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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.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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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
  • Research Site

    Bunkyō City, 113-8603

  • Research Site

    Fukuoka, 812-8582

  • Research Site

    Hirosaki-shi, 036-8563

  • Research Site

    Kanazawa, 920-8641

  • Research Site

    Kita-gun, 761-0793

  • Research Site

    Koshigaya-shi, 343-8555

  • Research Site

    Kōtoku, 135-8550

  • Research Site

    Matsuyama, 791-0280

  • Research Site

    Miyazaki, 889-1692

  • Research Site

    Nagasaki, 852-8501

  • Research Site

    Nagoya, 467-0001

  • Research Site

    Okayama, 700-8558

  • Research Site

    Osaka, 541-8567

  • Research Site

    Osaka, 545-8586

  • Research Site

    Osakasayama-shi, 589-8511

  • Research Site

    Sapporo, 060-8543

  • Research Site

    Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582

  • Research Site

    Toyama, 930-0194

  • Research Site

    Tsukuba, 305-8576

  • Research Site

    Yokohama, 232-0024

Other trials in Japan

Spain18 sites
  • Research Site

    Badajoz, 06008

  • Research Site

    Barcelona, 08025

  • Research Site

    Barcelona, 08036

  • Research Site

    Barcelona, 08208

  • Research Site

    Barcelona, 8003

  • Research Site

    Elche(Alicante), 03202

  • Research Site

    Madrid, 08035

  • Research Site

    Madrid, 28040

  • Research Site

    Madrid, 28041

  • Research Site

    Madrid, 28046

  • Research Site

    Málaga, 29010

  • Research Site

    Oviedo, 33011

  • Research Site

    Pamplona, 31008

  • Research Site

    Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223

  • Research Site

    Seville, 41009

  • Research Site

    Seville, 41014

  • Research Site

    Valencia, 46014

  • Research Site

    Valencia, 46026

Other trials in Spain

Russia16 sites
  • Research Site

    Ivanovo, 153040

  • Research Site

    Krasnoyarsk, 660133

  • Research Site

    Moscow, 105077

  • Research Site

    Moscow, 115280

  • Research Site

    Moscow, 125367

  • Research Site

    Nizhny Novgorod, 603074

  • Research Site

    Obninsk, 249036

  • Research Site

    Omsk, 644013

  • Research Site

    Saint Petersburg, 191014

  • Research Site

    Saint Petersburg, 194017

  • Research Site

    Saint Petersburg, 194044

  • Research Site

    Saint Petersburg, 194354

  • Research Site

    Saint Petersburg, 195271

  • Research Site

    Saint Petersburg, 197758

  • Research Site

    Vologda, 160012

  • Research Site

    Yaroslavl, 150054

Other trials in Russia

Germany14 sites
  • Research Site

    Berlin, 10117

  • Research Site

    Cologne, 50968

  • Research Site

    Duisburg, 47169

  • Research Site

    Hanover, 30625

  • Research Site

    Heidelberg, 69120

  • Research Site

    Marburg, 35043

  • Research Site

    Mettmann, 40822

  • Research Site

    Mühlheim An Der Ruhr, 45468

  • Research Site

    München, 81377

  • Research Site

    Münster, 48149

  • Research Site

    Nürtingen, 72622

  • Research Site

    Wesel, 46483

  • Research Site

    Würselen, 52146

  • Research Site

    Zirndorf, 90513

Other trials in Germany

Poland10 sites
  • Research Site

    Bialystok, 15-950

  • Research Site

    Gdansk, 80-952

  • Research Site

    Grudziądz, 86-300

  • Research Site

    Koszalin, 75-581

  • Research Site

    Piotrkow Trybunalski, 97-300

  • Research Site

    Poznan, 61-731

  • Research Site

    Warsaw, 02-005

  • Research Site

    Warsaw, 02-781

  • Research Site

    Wroclaw, 50-556

  • Research Site

    Wroclaw, 53-413

Other trials in Poland

United Kingdom9 sites
  • Research Site

    Birmingham, B15 2TH

  • Research Site

    Glasgow, G12 0YN

  • Research Site

    Guildford, CU2 7XX

  • Research Site

    London, E1 1BB

  • Research Site

    London, NW1 2PG

  • Research Site

    London, SE1 9RT

  • Research Site

    Sheffield, S10 2JF

  • Research Site

    Southampton, S016 6YD

  • Research Site

    Taunton, TA1 5DA

Other trials in United Kingdom

Australia8 sites
  • Research Site

    Auchenflower, 4066

  • Research Site

    Box Hill, 3128

  • Research Site

    Brisbane, 4122

  • Research Site

    Kogarah, 2217

  • Research Site

    Orange, 2800

  • Research Site

    Parkville, 3000

  • Research Site

    Westmead, 2145

  • Research Site

    Wollongong, 2500

Other trials in Australia

France8 sites
  • Research Site

    Amiens, 80054

  • Research Site

    Angers, 49033

  • Research Site

    Bordeaux, 33076

  • Research Site

    Lyon, 69437

  • Research Site

    Marseille, 13003

  • Research Site

    Montpellier, 34295

  • Research Site

    Strasbourg, 67098

  • Research Site

    Suresnes, 92151

Other trials in France

Austria5 sites
  • Research Site

    Graz, 8036

  • Research Site

    Innsbruck, 6020

  • Research Site

    Linz, 4020

  • Research Site

    Salzburg, 5020

  • Research Site

    Vienna, 1090

Other trials in Austria

Canada5 sites
  • Research Site

    Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6

  • Research Site

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J7

  • Research Site

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4

  • Research Site

    Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4

  • Research Site

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9

Other trials in Canada

Belgium4 sites
  • Research Site

    Brussels, 1070

  • Research Site

    Ghent, 9000

  • Research Site

    Leuven, 3000

  • Research Site

    Roeselare, 8800

Other trials in Belgium

Netherlands3 sites
  • Research Site

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV

  • Research Site

    Breda, 4818 CK

  • Research Site

    Utrecht, 3543 AZ

Other trials in Netherlands

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.

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 groups in NCT03528694
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Durvalumab plus BCG (induction + maintenance)ExperimentalDurvalumab (MEDI4736) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) combination therapy
Receives: Biological: Durvalumab (MEDI4736); Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
Durvalumab plus BCG (induction only)ExperimentalDurvalumab (MEDI4736) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG) combination therapy
Receives: Biological: Durvalumab (MEDI4736); Biological: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
BCG treatment (Standard of care therapy)Active comparatorBacillus 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.

  1. 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)
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. PK serum concentration of durvalumab

    To assess the PK of durvalumab when used in combination with BCG treatment

    Measured: up to 5 years

  25. 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.

  1. First posted18 May 2018
  2. Study start14 May 2018
  3. Primary completion3 Apr 2025
  4. Study completion3 Oct 2028 (estimated)

Resources

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)
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

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?

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