NRG-GY019 Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

A patient cannot be considered eligible for this study unless ALL of the following conditions are met.

1. Patients must have newly diagnosed, Stage II-IV low-grade serous ovarian cancer (submission of pathology report(s) required). Ovarian cancer = ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers. p53 immunohistochemistry (IHC) is required and must show nonaberrant pattern (nonaberrant p53 expression is consistent with normal/wildtype TP53). If aberrant p53 expression is found on p53 IHC, the patient is NOT eligible (aberrant p53 expression is consistent with mutant TP53 and supports diagnosis of high grade serous ovarian cancer).

A copy of the pathology report that includes the diagnosis of low grade serous ovarian cancer and nonaberrant p53 IHC result must be submitted in RAVE.

2.  Appropriate stage for study entry based on the following diagnostic workup:

• History/physical examination within 14 days prior to registration;

• Contrast-enhanced Imaging of the chest, abdomen and pelvis within 28 days prior to registration;

3. Age ≥ 18

4. Patients must have undergone an attempt at maximal upfront cytoreductive surgery, with either optimal (<=1cm diameter residual disease/nodule) or suboptimal residual disease (>1 cm diameter residual disease/nodule) status allowed.

5. Patients must have undergone a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

6. Patients must have an ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1 or 2 within 14 days prior to registration (Appendix I).

7. Patients must be within ≤8 weeks of primary cytoreductive surgery at time of randomization.

8. Patients must be able to take per oral (P.O.) medications.

9.  Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

NOTE: Institutional/laboratory upper limit of normal = ULN 

• Bone marrow function within 14 days prior to registration defined as follows:

• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1,500/mcl

• Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000 cells/mcl 3.2.9.2 Adequate renal function within 14 days prior to registration defined as follows:

• Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN 3.2.9.3 Adequate hepatic function within 14 days prior to registration defined as follows:

• Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN

• ALT and AST less than or equal to 3 x ULN 3.2.10

10. The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the U.S., authorization permitting release of personal health information.

Exclusion Criteria 

Patients with any of the following conditions are NOT eligible for this study.

1.  Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.

2. Patients may not have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy for the treatment of this disease.

3. Patients may not have received previous hormonal therapy for the treatment of this disease.

4. Patients with known hypersensitivity to letrozole or hypersensitivity/intolerance to carboplatin/paclitaxel therapy.

5. Patients with severe cardiac disease:

• Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to registration.

• New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or greater congestive heart failure

6. Patients with known central nervous system metastases

7.  Patients with active (except for uncomplicated urinary tract infection) or uncontrolled systemic infection.

8. Patients with ≥grade 2 baseline neuropathy

9. Known HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial.