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Bladder CancerPhase 1PrE0807NCT03532451

Phase Ib Feasibility Trial of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Lirilumab in Cisplatin-Ineligible Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing Nivolumab and Nivolumab/Lirilumab in people with Bladder Cancer, run by PrECOG, LLC. at 8 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who can not receive cisplatin or refuse cisplatin therapy will receive nivolumab or nivolumab/lirilumab before a planned surgical procedure called a radical cystectomy (RC) to remove the bladder. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Bladder Cancer
What is being tested?
Nivolumab and Nivolumab/Lirilumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
43 participants
Where
8 sitesUnited States
Study dates
22 Mar 2019to 5 Oct 2022
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult
  • Patients must have histologically confirmed MIBC (T2-T4a, N0-N1, M0 per American Joint Commission on Cancer [AJCC]) pure or mixed histology urothelial carcinoma. Clinical node-positive (N1) patients are eligible provided the lymph nodes (LNs) are confined to the true pelvis and are within the planned surgical LN dissection template.
  • The most recent TURBT that showed muscularis propria invasion should be within 10 weeks prior to beginning study therapy. Patients must have sufficient baseline tumor tissue from either initial or repeat TURBTs. The local site pathologist will be asked to estimate and record the rough approximate percentage of viable tumor in the TURBT sample (initial or repeat TURBT with highest tumor content) to document at least 20% viable tumor content prior to registration.
  • Patients must be ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy due to any of the following below OR refused cisplatin-based chemotherapy:
  • Creatinine clearance(CrCl) <60 mL/min with Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) 0-1
  • Creatinine clearance(CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min with ECOG PS 2 (if patient fit for RC)
  • Hearing impaired ≥ Grade 2 by CTCAE criteria
  • Neuropathy ≥ Grade 2 by CTCAE criteria
  • Patient refused cisplatin-based chemotherapy?
  • Patients must be medically fit for TURBT and RC.
  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent.
  • Willing to provide tumor tissue, blood, and urine samples for research.
  • Adequate organ function as measured by the following criteria, obtained ≤ 4 weeks prior to registration:
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm³ (stable off growth factor within 4 weeks of first study drug administration)
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
  • Serum Creatinine Clearance ≥ 30 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
  • Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
  • Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN (in the absence of previously diagnosed Gilbert's disease)
  • Women must not be pregnant or breastfeeding since we do not know the effects of nivolumab and lirilumab on the fetus or breastfeeding child.
  • Sexually active women of child-bearing potential with a non-sterilized male partner and sexually active men must agree to use 2 methods of adequate contraception (hormonal plus barrier or 2 barrier forms) OR abstinence prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 5 months for women and 7 months for men following last dose of study drugs.
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune disease within the past 2 years prior to Screening or other immunosuppressive agent within 14 days of study treatment.
  • Patients may not have locally advanced unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma as assessed on baseline radiographic imaging obtained within 28 days prior to study registration.
  • Patients may not have concurrent upper urinary tract (i.e. ureter, renal pelvis) invasive urothelial carcinoma. Patients with history of non-invasive (Ta, Tis) upper tract urothelial carcinoma that has been definitively treated with at least one post-treatment disease assessment (i.e. cytology, biopsy, imaging) that demonstrates no evidence of residual disease are eligible.
  • Patients may not have another malignancy that could interfere with the evaluation of safety or efficacy of the study drugs. Patients with a prior malignancy will be allowed without study chair approval in the following circumstances:
  • Not currently active and diagnosed at least 3 years prior to the date of registration.
  • Non-invasive diseases such as low risk cervical cancer or any cancer in situ.
  • Localized (early stage) cancer treated with curative intent (without evidence of recurrence and intent for further therapy), and in which no systemic chemotherapy was indicated.(e.g. low/intermediate risk prostate cancer, etc.).
  • Patients may not have received any prior immune checkpoint inhibitor (i.e. anti-KIR, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or other).
  • Patients may not have undergone major surgery (e.g. intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal or intra-pelvic), open biopsy or significant traumatic injury or specific anti-cancer treatment ≤ 4 weeks prior to starting study drug, or patients who have had percutaneous biopsies or placement of vascular access device ≤ 1 week prior to starting study drug, or who have not recovered from side effects of such procedure or injury.
  • Patients must not have clinically significant cardiac disease.
  • Patients may not have chronic active liver disease or evidence of acute or chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C (HCV).
  • Patients may not have known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Testing is not required in absence of clinical suspicion.
  • Patients may not have known diagnosis of any condition (e.g. post-hematopoietic or solid visceral organ transplant, pneumonitis, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.) that requires chronic immunosuppressive therapy. Usage of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDS) for the treatment of osteoarthritis and uric acid synthesis inhibitors for the treatment of gout are permitted.
  • Patients with any serious and/or uncontrolled concurrent medical conditions (e.g. active or uncontrolled infection, uncontrolled diabetes) or psychiatric illness that could, in the investigator's opinion, cause unacceptable safety risks or potentially interfere with the completion of the treatment according to the protocol are not eligible.
  • Patients may not have any live viral vaccine used for prevention of infectious diseases within 4 weeks prior to study drug(s).
  • Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol.

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

United States8 sites
  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • University of TX Southwestern

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

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About this study

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who can not receive cisplatin or refuse cisplatin therapy will receive nivolumab or nivolumab/lirilumab before a planned surgical procedure called a radical cystectomy (RC) to remove the bladder.

Nivolumab works by attaching to and blocking a molecule called Programmed Death-1 (PD-1). Lirilumab attaches to and blocks a group of molecules called Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor (KIR). PD-1 and KIR are proteins present mainly on immune system cells, and each controls part of the immune system by shutting it down. It is hoped that by binding to and inactivating these proteins, these drugs can enhance the body's ability to detect, attack and destroy cancer cells.

The purpose of this research study is to see whether nivolumab alone or combination of nivolumab and lirilumab given before surgery is effective in treating people who have bladder cancer, and to examine the side effects, good and bad, associated with nivolumab and lirilumab.

Read the detailed description

Bladder cancer (BC) is the 6th most common malignancy in the United States with an estimated 79,030 new cases and 16,870 deaths in 2017. It is the 4th most common cancer in men and there are presently >500,000 BC patients alive in the US. It accounts for about 5% of all new cancers in the US. It is also the most expensive cancer to treat from diagnosis to death. Almost a third of BC patients present with MIBC.

This is a Phase Ib open-label clinical trial for patients that are either cisplatin-ineligible or refuse cisplatin-based chemotherapy and have MIBC (T2-T4a, N0-N1, M0).Neoadjuvant treatment must start within 10 weeks of transurethral resection of the most recent transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) that showed muscularis propria invasion.

Patients must have sufficient baseline tumor tissue. Tumor tissue content for CD8+ T-cell density assessment must be qualified as sufficient (≥ 20% tumor content in the specimen) for analysis and must be documented by the local pathologist prior to registration.

The first 12 patients will be enrolled into Cohort 1 and treated with nivolumab before a planned RC (Completed November 20, 2019).

In the absence of the occurrence of high rate of treatment related Adverse Events (AEs) with nivolumab, the study will proceed with enrollment into Cohort 2 with the combination of nivolumab/lirilumab before a planned RC.

Each group will receive a total of 2 doses (week 0 and 4) of nivolumab (Cohort 1) or nivolumab/lirilumab (Cohort 2) therapy followed by RC with bilateral (standard or extended) pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND).

Mandatory tumor tissue at Screening (archived tumor tissue from Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor [TURBT] may be used) and at time of RC. Peripheral blood and urine samples are also required.

Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Being tested
Nivolumab, Nivolumab/Lirilumab
Keywords
Muscle-Invasive, Cisplatin-Ineligible, Nivolumab, Lirilumab
Medical subject headings
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • NivolumabDrug

    Also called Opdivo

    Nivolumab 480 mg intravenously (IV) over approximately 30 minutes every 4 weeks for 2 neo-adjuvant doses (week 0 and 4) followed by RC with bilateral (standard or extended) PLND as soon as possible but within 6 weeks after the last neoadjuvant infusion.

  • Nivolumab/LirilumabDrug

    Also called Opdivo, BMS-986015

    Nivolumab 480 mg IV over approximately 60 minutes every 4 weeks for 2 neo-adjuvant doses (week 0 and 4) with at least a 30 minute rest between infusions followed by lirilumab 240 mg IV over approximately 60 minutes every 4 weeks for 2 neo-adjuvant doses (week 0 and 4) followed by RC with bilateral (standard or extended) PLND as soon as possible but within 6 weeks after the last neoadjuvant infusion.

Study groups in NCT03532451
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1: NivolumabExperimentalNivolumab 480 mg IV on week 0 and week 4
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab
Cohort 2: Nivolumab/LirilumabExperimentalNivolumab 480 mg IV and Lirilumab 240 mg on week 0 and week 4
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab/Lirilumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Grade 3 or Higher Treatment Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE V5.0

    To assess safety of treatment according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (CTCAE v5.0) manifested as the rate of Grade 3 or higher treatment related adverse events in patients treated with nivolumab (Cohort 1) or combination of nivolumab/lirilumab (Cohort 2). The NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events is a descriptive terminology which can be utilized for Adverse Event (AE) reporting. Toxicity graded by CTCAE v5.0 scaling from 1-5 (mild to death). Grade 3 or higher events are those that are graded '3- severe or medically significant', 4- life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated' or '5-Death related to AE'.

    Measured: 16 months

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Percentage of Participants With Pathologic Complete and Partial Response

    Measured by pathologic complete (pT0N0) and partial (<pT2N0) response rate at time of RC in the two cohorts

    Measured: Responses was assessed at baseline and time of radical cystectomy (within 6 weeks after the last treatment), up to 6 months.

  2. Two Year Recurrence-free Survival

    Measured by recurrence rate after 2 years following the RC in the two cohorts.

    Measured: 24 months

  3. Rate of no RC Due to TRAEs

    the rate of patients in each cohort who do not get RC within 6 weeks after completion of neoadjuvant treatment specifically and directly related to treatment-related adverse events (AEs)

    Measured: from completion of neoadjuvant treatment to 6 weeks after

  4. Change in CD8+ TIL Density

    CD8+ TIL density was measured at baseline(TURBT) and radical cystectomy after treatment. Change in CD8+ TIL density from pre-treatment Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) to post-treatment Radical Cystectomy (RC) tissues separately in patients treated with nivolumab or combination of nivolumab/lirilumab. Each individual patient's CD8+ TIL density change was defined as number of CD8+ cells / the annotated tissue area in mm2

    Measured: From pre-treatment Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) which happens 10 weeks (at most) before treatment to post-treatment Radical Cystectomy (RC), up to 6 months. RC was scheduled within 6 weeks after the last neoadjuvant infusion

  5. Percentage Change in CD8+ TIL Density

    CD8+ TIL density was measured at baseline(TURBT) and radical cystectomy after treatment. The change in CD8+ TIL density from pre-treatment Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) to post-treatment Radical Cystectomy (RC) tissues separately in patients treated with nivolumab or combination of nivolumab/liriluma. Each individual patient's percent change was defined as [(Cystectomy TIL Density)-(TURBT TIL Density)] / (TURBT TIL Density) x 100

    Measured: The outcome was measured from pre-treatment Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) to Radical Cystectomy (RC), up to 6 months.TURBT was scheduled 10 weeks at most before the treatment. RC was scheduled within 6 weeks after the last treatment.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 May 2018
  2. Study start22 Mar 2019
  3. Primary completion27 Nov 2020
  4. Study completion5 Oct 2022

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
Cohort 1: Nivolumab alone (Completed November 20, 2019). In the absence of the occurrence of high rate of treatment related adverse events, the study will proceed with enrollment into Cohort 2: Nivolumab/Lirilumab.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
43 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03532451
Sponsor's protocol ID
PrE0807
Other IDs
CA209-9DF
Acronym
PrE0807
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
10 May 2018
Last updated
19 Sep 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Data is proprietary.

Publications

  • Grivas P, Koshkin VS, Chu X, Cole S, Jain RK, Dreicer R, Cetnar JP, Sundi D, Gartrell BA, Galsky MD, Woo B, Li-Ning-Tapia E, Hahn NM, Carducci MA. PrECOG PrE0807: A Phase 1b Feasibility Trial of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Without and with Lirilumab in Patients with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Ineligible for or Refusing Cisplatin-based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Eur Urol Oncol. 2024 Aug;7(4):914-922. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.11.022. Epub 2023 Dec 27.

    PubMed 38155060

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Nivolumab and Nivolumab/Lirilumab in people with Bladder Cancer, run by PrECOG, LLC. at 8 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 sites in United States. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 1 Sep 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Grade 3 or Higher Treatment Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE V5.0 (time frame: 16 months). 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 NCT03532451, 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 19 Sep 2024.

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