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Brief Title: Pembrolizumab, Carboplatin, and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
Official Title: Matched Paired Pharmacodynamics and Feasibility Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Frontline Ovarian Cancer
Study ID: NCT02520154
Brief Summary: This phase II trial studies how well pembrolizumab works when given in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients with stage III-IV ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving pembrolizumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel may be a better treatment for ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate progression-free survival of paclitaxel/carboplatin and pembrolizumab in patients with advanced stage, metastatic ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To describe the feasibility of combination therapy with pembrolizumab in this population. II. To evaluate the safety of combination and maintenance pembrolizumab. III. To report overall survival. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To describe the sequential effects of chemotherapy on immune response and PD-1 expression and receptor occupancy. II. To evaluate circulating lymphoid populations (subsets). III. To determine tissue PD-L1 expression and T-cell infiltration. OUTLINE: NACT: Patients receive paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15, and carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo surgery. ADJUVANT THERAPY: Beginning 3-6 weeks after surgery, paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15, patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1, and pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. MAINTENANCE THERAPY: Patients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 20 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 12 weeks.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson in Katy, Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson League City, Nassau Bay, Texas, United States
MD Anderson in Sugar Land, Sugar Land, Texas, United States
MD Anderson in The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Name: Amir Jazaeri, MD
Affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR