This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.Primary Objective:To assess the clinical efficacy of intraperitoneal administration of catumaxomab in patients with recurrent symptomatic malignant ascites due to ovarian cancer.Clinical efficacy will be assessed by determining if catumaxomab can prolong the paracentesis-free interval post-treatment by at least a factor of 4 as compared to the pre-treatment interval.The pre-treatment interval is defined as the length of time between the patient's most recent paracentesis and the subsequent paracentesis necessitated by increasing ascites-related symptoms. The post-treatment interval is defined as the time between the last dose of catumaxomab to the time of recurrence of ascites requiring therapeutic paracentesis, or death, whichever occurs first.Secondary Objectives:# To assess clinical benefit of catumaxomab by evaluation of changes in ascites-related signs and symptoms.# To evaluate safety and tolerability of catumaxomab.
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