Non-muscle-invasive Bladder CancerPhase 3POTOMACNCT03528694
Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Durvalumab Plus BCG Compared to the Standard Therapy With BCG in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
A Phase 3 study testing Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in people with Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer, run by AstraZeneca at 120 sites in 12 countries.
Trial summary
This is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, global, phase III study to determine the efficacy and safety of Durvalumab + BCG combination therapy in the treatment of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 130 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,018 participants
- Where
- 120 sitesin 12 countries
- Study dates
- 14 May 2018to 3 Oct 2028
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 130 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
None listed.
Who cannot join
- Patients should not enter the study if any of the following exclusion criteria are fulfilled:
- Evidence of muscle-invasive, locally advanced, metastatic, and/or extra vesical bladder cancer (ie, T2, T3, T4, and / or stage IV)
- Concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis), non-muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium
- Previous investigational product (IP) assignment in the present study
- Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for noncancer related conditions (eg, hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable. Chemotherapy for previous instances of NMIBC is acceptable.
- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [eg, colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:
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- Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
- Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement
- Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
- Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the Study Physician
- Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
- History of another primary malignancy except for
- Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥ 2 years before the first dose of IP and of low potential risk for recurrence during the study period
- Adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna withoutevidence of disease
- Adequately treated CIS without evidence of disease
- Prostate cancer (tumor/node/metastasis stage) of stage ≤ T2cN0M0 without biochemical recurrence or progression that in the opinion of the Investigator does not require active intervention
- Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
- Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (eg, intra articular injection)
- Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent
- Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (eg, computed tomography [CT] scan premedication)
Trial locations and contacts
120 sites in 12 countries.
120 sites in 12 countries
Japan20 sites
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Bunkyō City, 113-8603
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Fukuoka, 812-8582
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Hirosaki-shi, 036-8563
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Kanazawa, 920-8641
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Kita-gun, 761-0793
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Koshigaya-shi, 343-8555
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Kōtoku, 135-8550
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Matsuyama, 791-0280
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Miyazaki, 889-1692
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Nagasaki, 852-8501
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Nagoya, 467-0001
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Okayama, 700-8558
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Osaka, 541-8567
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Osaka, 545-8586
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Osakasayama-shi, 589-8511
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Sapporo, 060-8543
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Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582
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Toyama, 930-0194
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Tsukuba, 305-8576
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Yokohama, 232-0024
Spain18 sites
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Badajoz, 06008
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Barcelona, 08025
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Barcelona, 08036
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Barcelona, 08208
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Barcelona, 8003
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Elche(Alicante), 03202
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Madrid, 08035
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Madrid, 28040
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Madrid, 28041
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Madrid, 28046
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Málaga, 29010
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Oviedo, 33011
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Pamplona, 31008
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Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223
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Seville, 41009
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Seville, 41014
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Valencia, 46014
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Valencia, 46026
Russia16 sites
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Ivanovo, 153040
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Krasnoyarsk, 660133
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Moscow, 105077
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Moscow, 115280
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Moscow, 125367
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Nizhny Novgorod, 603074
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Obninsk, 249036
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Omsk, 644013
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Saint Petersburg, 191014
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Saint Petersburg, 194017
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Saint Petersburg, 194044
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Saint Petersburg, 194354
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Saint Petersburg, 195271
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Saint Petersburg, 197758
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Vologda, 160012
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Yaroslavl, 150054
Germany14 sites
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Berlin, 10117
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Cologne, 50968
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Duisburg, 47169
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Hanover, 30625
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Heidelberg, 69120
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Marburg, 35043
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Mettmann, 40822
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Mühlheim An Der Ruhr, 45468
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München, 81377
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Münster, 48149
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Nürtingen, 72622
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Wesel, 46483
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Würselen, 52146
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Zirndorf, 90513
Poland10 sites
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Bialystok, 15-950
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Gdansk, 80-952
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Grudziądz, 86-300
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Koszalin, 75-581
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Piotrkow Trybunalski, 97-300
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Poznan, 61-731
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Warsaw, 02-005
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Warsaw, 02-781
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Wroclaw, 50-556
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Wroclaw, 53-413
United Kingdom9 sites
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Birmingham, B15 2TH
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Glasgow, G12 0YN
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Guildford, CU2 7XX
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London, E1 1BB
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London, NW1 2PG
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London, SE1 9RT
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Sheffield, S10 2JF
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Southampton, S016 6YD
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Taunton, TA1 5DA
Australia8 sites
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Auchenflower, 4066
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Box Hill, 3128
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Brisbane, 4122
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Kogarah, 2217
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Orange, 2800
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Parkville, 3000
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Westmead, 2145
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Wollongong, 2500
France8 sites
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Amiens, 80054
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Angers, 49033
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Bordeaux, 33076
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Lyon, 69437
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Marseille, 13003
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Montpellier, 34295
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Strasbourg, 67098
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Suresnes, 92151
Austria5 sites
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Graz, 8036
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Innsbruck, 6020
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Linz, 4020
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Salzburg, 5020
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Vienna, 1090
Canada5 sites
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Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6
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Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J7
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Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4
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Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9
Belgium4 sites
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Brussels, 1070
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Ghent, 9000
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Leuven, 3000
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Roeselare, 8800
Netherlands3 sites
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Amsterdam, 1081 HV
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Breda, 4818 CK
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Utrecht, 3543 AZ
About this study
Official title: A Phase III Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of Durvalumab and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Administered as Combination Therapy Versus BCG Alone in High-Risk, BCG Naïve Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients
This is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, global, phase III study to determine the efficacy and safety of Durvalumab + BCG combination therapy in the treatment of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Read the detailed description
Patients will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive treatment with Durvalumab + BCG combination therapies, or Standard of Care (SoC) therapy.
- Conditions
- Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
- Being tested
- Durvalumab (MEDI4736), Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
- Keywords
- Durvalumab, BCG, MEDI4736, NMIBC, PD-L1, DFS, OS
- Medical subject headings
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Durvalumab (MEDI4736)Biological
Investigational product
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)Biological
Standard of care
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Durvalumab plus BCG (induction + maintenance) | Experimental | Durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) combination therapy Receives: Biological: Durvalumab (MEDI4736); Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) |
| Durvalumab plus BCG (induction only) | Experimental | Durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) combination therapy Receives: Biological: Durvalumab (MEDI4736); Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) |
| BCG treatment (Standard of care therapy) | Active comparator | Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) standard of care treatment Receives: Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The efficacy of Durvalumab + BCG (induction plus maintenance) combination therapy compared to SoC in terms of Disease free survival (DFS) in patients with NMIBC
Disease-free survival using Investigator disease assessments.
Measured: Up to 4 years
Secondary outcomes (25)
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of DFS 24 months
Proportion of patients alive and disease free at 24 months using Investigator disease assessments. DFS24 is defined as the proportion of patients alive and disease-free at 24 months after randomization, per Investigator disease assessment.
Measured: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of OS5
Overall survival at 5 years. Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause regardless of whether the patient withdraws from randomized therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy (i.e. date of death or censoring - date of randomization +1). Any patient not known to have died at the time of analysis will be censored based on the last recorded date on which the patient was known to be alive
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of any disease-free survival
Any disease-free survival using Investigator disease assessments. Any disease-free survival (aDFS) is defined similarly as DFS, except that aDFS includes recurrence of low/medium risk NMIBC. This will be based on Investigator disease assessments.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of Time to MIBC and/or Metastatic Disease
Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease using Investigator disease assessments. Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of first documented MIBC and/or metastatic disease as assessed by Investigator. Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease does not include deaths. If patients died without MIBC and/or metastatic disease, they will be censored at the time of death. All other censoring rules per DFS analysis will be applied including censoring patients with an event after 2 missed visits and patients with no evaluable disease assessments or no baseline data.
Measured: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone with respect to time to cystectomy
Time to cystectomy using Investigator disease assessments. Time to cystectomy is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of cystectomy as reported by Investigator. Patients who died prior to cystectomy will be censored at the time of death. Patients who have not had a cystectomy at the time of analysis will be censored at the last recorded date on which the patient was known to be alive. No other censoring rules per the DFS analysis will be applied.
Measured: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma using Investigator disease assessments. Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (TTUTUC) is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma as assessed by Investigator using CT urography or ureteroscopy (less common). TTUTUC does not include deaths. Patients who died without upper tract urothelial carcinoma will be censored at the time of death. Other censoring rules per DFS analysis will be applied, including censoring patients with no baseline data but excluding censoring patients with an event after 2 missed visits as evaluation of the upper urinary tract is not part of regular disease assessment and is performed as clinically indicated.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of Disease-free survival
Any disease-free survival (aDFS) is defined similarly as DFS, except that aDFS includes recurrence of low/medium risk NMIBC. This will be based on Investigator disease assessments.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of patients alive and disease free at 24 months
Proportion of patients alive and disease free at 24 months using Investigator disease assessments. DFS24 is defined as the proportion of patients alive and disease-free at 24 months after randomization, per Investigator disease assessment
Measured: Up to 24 months
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of OS5
Overall survival at 5 years. Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause regardless of whether the patient withdraws from randomized therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy (i.e. date of death or censoring - date of randomization +1).
Measured: up to 5 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of any disease-free survival
Any disease-free survival using Investigator disease assessments. Any disease-free survival (aDFS) is defined similarly as DFS, except that aDFS includes recurrence of low/medium risk NMIBC. This will be based on Investigator disease assessments.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease
Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease using Investigator disease assessments. Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of first documented MIBC and/or metastatic disease as assessed by Investigator. Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease does not include deaths. If patients died without MIBC and/or metastatic disease, they will be censored at the time of death. All other censoring rules per DFS analysis will be applied including censoring patients with an event after 2 missed visits and patients with no evaluable disease assessments or no baseline data.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of time to cystectomy
Time to cystectomy using Investigator disease assessments. Time to cystectomy is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of cystectomy as reported by Investigator. Patients who died prior to cystectomy will be censored at the time of death. Patients who have not had a cystectomy at the time of analysis will be censored at the last recorded date on which the patient was known to be alive. No other censoring rules per the DFS analysis will be applied.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma using Investigator disease assessments. Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (TTUTUC) is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma as assessed by Investigator using CT urography or ureteroscopy (less common). TTUTUC does not include deaths. Patients who died without upper tract urothelial carcinoma will be censored at the time of death. Other censoring rules per DFS analysis will be applied, including censoring patients with no baseline data but excluding censoring patients with an event after 2 missed visits as evaluation of the upper urinary tract is not part of regular disease assessment and is performed as clinically indicated.
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Disease-free survival
Disease-free survival using Investigator disease assessments.Any disease-free survival (aDFS) is defined similarly as DFS, except that aDFS includes recurrence of low/medium risk NMIBC. This will be based on Investigator disease assessments.
Measured: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Proportion of patients alive and disease free at 24 months
Proportion of patients alive and disease free at 24 months using Investigator disease assessments. DFS24 is defined as the proportion of patients alive and disease-free at 24 months after randomization, per Investigator disease assessment.
Measured: Up to 24 months
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Overall survival at 5 years
Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause regardless of whether the patient withdraws from randomized therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy (i.e. date of death or censoring - date of randomization +1). The proportion of patients alive at 5 years (OS5)
Measured: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of any disease-free survival
Any disease-free survival using Investigator disease assessments. Any disease-free survival (aDFS) is defined similarly as DFS, except that aDFS includes recurrence of low/medium risk NMIBC. This will be based on Investigator disease assessments.
Measured: up to 5 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease
Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease using Investigator disease assessments. Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of first documented MIBC and/or metastatic disease as assessed by Investigator. Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease does not include deaths. If patients died without MIBC and/or metastatic disease, they will be censored at the time of death. All other censoring rules per DFS analysis will be applied including censoring patients with an event after 2 missed visits and patients with no evaluable disease assessments or no baseline data.
Measured: up to 5 yeas
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of time to cystectomy
Time to cystectomy using Investigator disease assessments. Time to cystectomy is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of cystectomy as reported by Investigator. Patients who died prior to cystectomy will be censored at the time of death.
Patients who have not had a cystectomy at the time of analysis will be censored at the last recorded date on which the patient was known to be alive. No other censoring rules per the DFS analysis will be applied.
Measured: up to 5 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma using Investigator disease assessments. Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (TTUTUC) is defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma as assessed by Investigator using CT urography or ureteroscopy (less common). TTUTUC does not include deaths. Patients who died without upper tract urothelial carcinoma will be censored at the time of death. Other censoring rules per DFS analysis will be applied, including censoring patients with no baseline data but excluding censoring patients with an event after 2 missed visits as evaluation of the upper urinary tract is not part of regular disease assessment and is performed as clinically indicated.
Measured: up to 5 years
Complete response rate (CRR) at 6 months using Investigator disease assessments
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) for patients with CIS prior to study entry or at baseline cystoscopy.
Measured: up to 6 months
EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24
To assess disease-related symptoms and HRQoL in patients with NMIBC treated with durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy and durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone and compared to each other using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire and the EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24 questionnaire
Measured: up to 5 years
PRO version of the CTCAE with approximately 19 items (PRO-CTCAE) symptoms in countries where language is available
To assess patient-reported treatment tolerability directly using specific PRO-CTCAE symptoms
Measured: up to 5 years
PK serum concentration of durvalumab
To assess the PK of durvalumab when used in combination with BCG treatment
Measured: up to 5 years
Presence of ADAs for durvalumab
To investigate the immunogenicity of durvalumab when used in combination with BCG treatment
Measured: up to 5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 May 2018
- Study start14 May 2018
- Primary completion3 Apr 2025
- Study completion3 Oct 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Non-muscle-invasive Bladder CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by AstraZenecaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,018 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- AstraZeneca
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03528694
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- D419JC00001
- Other IDs
- 2017-002979-26, 2017
- Acronym
- POTOMAC
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 28 Feb 2018
- Last updated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal. All request will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure.
Publications
De Santis M, Palou Redorta J, Nishiyama H, Krawczynski M, Seyitkuliev A, Novikov A, Guerrero-Ramos F, Zukov R, Kato M, Kawahara T, Goeman L, Puente J, Hellmis E, Powles T, Radziszewski P, Gust KM, Vasey P, Bigot P, Fradet Y, Hunting J, Armstrong J, Boulos S, Hois S, Shore ND; POTOMAC Investigators. Durvalumab in combination with BCG for BCG-naive, high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (POTOMAC): final analysis of a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2025 Nov 8;406(10516):2221-2234. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01897-5. Epub 2025 Oct 17.
PubMed 41115436
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase III Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of Durvalumab and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Administered as Combination Therapy Versus BCG Alone in High-Risk, BCG Naïve Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03528694
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- POTOMAC / D419JC00001
- Conditions
- Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
- Keywords
- Durvalumab, BCG, MEDI4736, NMIBC, PD-L1, DFS, OS
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 1,018 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- AstraZenecaIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 14 May 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 3 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 3 Oct 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 18 May 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, global, phase III study to determine the efficacy and safety of Durvalumab + BCG combination therapy in the treatment of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Detailed description
Patients will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive treatment with Durvalumab + BCG combination therapies, or Standard of Care (SoC) therapy.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Durvalumab plus BCG (induction + maintenance) | Experimental | Biological: Durvalumab (MEDI4736), Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)Durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) combination therapy |
| Durvalumab plus BCG (induction only) | Experimental | Biological: Durvalumab (MEDI4736), Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)Durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) combination therapy |
| BCG treatment (Standard of care therapy) | Active comparator | Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) standard of care treatment |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 130 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (0 listed)
Key exclusion criteria (20 listed)
- Patients should not enter the study if any of the following exclusion criteria are fulfilled:
- Evidence of muscle-invasive, locally advanced, metastatic, and/or extra vesical bladder cancer (ie, T2, T3, T4, and / or stage IV)
- Concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis), non-muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium
- Previous investigational product (IP) assignment in the present study
- Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for noncancer related conditions (eg, hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable. Chemotherapy for previous instances of NMIBC is acceptable.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Durvalumab (MEDI4736)Investigational product | Biological | Durvalumab plus BCG (induction + maintenance), Durvalumab plus BCG (induction only) |
| Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)Standard of care | Biological | BCG treatment (Standard of care therapy), Durvalumab plus BCG (induction + maintenance), Durvalumab plus BCG (induction only) |
Primary outcome
The efficacy of Durvalumab + BCG (induction plus maintenance) combination therapy compared to SoC in terms of Disease free survival (DFS) in patients with NMIBC
Time frame: Up to 4 years
Disease-free survival using Investigator disease assessments.
25 secondary outcomes
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of DFS 24 months
Time frame: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of OS5
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of any disease-free survival
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of Time to MIBC and/or Metastatic Disease
Time frame: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone with respect to time to cystectomy
Time frame: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of Disease-free survival
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of patients alive and disease free at 24 months
Time frame: Up to 24 months
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of OS5
Time frame: up to 5 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of any disease-free survival
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of Time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone in terms of time to cystectomy
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction only) combination therapy compared to BCG (induction and maintenance) alone time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Disease-free survival
Time frame: Up to 4 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Proportion of patients alive and disease free at 24 months
Time frame: Up to 24 months
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Overall survival at 5 years
Time frame: Up to 7 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of any disease-free survival
Time frame: up to 5 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of time to MIBC and/or metastatic disease
Time frame: up to 5 yeas
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of time to cystectomy
Time frame: up to 5 years
To assess the efficacy of durvalumab + BCG (induction and maintenance) combination therapy compared to durvalumab + BCG (induction only) in terms of Time to development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Time frame: up to 5 years
Complete response rate (CRR) at 6 months using Investigator disease assessments
Time frame: up to 6 months
EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24
Time frame: up to 5 years
PRO version of the CTCAE with approximately 19 items (PRO-CTCAE) symptoms in countries where language is available
Time frame: up to 5 years
PK serum concentration of durvalumab
Time frame: up to 5 years
Presence of ADAs for durvalumab
Time frame: up to 5 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Jul 2026.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41115436De Santis M, Palou Redorta J, Nishiyama H, Krawczynski M, Seyitkuliev A, Novikov A, Guerrero-Ramos F, Zukov R, Kato M, Kawahara T, Goeman L, Puente J, Hellmis E, Powles T, Radziszewski P, Gust KM, Vasey P, Bigot P, Fradet Y, Hunting J, Armstrong J, Boulos S, Hois S, Shore ND; POTOMAC Investigators. Durvalumab in combination with BCG for BCG-naive, high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (POTOMAC): final analysis of a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2025 Nov 8;406(10516):2221-2234. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01897-5. Epub 2025 Oct 17.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal. All request will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
120 sites in 12 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in people with Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer, run by AstraZeneca at 120 sites in 12 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 0 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 120 sites in Japan, Spain, Russia, Germany, Poland and 7 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The efficacy of Durvalumab + BCG (induction plus maintenance) combination therapy compared to SoC in terms of Disease free survival (DFS) in patients with NMIBC (time frame: Up to 4 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03528694, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jul 2026.