Recruiting
Phase 1

Implantable Microdevice

Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Code:

NCT04701645

Conditions

Ovarian Cancer

Fallopian Tube Cancer

Peritoneal Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Stage III

Ovarian Cancer Stage IV

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Microdevice

Study Details

Brief summary:

This pilot study will assess the feasibility of using an implantable microdevice to measure local intratumor response to chemotherapy and other clinically relevant drugs in ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer.

The name of the study intervention involved in this study is:

-implantable microdevice

Conditions

Ovarian Cancer

Fallopian Tube Cancer

Peritoneal Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Stage III

Ovarian Cancer Stage IV

Study ID

NCT04701645

Start date

Nov 1, 2022

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 5, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must have suspected or confirmed clinically advanced stage (III-IV, defined as disease outside of the pelvis) ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer. If a patient has suspected ovarian cancer but final histologic analysis does not show evidence of ovarian cancer, the patient will be removed from the study and replaced.
  • Participants must meet one of the following clinical categories:

  • Cohort 1: Patients with a new or suspected diagnosis of ovarian cancer who are deemed surgical candidates for primary cytoreductive surgery (as per their surgical gynecologic oncologist) and who have not yet undergone surgery.
  • Cohort 2: Patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancers who are being considered for either primary surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy by their surgical gynecologic oncologist, and who require a laparoscopic procedure to determine their candidacy for surgery.
  • Cohort 3: Patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who are candidates for secondary cytoreduction, e.g. to confirm diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer and/or remove oligometastatic lesions.
  • Cohort 4: Patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancers who have undergone neoadjuvant chemotherapy and are deemed surgical candidates for interval debulking surgery (as per their surgical gynecologic oncologist) and who have not yet undergone surgery.
  • Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Patients must be deemed medically stable to undergo both percutaneous procedures and standard-of-care surgical procedures by their treating gynecologic oncologist and medical oncologist.
  • Participants will undergo laboratory testing within 14 days\* prior to the microdevice placement.

  • Patients must have absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL
  • Platelets ≥ 75,000/mcL
  • PT (INR) < 1.5
  • PTT < 1.5x control
  • Women of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) \*\*Cohort 4 patients should undergo laboratory testing within 7 days prior to the microdevice placement
  • Participants must be evaluated by a surgical gynecologic oncologist who will determine the clinically appropriate treatment strategy (primary surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy) based on clinical history and extent of disease. The patient's surgical and/or medical gynecologic oncologist must also confirm the patient's medical fitness to undergo an additional biopsy procedure and the indicated surgical procedure. The patient must have a plan to undergo surgery for clinical purposes.
  • The following criteria must be met:

  • Participants must have undergone an abdominal/pelvic CT scan that both assesses the extent of disease and identifies an area of tumor amenable to safe microdevice placement. CT scans with both oral and IV contrast media are preferred but not required.

CT scans performed at outside institutions are acceptable providing that the images are considered adequate to assess the stage of the disease and to assess the safety and feasibility of the placement of the microdevices and their retrieval during standard-of care surgery. CT scan must be completed within 4 weeks prior to the microdevice placement.

  • Patient has sufficient volume of disease as measured by CT scan to allow implantation of the microdevice.
  • Patient has sufficient volume of disease that removal of the lesion where the microdevice is placed will not potentially affect adequate tissue for diagnosis.
  • A lesion can be selected where the microdevice is to be implanted that is

  • Amenable to percutaneous placement
  • Amenable to removal at the time of surgery or laparoscopy. If patient is undergoing laparoscopy, the lesion must be able to be removed using a laparoscopic approach in a manner that would not significantly alter the procedure or affect patient safety, per opinion of the surgical oncologist.

  • Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  • Patients must be willing to undergo research-related genetic sequencing (somatic and germline) and data management, including the deposition of de-identified genetic sequencing data in NIH central data repositories.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit the safety of a biopsy and/or surgery.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because of the possible increased dose of radiation from imaging associated with the microdevice placement and the potential risk to the pregnancy of the biopsy/device placement in an abdominal lesion.
  • Uncorrectable bleeding or coagulation disorder known to cause increased risk with surgical or percutaneous biopsy procedures.
  • Significant risk factors (including, but not limited to, high risk of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke or myocardial infarction) precluding the safe cessation of anticoagulation medication as per SIR guidelines. (Patients taking low-dose aspirin only do not need to be excluded.)

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cohort 1: Primary cytoreduction

Patients with a new or suspected diagnosis of ovarian cancer who are deemed surgical candidates for primary cytoreductive surgery (as per their surgical gynecologic oncologist) and who have not yet undergone surgery.

  • Participants will undergo percutaneous placement of several microdevices in a selected tumor deposit prior to surgery.
  • The microdevices will dwell in the tumor tissue for approximately 24 +/- 8 hours to allow time for tissue effects of the drugs in the microdevice reservoirs. Microdevices will then be removed by resection of the tumor mass during a previously planned, and clinically indicated, surgical procedure.

experimental: Cohort 2: Surgical assessment for primary surgery

Patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancers who are being considered for either primary surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy by their surgical gynecologic oncologist, and who require a laparoscopic procedure to determine their candidacy for surgery.

  • Participants will undergo percutaneous placement of several microdevices in a selected tumor deposit prior to surgery.
  • The microdevices will dwell in the tumor tissue for approximately 24 +/- 8 hours to allow time for tissue effects of the drugs in the microdevice reservoirs. Microdevices will then be removed by resection of the tumor mass during a previously planned, and clinically indicated, surgical procedure.

experimental: Cohort 3: Secondary cytoreduction

Patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who are candidates for secondary cytoreduction, e.g.to confirm diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer and/or remove oligometastatic lesions.

  • Participants will undergo percutaneous placement of several microdevices in a selected tumor deposit prior to surgery.
  • The microdevices will dwell in the tumor tissue for approximately 24 +/- 8 hours to allow time for tissue effects of the drugs in the microdevice reservoirs. Microdevices will then be removed by resection of the tumor mass during a previously planned, and clinically indicated, surgical procedure.

experimental: Cohort 4: Interval debulking surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancers who have undergone neoadjuvant chemotherapy and are deemed surgical candidates for interval debulking surgery (as per their surgical gynecologic oncologist) and who have not yet undergone surgery.

  • Participants will undergo percutaneous placement of several microdevices in a selected tumor deposit prior to surgery.
  • The microdevices will dwell in the tumor tissue for approximately 24 +/- 8 hours to allow time for tissue effects of the drugs in the microdevice reservoirs. Microdevices will then be removed by resection of the tumor mass during a previously planned, and clinically indicated, surgical procedure.

Interventions

Microdevice

Placement of 1 to 6 implantable microdevices with multiple miniature drug reservoirs into a tumor mass 24 +/- 8 hours prior to surgery. Drugs will be released over 24 (+/- 8) hours while the microdevice is in the tumor prior to retrieval. The local tissue is retrieved along with the microdevice and no residual drug will remain.

  • Each microdevice will harbor up to 20 drugs and drug combinations relevant to the treatment of ovarian cancer.
  • Each drug or drug combination will be released from a single, separate reservoir. At least two reservoirs will harbor a drug vehicle only.
  • Drugs will include all or a subset of the following: Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD), Cyclophosphamide, Etoposide, Gemcitabine, Ifosfamide, Pemetrexed, Topotecan, Vinorelbine, Olaparib, Niraparib, Rucaparib, Carboplatin + paclitaxel (combination), Carboplatin + doxorubicin (combination),Carboplatin + gemcitabine (combination)

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of participants with adverse events as defined in the CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: Up to 2 months ]
  • Number of implanted microdevices successfully retrieved [ Time Frame: Up to 32 hours ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD

(617) 632-5269ehstover@partners.org

Principal Investigator:

Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Contacts

Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD

(617) 632-5269ehstover@partners.org

Principal Investigator:

Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Last update posted

May 18, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Peritoneal Cancer
  • Implantable Microdevice
  • Ovarian Cancer Stage III
  • Ovarian Cancer Stage IV
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer Stage IV
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer Stage III

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Brigham and Women's Hospital on 2026-05-18.