Tirapazamine Plus Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining tirapazamine with cisplatin in treating patients who have recurrent ovarian epithelial or primary peritoneal cancer.

Timeline

Start

2001-06

Primary completion

2006-04

Completion

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Publications

• Results Covens A, Blessing J, Bender D, Mannel R, Morgan M; Gynecologic Oncology Group. A phase II evaluation of tirapazamine plus cisplatin in the treatment of recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian or primary peritoneal cancer: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol. 2006 Mar;100(3):586-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.09.032. Epub 2005 Oct 24.

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