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NCT02451943CompletedPhase 3

A Study of Doxorubicin Plus Olaratumab (LY3012207) in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Doxorubicin Plus Olaratumab Versus Doxorubicin Plus Placebo in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Jul 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of doxorubicin plus the study drug known as olaratumab versus doxorubicin plus placebo in participants with advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
509 (actual)
First submitted
20 May 2015
Start date
14 Sept 2015
Primary completion date
5 Dec 2018
Lead sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Diseases
Sarcoma
NCT number
NCT02451943
EudraCT number
2015-000134-30

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 509
  • From 14 Sept 2015 to the primary completion date, 5 Dec 2018
  • 111 sites in 25 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Active central nervous system (CNS) or leptomeningeal metastasis (brain metastasis) at the time of randomization. Participants with a history of a CNS metastasis previously treated with curative intent (for example, stereotactic radiation or surgery) that have not progressed on follow-up imaging, have been asymptomatic for at least 60 days and are not receiving systemic corticosteroids and or/anticonvulsants, are eligible. Participants with signs or symptoms of neurological compromise should have appropriate radiographic imaging performed before randomization to rule out brain metastasis.
  • Prior treatment with doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, and/or other anthracyclines or anthracenediones; the participant has received treatment with olaratumab or has participated in a prior olaratumab trial.
  • Prior radiotherapy of the mediastinal/pericardial area or whole pelvis radiation.

Other illness

  • The participant has unstable angina pectoris, angioplasty, cardiac stenting, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization.
  • Known allergy to any of the treatment components including a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of chemical or biological composition similar to olaratumab.
  • The participant has a known active fungal, bacterial, or viral infection including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral (A, B, or C) hepatitis (screening is not required).

Lab values

  • The participant has symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF), left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF \< 50%), severe myocardial insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiomyopathy.
  • The participant has a QT interval calculated using Bazett's formula (QTcB) interval of \>450 milliseconds (msec) for males and \>470 msec for females on screening electrocardiogram (ECG).

Other

  • Diagnosis of GIST or Kaposi sarcoma.
  • Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Who the study is looking for

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma not amenable to curative treatment with surgery or radiotherapy. Participants with Kaposi's sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) will be excluded. Note: Evidence of disease progression is required for participants that are not newly diagnosed.
  • Presence of measurable or nonmeasurable but evaluable disease as defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1, Eisenhauer et al. 2009).
  • Performance status 0-1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale.
  • The participant has not received any previous treatment with anthracyclines.
  • The participant may have had any number of prior systemic cytotoxic therapies for advanced/metastatic disease and are considered appropriate candidates for anthracycline therapy. All previous anticancer treatments must be completed ≥ 3 weeks (21 days) prior to first dose of study drug.
  • Availability of tumor tissue is required for study eligibility. The participant must have consented to provide archived formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue or be subject to a pre-treatment re-biopsy of primary or metastatic tumor tissue for future central pathology review and translational research (if archived tissue is unavailable).
  • Adequate hematologic, organ, and coagulation within 2 weeks (14 days) prior to randomization.
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% assessed within 28 days prior to randomization.
  • Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to randomization.
  • Females of child-bearing potential and males must agree to use highly effective contraceptive precautions during the trial and up to 3 months following the last dose of study drug.
  • The participant has, in the opinion of the investigator, a life expectancy of at least 3 months.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (111)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
CENIT Centro de Neurociencias, Investigación y Tratamiento
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CABAArgentinaUnknown status
Alexander Fleming
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CABAArgentinaUnknown status
Hospital Provincial del Centenario
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RosarioArgentinaUnknown status
AKH
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ViennaAustriaUnknown status
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
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CamperdownAustraliaUnknown status
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
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BrusselsBelgiumUnknown status
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
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GhentBelgiumUnknown status
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
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LeuvenBelgiumUnknown status
INCA - Hospital do Cancer III
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Rio de JaneiroBrazilUnknown status
Icesp - Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado de São Paulo
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São PauloBrazilUnknown status
Tom Baker Cancer Center
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CalgaryCanadaUnknown status
Princess Margaret Hospital (Ontario)
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Lai Chi KokCanadaUnknown status
Royal Victoria Hospital-Montreal
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
BC Cancer - Vancouver
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VancouverCanadaUnknown status
Inselspital Bern
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BernSwitzerlandUnknown status
Cantonal Hospital St Gallen
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Sankt GallenSwitzerlandUnknown status
Helios Klinikum Berlin Buch
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BerlinGermanyUnknown status
Universitaetsklinikum - Essen
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EssenGermanyUnknown status
Klinikum Mannheim gGmbH Universitätsmedizin
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MannheimGermanyUnknown status
Klinikum der Universität München-Großhadern
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MünchenGermanyUnknown status
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
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TübingenGermanyUnknown status
Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
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HerlevDenmarkUnknown status
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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BarcelonaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Duran i Reynals
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BarcelonaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
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MadridSpainUnknown status
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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MadridSpainUnknown status
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
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SevilleSpainUnknown status
Hospital Universitario La Fe de Valencia
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ValenciaSpainUnknown status
Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala
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TampereFinlandUnknown status
Turku University Central Hospital
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TurkuFinlandUnknown status
Institut Bergonié - Centre Régional de Lutte Contre Le Cancer de Bordeaux et Sud Ouest
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BordeauxFranceUnknown status
Centre Georges François Leclerc
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DijonFranceUnknown status
Centre Leon Berard
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LyonFranceUnknown status
CHU Hopital d'enfants de la Timone
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MarseilleFranceUnknown status
Institut Curie
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ParisFranceUnknown status
Institut Claudius Regaud
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ToulouseFranceUnknown status
Gustave Roussy
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VillejuifFranceUnknown status
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
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BebbingtonUnited KingdomUnknown status
University College Hospital - London
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Marsden NHS Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
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ManchesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Weston Park Hospital
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SheffieldUnited KingdomUnknown status
Magyar Honvedseg Egeszsegugyi Kozpont
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BudapestHungaryUnknown status
Hadassah medical Center
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JerusalemIsraelUnknown status
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Tel AvivIsraelUnknown status
Sheba medical center
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Tel HaShomerIsraelUnknown status
Istituto di Candiolo IRCCS - Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia
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CandioloItalyUnknown status
Università degli Studi di Catania - Azienda Policlinico
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CataniaItalyUnknown status
Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
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MilanItalyUnknown status
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
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RozzanoItalyUnknown status
National Cancer Center Hospital
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Chuo KuJapanUnknown status
National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
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FukuokaJapanUnknown status
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
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HidakaJapanUnknown status
National Cancer Center Hospital East
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KashiwaJapanUnknown status
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
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Koto-kuJapanUnknown status
Nagoya University Hospital
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NagoyaJapanUnknown status
Okayama University Hospital
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OkayamaJapanUnknown status
Osaka International Cancer Institute
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OsakaJapanUnknown status
National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital
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OsakaJapanUnknown status
National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center
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SapporoJapanUnknown status
Osaka University Hospital
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SuitaJapanUnknown status
National Cancer Center
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Goyang-siSouth KoreaUnknown status
Asan Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Samsung Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde
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GuadalajaraMexicoUnknown status
Centro de Atención e Investigación Clínica en Oncología
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MéridaMexicoUnknown status
Consultorio Dr. Reinoso
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MonterreyMexicoUnknown status
Centro de Alta Especialidad Reumatologia Inv del Potosi SC
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San Luis Potosí CityMexicoUnknown status
Hospital Angeles
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TijuanaMexicoUnknown status
University Medical Center Groningen
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GroningenNetherlandsUnknown status
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
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LeidenNetherlandsUnknown status
Maastricht UMC
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MaastrichtNetherlandsUnknown status
Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud Nijmegen
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NijmegenNetherlandsUnknown status
Erasmus Medisch Centrum
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RotterdamNetherlandsUnknown status
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im Marii Sklodowskiej Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Kazan Oncology Dispensary
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Kazan'RussiaUnknown status
Blokhin Cancer Research Center
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MoscowRussiaUnknown status
St-Petersburg scientifical practical cente spec medical care
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Saint PetersburgRussiaUnknown status
Skånes Universitetssjukhus Lund
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LundSwedenUnknown status
National Taiwan University Hospital
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou
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Taoyuan HsienTaiwanUnknown status
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
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AlbuquerqueUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Michigan
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
Georgia Cancer Specialists PC
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Colorado Cancer Center
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AuroraUnited StatesUnknown status
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Oncology Hematology Care, Inc
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
City of Hope National Medical Center
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DuarteUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke Cancer Institute
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
Fairfax Northern Virginia Hematology Oncology, PC
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FairfaxUnited StatesUnknown status
Oncology Hematology Care Inc
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FairfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
The West Clinic
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GermantownUnited StatesUnknown status
Mayo Clinic in Florida
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
UCLA Medical Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Oncology Hematology Care Inc
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Columbia University Medical Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Nebraska Methodist Cancer Center
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OmahaUnited StatesUnknown status
Pennsylvania Oncology Hematology Associates
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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PittsburghUnited StatesUnknown status
Oregon Health and Science University
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PortlandUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Utah School of Medicine
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Utah Cancer Specialists
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Stanford University
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StanfordUnited StatesUnknown status
Washington University Medical School
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St LouisUnited StatesUnknown status
Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status

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