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A trial of pembrolizumab for ovarian cancer (PROMPT)

Overview

Cancer types:

Ovarian cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at giving pembrolizumab after having paclitaxel for women with ovarian cancer that has come back after treatment.

It is open to women who have:

  • ovarian cancer

  • fallopian tube cancer

  • primary peritoneal cancer

Treatment for these cancers is the same. So when we use ovarian cancer in the summary we are referring to all 3 cancers.

Recruitment start: 16 May 2019

Recruitment end: 8 December 2022

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Jonathan Ledermann

Supported by

University College London (UCL)

Merck, Sharp & Dohme

Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre

Last reviewed: 20 January 2023

CRUK internal database number: 17202

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