Trial of Tri-weekly TJ Versus Weekly TJ for Stage II-IV Mullerian Carcinoma

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare progression-free survival of conventional paclitaxel and carboplatin vs weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with newly diagnosed stage II-IV ovarian epithelial, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

Timeline

Start

2003-04

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Median progression-free survival was longer in the dose-dense treatment group (28.0 months, 95% CI 22.3-35.4) than in the conventional treatment group PMID 19767092 ↗

Publications

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