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Sacituzumab Govitecan With Bevacizumab Compared to Usual Chemotherapy (Carboplatin, Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and Bevacizumab) for Treating Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer After PARP Inhibitor Maintenance Therapy

This phase II trial compares the effect of sacituzumab govitecan and bevacizumab to standard care (carboplatin, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, and bevacizumab) in patients with ovarian cancer that has come back after an initial response to platinum therapy (platinum-sensitive), that has progressed after poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor maintenance therapy (recurrent), and that has a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes or is homologous recombination deficient. Sacituzumab govitecan is a monoclonal antibody, called sacituzumab, linked to a drug called govitecan. Sacituzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as TROP2 receptors, and delivers govitecan to kill them. Bevacizumab is in a class of medications called antiangiogenic agents. It works by stopping the formation of blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to tumor. This may slow the growth and spread of tumor cells. Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. Doxorubicin damages the cell's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill cancer cells. It also blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Liposomal doxorubicin is a form of the anticancer drug doxorubicin that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles. Liposomal doxorubicin may have fewer side effects and work better than other forms of the drug. Giving sacituzumab govitecan and bevacizumab may kill more tumor cells than standard care (carboplatin, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, and bevacizumab) in patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancers that have BRCA1/2 mutations or homologous recombination deficiency.