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NCT04457089CompletedEarly phase 1

Statin Therapy to Reduce Progression in Women With Platinum Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a single arm pilot trial to evaluate the feasibility of using a simvastatin intervention, and to evaluate its effects on cancer progression, among 20 patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, treated with carboplatin and liposomal doxorubicin at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Early phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18 (actual)
First submitted
25 Jun 2020
Start date
25 Jan 2021
Primary completion date
1 Nov 2024
Lead sponsor
Marc Goodman
NCT number
NCT04457089

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Early phase 1
  • Participants enrolled: 18
  • From 25 Jan 2021 to the primary completion date, 1 Nov 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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

Prior treatment

  • Prior or current use of any statin medication
  • Current systemic use of medications known to interact with statins
  • Current use of any other investigational agents
  • Prior exposure to doxorubicin or liposomal doxorubicin

Other illness

  • Liver disease, active cirrhosis
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
  • History of chronic myopathy
  • Prior cancer other than ovarian cancer or non-melanomatous skin cancers
  • Known active infection with HIV

Lab values

  • Hemoglobin A1C \>8.0%

Other

  • Current excessive alcohol consumption (average alcohol consumption of more than 5 drinks per day)

Who the study is looking for

  • Recurrent platinum sensitive ovarian cancer, all histologies (serous, endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell). Platinum sensitivity defined as ≥ 6 months since last platinum treatment.
  • No contraindication to carboplatin and/or liposomal doxorubicin or simvastatin.

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status

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