The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of BSI-201 on the objective response rate in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and carboplatin. Based on data generated by BiPar/Sanofi, it is concluded that iniparib does not possess characteristics typical of the PARP inhibitor class. The exact mechanism has not yet been fully elucidated, however based on experiments on tumor cells performed in the laboratory, iniparib is a novel investigational anti-cancer agent that induces gamma-H2AX (a marker of DNA damage) in tumor cell lines, induces cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase in tumor cell lines, and potentiates the cell cycle effects of DNA damaging modalities in tumor cell lines. Investigations into potential targets of iniparib and its metabolites are ongoing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
41
IV infusion, 5.6 mg/kg
Massachusetts Ceneral Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
To evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) of gemcitabine/carboplatin in combination with BSI-201
Time frame: Until progressive disease or death
To determine the nature and degree of toxicity of gemcitabine/carboplatin in combination with BSI-201
Time frame: 30 days after last BSI-201 exposure
To evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) of gemcitabine/carboplatin in combination with BSI-201
Time frame: until progressive disease or death
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