Phase 2
Completed N=5
Zafirlukast in Treatment of Marker Relapsed Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04339140 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
5
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: CA-125 Response Rate — 0 Participants
Summary
This research study is evaluating the effectiveness of Zafirlukast to prevent tumor activity in participants with tumor marker-only relapsed ovarian cancer.
* The name of the study drug involved in this study is:
* Zafirlukast
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY CA-125 Response Rate |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Participants must have histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
- Participants must have completed at least first-line platinum based chemotherapy and surgery with a response, in the opinion of the investigator, defined as no evidence of disease progression or rising CA-125 at any time during front-line treatment.
- Participants must meet criteria for tumor marker-only relapse, defined as CA-125 more than twice the upper limit of normal (35 U/mL) in the setting of a normal baseline CA-125 levels or CA-125 greater than twice the nadir count on two successive measurements for CA-125 values that remain above baseline without measurable radiographic disease.
- Minimum age ≥ 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of zafirlukast in participants under 18 years of age with ovarian cancer, children are excluded from this study but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
- Life expectancy of greater than 4 months.
- ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%, see Appendix A).
- Participants must be able to swallow tablets.
- Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/mcL
- Platelets ≥100,000/mcL
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.3 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2 × institutional ULN
- Creatinine ≤ institutional ULN OR
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥45 mL/min/1.73 m2
- The effects of zafirlukast on the developing human fetus are incompletely characterized. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men are not eligible for this study.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria
- Non-epithelial tumors (pure sarcomas) or ovarian tumors with low malignant potential (ie borderline tumors) or mucinous tumors. Mixed mullerian tumors or carcinosarcomas are allowed.
- Participants who have had cytotoxic chemotherapy including bevacizumab or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study. This does not include maintenance therapy (>8 weeks prior to enrollment of stable dose) with a PARP inhibitor, such as olaparib or niraparib. (PARP inhibitor, rucaparib is not allowed to be co-administered with CYP2C9 substrates as maintenance therapy as it could increase exposure to zafirlukast).
- Participants who have ongoing adverse effects from prior anti-cancer therapy greater than National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, v5.0) Grade 1, with the exception of Grade 2 non-hematologic toxicity such as alopecia and peripheral neuropathy.
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents.
- Participants with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to zafirlukast.
- Currently receiving anticoagulant therapy.
- Current daily use of aspirin (> 81 mg daily), clopidogrel (Plavix), cilostazol (Pletal), aspirin-dipyridamole (Aggrenox) (within 10 days) or considered to use regular use of higher doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents as determined by the treating physician (e.g. ibuprofen > 800 mg daily or equivalent).
- Participants receiving any medications or substances that are inhibitors or inducers of CYP2C9 are ineligible. Because the lists of these agents are constant
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04339140). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.