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Refractory Fallopian Tube Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1669538
•Concept ID:
C4726622
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Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Refractory Fallopian Tube Cancer

Definition

Fallopian tube carcinoma that is resistant to treatment. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Platinum-free interval affects efficacy of following treatment for platinum-refractory or -resistant ovarian cancer.
Kobayashi-Kato M, Yunokawa M, Bun S, Miyasaka N, Kato T, Tamura K
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2019 Jul;84(1):33-39. Epub 2019 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00280-019-03834-1. PMID: 30982097
Treatment Patterns and Health Outcomes in Platinum-Refractory or Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: A Retrospective Medical Record Review.
Parikh R, Kurosky SK, Udall M, Chang J, Cappelleri JC, Doherty JP, Kaye JA
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2018 May;28(4):738-748. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000001222. PMID: 29538247
The current treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer.
Herzog TJ
Curr Oncol Rep 2006 Nov;8(6):448-54. doi: 10.1007/s11912-006-0074-9. PMID: 17040623

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A phase III, multicenter, randomized study of olvimulogene nanivacirepvec followed by platinum-doublet chemotherapy and bevacizumab compared with platinum-doublet chemotherapy and bevacizumab in women with platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer.
Holloway RW, Thaker P, Mendivil AA, Ahmad S, Al-Niaimi AN, Barter J, Beck T, Chambers SK, Coleman RL, Crafton SM, Crane E, Ramez E, Ghamande S, Graybill W, Herzog T, Indermaur MD, John VS, Landrum L, Lim PC, Lucci JA, McHale M, Monk BJ, Moore KN, Morris R, O'Malley DM, Reid TJ, Richardson D, Rose PG, Scalici JM, Silasi DA, Tewari K, Wang EW
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023 Sep 4;33(9):1458-1463. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004812. PMID: 37666539
Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Patients with Platinum- Resistant or Refractory Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer and Peritoneal Cancer.
Hamontri S, Tantitamit T
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023 Apr 1;24(4):1401-1405. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.4.1401. PMID: 37116164Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of oral etoposide in recurrent or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer.
Kongsawatvorakul C, Charakorn C, Chittithaworn S, Lertkhachonsuk AA
J Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Aug;42(6):2331-2335. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2049724. PMID: 35470751
Avelumab alone or in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer (JAVELIN Ovarian 200): an open-label, three-arm, randomised, phase 3 study.
Pujade-Lauraine E, Fujiwara K, Ledermann JA, Oza AM, Kristeleit R, Ray-Coquard IL, Richardson GE, Sessa C, Yonemori K, Banerjee S, Leary A, Tinker AV, Jung KH, Madry R, Park SY, Anderson CK, Zohren F, Stewart RA, Wei C, Dychter SS, Monk BJ
Lancet Oncol 2021 Jul;22(7):1034-1046. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00216-3. PMID: 34143970
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab and Oral Metronomic Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Phase 2 Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Zsiros E, Lynam S, Attwood KM, Wang C, Chilakapati S, Gomez EC, Liu S, Akers S, Lele S, Frederick PJ, Odunsi K
JAMA Oncol 2021 Jan 1;7(1):78-85. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.5945. PMID: 33211063Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Avelumab alone or in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer (JAVELIN Ovarian 200): an open-label, three-arm, randomised, phase 3 study.
Pujade-Lauraine E, Fujiwara K, Ledermann JA, Oza AM, Kristeleit R, Ray-Coquard IL, Richardson GE, Sessa C, Yonemori K, Banerjee S, Leary A, Tinker AV, Jung KH, Madry R, Park SY, Anderson CK, Zohren F, Stewart RA, Wei C, Dychter SS, Monk BJ
Lancet Oncol 2021 Jul;22(7):1034-1046. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00216-3. PMID: 34143970
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab and Oral Metronomic Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Phase 2 Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Zsiros E, Lynam S, Attwood KM, Wang C, Chilakapati S, Gomez EC, Liu S, Akers S, Lele S, Frederick PJ, Odunsi K
JAMA Oncol 2021 Jan 1;7(1):78-85. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.5945. PMID: 33211063Free PMC Article
Niraparib monotherapy for late-line treatment of ovarian cancer (QUADRA): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial.
Moore KN, Secord AA, Geller MA, Miller DS, Cloven N, Fleming GF, Wahner Hendrickson AE, Azodi M, DiSilvestro P, Oza AM, Cristea M, Berek JS, Chan JK, Rimel BJ, Matei DE, Li Y, Sun K, Luptakova K, Matulonis UA, Monk BJ
Lancet Oncol 2019 May;20(5):636-648. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30029-4. PMID: 30948273
Spontaneous resolution of dermatomyositis associated with fallopian-tube carcinoma following staging surgery: A case report.
Lin C, Ying Z, Sijing C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Mar;98(10):e14530. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014530. PMID: 30855437Free PMC Article
The current treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer.
Herzog TJ
Curr Oncol Rep 2006 Nov;8(6):448-54. doi: 10.1007/s11912-006-0074-9. PMID: 17040623

Therapy

Effectiveness of oral etoposide in recurrent or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer.
Kongsawatvorakul C, Charakorn C, Chittithaworn S, Lertkhachonsuk AA
J Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Aug;42(6):2331-2335. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2049724. PMID: 35470751
Avelumab alone or in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer (JAVELIN Ovarian 200): an open-label, three-arm, randomised, phase 3 study.
Pujade-Lauraine E, Fujiwara K, Ledermann JA, Oza AM, Kristeleit R, Ray-Coquard IL, Richardson GE, Sessa C, Yonemori K, Banerjee S, Leary A, Tinker AV, Jung KH, Madry R, Park SY, Anderson CK, Zohren F, Stewart RA, Wei C, Dychter SS, Monk BJ
Lancet Oncol 2021 Jul;22(7):1034-1046. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00216-3. PMID: 34143970
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab and Oral Metronomic Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Phase 2 Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Zsiros E, Lynam S, Attwood KM, Wang C, Chilakapati S, Gomez EC, Liu S, Akers S, Lele S, Frederick PJ, Odunsi K
JAMA Oncol 2021 Jan 1;7(1):78-85. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.5945. PMID: 33211063Free PMC Article
The Association and Significance of p53 in Gynecologic Cancers: The Potential of Targeted Therapy.
Nakamura M, Obata T, Daikoku T, Fujiwara H
Int J Mol Sci 2019 Nov 4;20(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms20215482. PMID: 31689961Free PMC Article
Niraparib monotherapy for late-line treatment of ovarian cancer (QUADRA): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial.
Moore KN, Secord AA, Geller MA, Miller DS, Cloven N, Fleming GF, Wahner Hendrickson AE, Azodi M, DiSilvestro P, Oza AM, Cristea M, Berek JS, Chan JK, Rimel BJ, Matei DE, Li Y, Sun K, Luptakova K, Matulonis UA, Monk BJ
Lancet Oncol 2019 May;20(5):636-648. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30029-4. PMID: 30948273

Prognosis

Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Patients with Platinum- Resistant or Refractory Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer and Peritoneal Cancer.
Hamontri S, Tantitamit T
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023 Apr 1;24(4):1401-1405. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.4.1401. PMID: 37116164Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of oral etoposide in recurrent or refractory epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer.
Kongsawatvorakul C, Charakorn C, Chittithaworn S, Lertkhachonsuk AA
J Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Aug;42(6):2331-2335. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2049724. PMID: 35470751
Randomised phase II trial of weekly ixabepilone ± biweekly bevacizumab for platinum-resistant or refractory ovarian/fallopian tube/primary peritoneal cancer.
Roque DM, Siegel ER, Buza N, Bellone S, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Clark M, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rao GG, Reader JC, Hui P, Tymon-Rosario JR, Harold J, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Santin AD
Br J Cancer 2022 Jun;126(12):1695-1703. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-01717-6. PMID: 35149854Free PMC Article
Pembrolizumab with low-dose carboplatin for recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer: survival and immune correlates.
Liao JB, Gwin WR, Urban RR, Hitchcock-Bernhardt KM, Coveler AL, Higgins DM, Childs JS, Shakalia HN, Swensen RE, Stanton SE, Tinker AV, Wahl TA, Ancheta RG, McGonigle KF, Dai JY, Disis ML, Goff BA
J Immunother Cancer 2021 Sep;9(9) doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003122. PMID: 34531249Free PMC Article
The Association and Significance of p53 in Gynecologic Cancers: The Potential of Targeted Therapy.
Nakamura M, Obata T, Daikoku T, Fujiwara H
Int J Mol Sci 2019 Nov 4;20(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms20215482. PMID: 31689961Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

A phase 2 study of dasatinib in recurrent clear cell carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube, peritoneum or endometrium: NRG oncology/gynecologic oncology group study 0283.
O'Cearbhaill RE, Miller A, Soslow RA, Lankes HA, DeLair D, Segura S, Chavan S, Zamarin D, DeBernardo R, Moore K, Moroney J, Shahin M, Thaker PH, Wahner-Hendrickson AE, Aghajanian C
Gynecol Oncol 2023 Sep;176:16-24. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.06.021. PMID: 37418832Free PMC Article
Randomised phase II trial of weekly ixabepilone ± biweekly bevacizumab for platinum-resistant or refractory ovarian/fallopian tube/primary peritoneal cancer.
Roque DM, Siegel ER, Buza N, Bellone S, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Clark M, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rao GG, Reader JC, Hui P, Tymon-Rosario JR, Harold J, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Santin AD
Br J Cancer 2022 Jun;126(12):1695-1703. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-01717-6. PMID: 35149854Free PMC Article
The Association and Significance of p53 in Gynecologic Cancers: The Potential of Targeted Therapy.
Nakamura M, Obata T, Daikoku T, Fujiwara H
Int J Mol Sci 2019 Nov 4;20(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms20215482. PMID: 31689961Free PMC Article
Niraparib monotherapy for late-line treatment of ovarian cancer (QUADRA): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial.
Moore KN, Secord AA, Geller MA, Miller DS, Cloven N, Fleming GF, Wahner Hendrickson AE, Azodi M, DiSilvestro P, Oza AM, Cristea M, Berek JS, Chan JK, Rimel BJ, Matei DE, Li Y, Sun K, Luptakova K, Matulonis UA, Monk BJ
Lancet Oncol 2019 May;20(5):636-648. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30029-4. PMID: 30948273
A phase II trial with anti-Lewis-Y monoclonal antibody (hu3S193) for the treatment of platinum resistant/refractory ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal carcinoma.
Smaletz O, Diz MD, do Carmo CC, Sabbaga J, Cunha-Junior GF, Azevedo SJ, Maluf FC, Barrios CH, Costa RL, Fontana AG, Madrigal V, Wainstein AJ, Yeda FP, Alves VA, Moro AM, Blasbalg R, Scott AM, Hoffman EW
Gynecol Oncol 2015 Aug;138(2):272-7. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.05.023. PMID: 26026738

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