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NCT00017134 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Fenretinide Followed by Surgery Compared With Surgery Alone in Preventing Ovarian Cancer in Patients at Increased Risk

A NA study, sponsored by Gynecologic Oncology Group.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
71
Enrollment target

NCT00017134: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Gynecologic Oncology Group.

NCT00017134 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Gynecologic Oncology Group. The registered enrollment target is 71 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00017134, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Gynecologic Oncology Group.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
71 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. It is not yet known whether fenretinide given before surgery is more effective in preventing ovarian cancer than surgery alone. PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of fenretinide followed by surgery with that of surgery alone in preventing ovarian cancer in patients who are at increased risk.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE conventional surgery
  • DRUG fenretinide

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 71 participants
Start Date 2002-09
Phase NA
Gynecologic Oncology Group

154 total trials

Why NCT00017134 stopped before completion

NCT00017134 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 71 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which conventional surgery is the first listed.

NCT00017134 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00017134 about?

NCT00017134 is a clinical study titled "Fenretinide Followed by Surgery Compared With Surgery Alone in Preventing Ovarian Cancer in Patients at Increased Risk". RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. It is not yet known whether fenretinide given before surgery is more effective in preventing ovarian cancer than surgery alone. PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness...

What is the current status of trial NCT00017134?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 71 participants. The study started on 2002-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00017134?

The interventions under investigation include: conventional surgery (PROCEDURE), fenretinide (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00017134?

This trial is sponsored by Gynecologic Oncology Group, which has 154 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00017134's enrollment target sits among peer trials

71 1102nd of 2000 higher than 898 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00017134, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00017134 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.