot Study of Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Oral Metformin for Patients Newly Diagnosed With Stage II-IV Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Initially, the prospect of metformin as a neoplastic treatment was considered for malignancies of the prostate, colon and pancreas. However, only select clinical studies involving the use of metformin in the treatment of ovarian cancer have documented improved survival rates. Since no first line regimen has demonstrated compelling superiority in the management of advanced stage ovarian carcinoma, the combination of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and metformin is of particular interest given the triplet's prospect for achieving increased synergy without compromising patient tolerability.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carboplatin | Drug | Carboplatin | ALIAS |
| Metformin | Drug | Metformin | ALIAS |
| Paclitaxel | Drug | Paclitaxel | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Paclitaxel, carboplatin and metformin
- description
- Drug: Metformin (850 mg) Drug: Carboplatin (AUC 5 or 6) Drug: Paclitaxel (80 mg/m2) The regimen will be administered as a dose dense schedule.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Metformin
- Drug: Paclitaxel
- Drug: Carboplatin
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Progression free survival
- timeFrame
- 5 years
- description
- The primary outcome of progression free survival will compare the percentage of those who have either progressed or died at 1 year with those who were at risk for at least 1 year.
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Metabolic biomarker evaluation
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Female Gender Age greater than 18 years Advanced stage epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer Adequate bone marrow function ECOG performance score of 2 or greater Patients must be able to swallow oral medication. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects must NOT be taking metformin or have been on metformin in the past 6 months. Subjects with a diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancers of low malignant potential (borderline carcinomas) Subjects with concomitant malignancy or a previous malignancy within the past three years, melanoma skin cancer excepted
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