Olaparib Monotherapy and Olaparib + Pembrolizumab Combination Therapy for Ovarian Cancer (OLAPem)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04417192 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 4, 2020
Last Update Posted : January 27, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ovarian Cancer | Drug: Olaparib Drug: Pembrolizumab | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This study has 2 cohorts. Cohort 1 is Olaparib monotherapy Cohort 2 is Olaparib plus Pembrolizumab combination therapy |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Preoperative Olaparib Monotherapy and Preoperative Olaparib Plus Pembrolizumab Combination Therapy in Patients With HRD-Positive Stage III or IV Advanced Epithelial Ovarian/Fallopian Tube/Primary Peritoneal Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Olaparib or Olaparib Plus Pembrolizumab
Cohort 1 : Olaparib will be administered for 6 weeks before surgery. Cohort 2 : Olaparib and Pembrolizumab will be administered simultaneously for 2 cycles(6 weeks) before surgery.
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Drug: Olaparib
Olaparib will be administered at a dose of 300mg as oral dose, twice a day. Drug: Pembrolizumab Pembrolizumab will be administered at a dose of 200mg as a 30-minutes IV infusion, Q3W (25 minutes to 40 minutes are acceptable). |
- Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Objective response rate (ORR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version. 1.1.
- The incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after the last dose ]The incidences and types of adverse events that occur during treatment will be evaluated according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.
- Chemotherapy response score (CRS) [ Time Frame: 6 months from the end of registration ]To evaluate the effect of histopathological treatment on patients with serous carcinoma and metastasis to the omentum. The histopathological treatment effect is determined according to the chemotherapy response score (CRS)
- Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: 6 months from the end of registration ]PFS is defined as the time from the first dose to the earlier of progression assessed by the Investigator per RECIST v. 1.1 (PD) or clinical criteria, or death due to any cause.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 6 months from the end of registration ]OS is defined as the time from the first dose to death due to any cause.
- Biomarkers [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Relationship between the germline mutation and therapeutic effect
- The change in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Relationship between the change in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in tumor tissue before and after therapy, and the therapeutic effect
- The therapeutic effect [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Relationship between the Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) and the therapeutic effect

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has given signed informed consent to participate in the clinical trial of her own will.
- Is aged 20 years or older on the day of signing the informed consent.
- Has been diagnosed with histologically confirmed, Stage III or IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system (2014), with a histological type of high-grade serous or Grade 3 endometrioid carcinoma.
- Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1.
- Is a candidate for debulking surgery.
- Has an HRD-positive tumor.
- Has an ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1.
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Laboratory test results within 21 days prior to enrollment have met the following organ function criteria. However, measurements within 14 days of blood transfusion or administration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) are excluded.
- Neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN, or creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
- T-Bil ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
- ALT and AST ≤ 100 U/L (≤ 200 U/L if liver metastasis is present)
- A woman of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception after signing the informed consent, throughout the study period, and until at least 120 days following the last dose of the study drug
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has received previous allogeneic bone-marrow transplantation.
- Has concurrent interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis, or a history of (noninfectious) interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis that required treatment with steroids. Interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis includes radiation pneumonitis.
- Has received prior antitumor therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, molecular-targeted therapy, therapeutic antibody, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, and investigational therapy).
- Has received surgery under general anesthesia within 28 days prior to enrollment. However, surgery to diagnose ovarian/fallopian tube/peritoneal cancer performed under general anesthesia is allowed.
- Has received radiation or radioactive isotope therapy within 28 days prior to enrollment.
- Has uncontrolled pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, or peritoneal effusion.
- Has a history of cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, or transient cerebral ischemia within 180 days prior to enrollment.
- Has a history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
- Is receiving systemic glucocorticoid therapy or systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
- Has a history of autoimmune disease.
- Is infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Is infected with active* hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
*: Active hepatitis B is defined as HBs antigen positive.
- Has a symptomatic infection within 14 days prior to enrollment.
- Has received a live vaccine within 28 days prior to enrollment.
- Has clinically critical cardiac disease (has a history of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris within 180 days prior to enrollment or has New York Heart Association [NYHA] class II or higher cardiac failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or QTc prolongation defined as QTc > 470 msec).
- Has active brain metastasis or a tumor causing spinal cord compression.
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Has a history of severe allergy, anaphylaxis, or hypersensitivity induced by humanized chimeric antibodies.
- Is allergic to biologics produced from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, carboplatin, or paclitaxel.
- Has a known or suspected active malignancy that is different from the disease of interest in the clinical trial or has a history of other malignancy within 3 years prior to enrollment. However, cutaneous basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ are not part of this exclusion criterion.
- Is unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol.
- Is not eligible to enroll in the clinical trial based on the judgment by the Investigator or Sub-investigator.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04417192
Japan | |
National Cancer Center Hospital East | |
Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan | |
National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center | |
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
Kurume University Hospital | |
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan |
Responsible Party: | Toru Mukohara, Chief of Breast and Medical Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04417192 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EPOC1903 |
First Posted: | June 4, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 27, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Ovarian Neoplasms Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Ovarian Diseases Adnexal Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Genital Diseases |
Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Pembrolizumab Olaparib Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |