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Clinical Trials in Germany / NCT04111978
Recruiting Phase 3

MAintenance Therapy With Aromatase Inhibitor in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (MATAO)

NCT04111978 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Germany tracker
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2020-11-05
Last updated
2025-09-29

Condition(s) studied

Ovarian Neoplasm EpithelialFallopian Tube NeoplasmsPeritoneal NeoplasmsHigh-grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma (HGSOC)Low-grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma (LGSOC)Ovarian Endometrioid Carcinoma

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Letrozole 2.5mg →Placebo

Letrozole 2.5mg: Aromatase inhibitor

Placebo: Placebo tablet of Femara

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of addition of letrozole to the standard maintenance therapy in subjects following a primary diagnosis of Estrogen-receptor (ER) positive high and low grade epithelial ovarian cancer (including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer) and subsequent primary treatment surgery and chemotherapy. Half of the participants will receive to the standard maintenance treatment, letrozole, whilst the other half receives placebo.

The study's primary hypothesis is that the treatment with letrozole increases progression free survival in comparison to the maintenance standard treatment (superiority trial).

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age * Willing and able to attend the visits and to understand all study-related procedures. * Primary, newly diagnosed FIGO Stage II to IV and histologically confirmed low or high grade serous or endometrioid epithelial ovarian/fallopian tube/peritoneal cancer * (Interval-) debulking performed ECOG-Performance Status 0-2 * Signed informed consents (ICF-1; ICF-2) * Paraffin-embedded tissue or paraffin-embedded cell block (from ascites) available * Positivity (≥ 1%) for ER expression (only determined by Histopathology Core Facility of MATAO trial) * At least 4 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy (neoadjuvant allowed) * Negative serum pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential who will get/have gotten a surgical resection or radiation sterilization, prior to the intervention in the therapeutical maintenance setting. Exclusion Criteria: * Progressive disease at the end of adjuvant treatment as defined in chapter 9.2.1 of protocol * Women of childbearing potential (not having undergone a surgical or radiation sterilization and not getting a surgical resection, prior to the intervention in the therapeutical maintenance setting) * Pregnant or lactating women * Any other malignancy within the last 5 years which has impact on the prognosis of the patient * \< 4 cycles of chemotherapy in total * Contraindications to endocrine therapy * Inability or unwillingness to swallow tablets * Patients with a known intolerance to galactose, lactase deficiency and glucose-galactose malabsorption

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (53)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Graz Graz Austria Recruiting
Medizinische Universität Graz Graz Austria Recruiting
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck Innsbruck Austria Recruiting
Landeskrankenhaus Hochsteiermark Leoben Leoben Austria Recruiting
Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern Linz Austria Recruiting
Universitätsklinikum Salzburg Salzburg Austria Recruiting
Medizinische Universität Wien Vienna Austria Recruiting
Klinik Hietzing Wien Vienna Austria Recruiting
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow Klinikum Berlin Germany Recruiting
St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Cologne Germany Recruiting
Donauisar Klinikum Deggendorf Germany Recruiting
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden Dresden Germany Active Not Recruiting
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany Recruiting
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany Recruiting
Evangelische Kliniken Essen Mitte GmbH Essen Germany Recruiting
Klinikum Esslingen Esslingen am Neckar Germany Recruiting
University Hospital Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Germany Recruiting
The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany Recruiting
Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Hamburg Hamburg Germany Recruiting
Gynäkologisch-Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Dres. med. C.Uleer/J.Y.Pourfard Hildesheim Germany Recruiting
Klinikum Konstanz Konstanz Germany Recruiting
Universitätsmedizin Mainz Mainz Germany Recruiting
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim Mannheim Germany Recruiting
University Hospital Münster Münster Germany Recruiting
Studienzentrum Onkologie Ravensburg Ravensburg Germany Recruiting
SL Klinikum Rosenheim Rosenheim Germany Active Not Recruiting
Leopoldina Krankenhaus der Stadt Schweinfurt Schweinfurt Germany Recruiting
Universitätsklinik Ulm Ulm Germany Recruiting
Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Germany Recruiting
AMO Wolfsburg / AMO MVZ GmbH Wolfsburg Germany Recruiting
Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany Recruiting
Kantonsspital Aarau AG Aarau Canton of Aargau Recruiting
Universitätsspital Basel Basel Canton of Basel-City Recruiting
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)-Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) Bellinzona Canton Ticino Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand Sion Valais Recruiting
Kantonsspital Baden AG Baden Switzerland Recruiting
Basel Claraspital AG Basel Switzerland Recruiting
Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Onkologie, Inselspital Bern Switzerland Recruiting
Praxis im Frauenzentrum Lindenhofspital Bern Switzerland Recruiting
Kantonspital Graubünden (KSGR), Chur Switzerland Recruiting

+ 13 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

Other trials for the same condition

Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

View NCT04111978 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ ← All trials in Germany