Clinical trial Recruiting at 7 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up Women only

Using SBRT and Niraparib for Ovarian Cancer with Limited Progression

Official title: SOPRANO: Stereotactic Radiotherapy Alone or Followed by Niraparib for Oligometastases or Oligoprogression in Ovarian Cancer Following PARP Inhibitor Therapy

Run by Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom · NCT05990192 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if combining a type of targeted radiation therapy with a cancer medication can help women with advanced ovarian cancer that has only spread a little bit feel better and live longer.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexWomen only
Enrollment42 (estimated)
SponsorInstitute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, Radiation
Locations7 sites (Leeds, Leeds and 6 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 20, 2024
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2027
Study endsDecember 31, 2027
Registry record updatedJuly 13, 2026
Trial IDNCT05990192 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 and older with histologically confirmed ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who have oligometastatic or oligoprogressive disease after at least 6 months of PARP inhibitor therapy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with more than three lesions of disease progression or those for whom surgery for recurrent disease is planned may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The SOPRANO trial is a multi-centre, randomised phase II trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SBRT) alone or followed by the PARP inhibitor Niraparib in patients with oligometastatic or oligoprogressive ovarian cancer. The study focuses on patients who have shown disease progression while on PARP inhibitor therapy and have a limited number of lesions. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either SBRT followed by Niraparib or SBRT alone, with the aim of maintaining disease control and improving outcomes. The trial will also assess the feasibility and acceptability of administering SBRT in this patient population.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could improve disease control and extend the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.

How similar studies have gone: While the specific combination of SBRT and Niraparib in this context is novel, previous studies have shown promising results with SBRT in managing oligometastatic disease.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients ≥ 18 years of age.
2. Histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. (if cytology report includes immunohistochemistry confirming ovarian cancer, patient should not be excluded).
3. Radiological disease progression whilst on, or following, any prior PARP inhibitor therapy. The PARP inhibitor is required to have been the patient's last systemic therapy.
4. Minimum duration of 6 months PARP inhibitor therapy as first line therapy or treatment for recurrent disease.
5. ≤3 lesions of progressive disease.
6. Each lesion to undergo SBRT \<4 cm axial diameter, and feasible for SBRT as discussed in the SOPRANO virtual MDT (vMDT) meeting.
7. Measurable disease by RECIST criteria v1.1, which can be accurately assessed at baseline by CT or MRI. Patients with CA125 progression in the absence of measurable disease will NOT be eligible. The following is an exception to this criterion: Lymph nodes with a short-axis diameter ≥10 mm may be included when there is clear evidence of malignancy (e.g., PET-positive nodes and radiologically progressive disease), acknowledging that clinically significant nodal disease may occur below the standard RECIST threshold.
8. No contra-indication to restarting a PARP inhibitor.
9. Patients for whom surgery for recurrent disease is not planned.
10. Adequate baseline organ function to allow SBRT to all relevant targets as deemed by the investigator.
11. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
12. Predicted life expectancy ≥ 6 months.
13. Women of child-bearing potential who are confirmed NOT to be pregnant. This should be evidenced by a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to start of trial treatment. Patients will be considered to be not of child-bearing potential if they are:

    1. Post-menopausal -- defined as aged more than 50 years and amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, OR women under 50 years old who have been amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments and have serum follicle- stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and plasma oestradiol levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution.
    2. Able to provide documentation of irreversible surgical sterilisation by hysterectomy, bilateral ovarian failure or bilateral salpingectomy but not tubal ligation.
    3. Radiation or chemotherapy-induced oophorectomy or menopause with \> 1 year since last menses.
14. Willingness to commit to scheduled visits, treatments plans, laboratory tests and trial procedures.
15. Histological tissue specimen (tissue block or 8-10 unstained slides) must be available prior to commencing SBRT (specimen can be the sample at diagnosis or taken at relapse or progression). Otherwise, a biopsy must be carried out to obtain sufficient tissue for translational analyses.
16. Able to swallow, absorb and retain oral medication.
17. Able to provide written, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Co-morbidities which would preclude the safe use of SBRT.
2. Progressing or newly diagnosed brain metastases identified at the time of trial entry, not amenable to radical surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery. Previously treated brain metastases (i.e. palliative radiotherapy or systemic therapy) which have remained clinically and radiologically stable for ≥ 6 months are permissible.
3. Prior radiotherapy near the oligometastatic / oligoprogressive lesion precluding ablative SBRT. Suitability of lesions for ablative SBRT as part of the trial defined in Section 6.1 of this document and will be determined by the SOPRANO virtual MDT.
4. Treatment with any other investigational medicinal product (IMP) within the 4 weeks prior to trial entry.
5. Pregnant or lactating women.
6. Women of childbearing age and potential who are not willing to use a highly effective contraceptive measure.
7. Any unresolved toxicities from prior therapy should be no greater than CTCAE Grade 1 with the exception of Grade 2 alopecia or chemo-induced neuropathy at trial entry.
8. Clinical/radiological evidence of bowel obstruction (e.g. hospitalisation) or symptoms of sub-acute bowel obstruction within 6 weeks prior to trial entry.
9. Any other malignancy which has been active or treated within the past 3 years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer. If prior treatment for another malignancy has taken place, then confirmation of ovarian/fallopian tube/peritoneal cancer progression is required e.g. biopsy, and discussion with the trial Chief Investigator and SBRT Lead
10. Judgment by the Investigator that the patient is unsuitable to participate in the trial and/or the patient is unlikely to comply with trial procedures, restrictions and requirements.

Where it's running

  • St James's University Hospital
    Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Leicester Royal Infirmary
    Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
    Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Western General Hospital
    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
    Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • University College London Hospitals
    London, UK, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
    London, United Kingdom
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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