Review Article

Early Detection Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer

Table 2

Clinical trials (currently active or completed) for evaluating novel biomarkers of ovarian cancer.

BiomarkerClinical trials for evaluating early detection biomarkers in ovarian cancer (USA)
ConditionPhasen StatusClinical trial no.ReferencePrimary outcome measure

All biomarkersAdnexal mass1500 (E)Not yet recruitingNCT01466049NAScreening
HE4 + CA125Pelvic mass0566CompletedNCT00315692[23]cancer versus benign disease
CA125Low risk (w)19500 (E)RecruitingNCT00539162NARate of increase in CA125 over time
HE4 + CA125Adnexal mass1512CompletedNCT00987649NAInitial cancer risk assessment
CA125 + HE4High risk (w)11208 (E)RecruitingNCT01121640NAPPV of screening protocols
CA125High risk (w)22400 (E)UnknownNCT00080639NAScreening
MesothelinLow risk (w)0250 (E)UnknownNCT000155740NAScreening
FOLR1Stage I Ov ca.250 (E)RecruitingNCT01511055NASensitivity and specificity of IOI with folate
CA125 + TVUOvarian diseases0750 (E)RecruitingNCT01292733NACA125 measurement in blood over time
CA125 ± TVUPostmenopausal048230CompletedNCT00058032[24, 25]Screening postmenopausal women
CA125High risk (w)02430RecruitingNCT00039559NAFeasibility at study completion
CA125 + TVUHigh genetic risk (w)05000 (E)UnknownNCT00033488NAAnnual screening
CA125High risk (w)06000 (E)RecruitingNCT00005095NAScreening
Combined methodsOv. neoplasms036000Not yet recruitingNCT01178736NALow-cost screening
InterventionalHigh risk (w)01500RecruitingNCT00849199NAGenetic testing, screening
All BiomarkersHigh risk (w)0250 (E)RecruitingNCT00854399NAOverall survival
Tumor markersHigh risk (w)05000CompletedNCT00267072NAEarly stage detection
DNA markersOvarian cancer0170 (E)RecruitingNCT00879840NAAssessment of screening modalities
BRCA 1/2 mutationOv. neoplasms01500CompletedNCT00001468NAIdentifying BRCA 1/2 mutation

TVU: transvaginal ultrasonography. (w): women, (E): estimated enrollment, IOI: intraoperative imaging. Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/.