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North Thames CA125 study in advanced ovarian cancer
ISRCTN ISRCTN75843298
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title North Thames CA125 study in advanced ovarian cancer
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source NTOG4
Study hypothesis Five versus eight courses of carboplatin or cisplatin in ovarian cancer.
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Ovarian cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of invasive epithelial ovarian carcinoma
2. International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage Ic, II, III or IV
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 2
4. Aged 18 - 75 years
5. Adequate renal, hepatic and bone marrow function
6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
7. No history of previous malignancy, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix
8. No medical contra-indications to protocol treatments
Participants - exclusion criteria Does not comply with above inclusion criteria.
Anticipated start date 05/12/1989
Anticipated end date 13/04/1994
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 237
Interventions Patients are randomised to one of two treatment schedules:
1. Schedule A: Carboplatin or cisplatin repeated every four weeks for a total of five courses. CA125 measurement to be carried out prior to each course.
2. Schedule B: Carboplatin or cisplatin repeated every four weeks for a total of eight courses. CA125 measurement to be carried out prior to each course.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Not provided at time of registration
Trial website
Publications Follow-up results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8805927
Contact name Dr  -  -
  Address UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email register@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor UK Co-ordinating Committee for Cancer Research (UKCCCR)
  Address MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email
Date applied 01/07/2001
Last edited 02/04/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 01/07/2001
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