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Bladder CancerPhase 2NCT04186013

Efficacy of Atezolizumab Concurrent With Radiotherapy in Patients With Muscle-invasive Bladder cáncer

A Phase 2 study testing Atezolizumab Injection [Tecentriq] and External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) in people with Bladder Cancer, run by Spanish Oncology Genito-Urinary Group at 10 sites in Spain.

Active, not recruiting

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

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Trial summary

Open, multicentre, phase II trial of atezolizumab with concurrent normofractionated radiotherapy in patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with a selective multimodality bladder conservative approach. 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?
Atezolizumab Injection [Tecentriq] and External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
39 participants
Where
10 sitesSpain
Study dates
18 Sep 2019to May 2027
Phase
Phase 2
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Patients have histologically-confirmed diagnosis of muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, in clinical stages T2-4a N0 M0, who are not candidates for radical cystectomy by medical reasons, refusal or patient's choice.
  • Patients who refuse treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy or in whom treatment with cisplatin-based therapy is not appropriate.
  • Patients must have ECOG performance status 0 to 2.
  • Patients must have adequate bone marrow function as defined by absolute neutrophil count >1.500/mm3; platelets >100.000/mm3 and HB ≥ 9g/dl.
  • Patients must have adequate renal and liver function as defined by calculated creatinine clearance >15ml/min.
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  • Total bilirubin, SGOT (AST) and/or SGPT (ALT) < 2,5 times the upper limit of normal.
  • International Normalized Ration (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT): ≤1.5 X ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy (as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants).
  • Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT): ≤1.5 X ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy (as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants).
  • Female participant of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to registering the patient. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
  • Female participants of childbearing potential should be willing to use two methods of birth control or be surgically sterile or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 5 months after the last dose of study medication. Participants of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year.
  • Male participants should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy (1).
  • A paraffin-embedded tumour sample must be available for the associate molecular study.

Who cannot join

  • Previous treatment with radiotherapy to the bladder, systemic chemotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors. Prior intravesical BCG treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer is allowed.
  • Presence of regional lymph node or metastatic extension of the disease.
  • Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs (within 30 days prior to study entry) or other anti-cancer therapy.
  • History of prior malignancies within the preceding 5 years other than previously treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, incidental prostate carcinoma Stage T1a well differentiated prostatic carcinoma in men (Gleason = 3+3, PSA <5) and carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
  • Evidence of tumour-related moderate/severe hydronephrosis unless stented or with nephrostomy to preserve renal function.
  • Extensive or multifocal bladder carcinoma in situ (CIS) precluding curative chemoradiotherapy.
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  • Bulky T3/T4a tumours unsuitable for curative treatment (i.e. > 5 cm in any dimension). Tumours measures must be done post-TUR via CT scan.
  • Patients with serious uncontrolled infection.
  • Has a known history of active BT (Bacillus Tuberculosis).
  • Has known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
  • Autoimmune diseases other than vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger.
  • Positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBVsAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid antibody (HCV-Ab) indicating acute or chronic infection.
  • Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (equivalent to > 10 mg/day prednisone) or other immune-suppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration.
  • Women of child-bearing potential unwilling to be abstinent or use effective methods of birth control.
  • General medical or psychological conditions that would preclude appropriate informed consent or compliance with the protocol.
  • Acceptable methods of effective contraception:
  • Complete sexual abstinence for 14 days before the start of study treatment to 5 months after completion of the investigational treatment.
  • Female sterilization (have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy), or tubal ligation at least six weeks before taking study treatment.
  • Male sterilization (at least 6 months prior to screening). For female subjects on the study the vasectomized male partner should be the sole partner for that subject.
  • Intrauterine device or system with a documented failure less than 1%.
  • Double barrier method with spermicide.

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country.

10 sites in 1 country

Spain10 sites
  • Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilio

    Granada, 18016

  • Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti

    Lugo, 27003

  • Hospital Universitario La Princesa

    Madrid, 28006

  • Hospital HM Sanchinarro

    Madrid, 28050

  • Althaia Xarxa Assintencial

    Manresa, Barcelona, 08243

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Ourense

    Ourense, 32005

  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

    Oviedo, 33011

  • Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Reus

    Reus, Tarragona, 43204

  • Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí

    Sabadell, Barcelona, 08208

  • Hospital Arnau de Vilanova

    Valencia, 6015

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About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Atezolizumab Concurrent With Radiotherapy in Patients With Muscle-invasive Bladder cáncer (Study ATEZOBLADDERPRESERVE)

Open, multicentre, phase II trial of atezolizumab with concurrent normofractionated radiotherapy in patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with a selective multimodality bladder conservative approach.

Read the detailed description

STUDY DESIGN:

Open, multicentre, phase II trial of atezolizumab with concurrent normofractionated radiotherapy in patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.

The bladder preserving therapy include combined modality therapy with:

STUDY TREATMENTS:

Investigational product (atezolizumab/Tecentriq ®):

  • Route of administration: intravenous infusion.
  • Duration of treatment: 16 weeks.
  • Dosage: 1.200 mg intravenous every 3 weeks for a total of 6 doses. Atezolizumab is supplied as atezolizumab 1200 mg/20 mL vials (60 mg/mL) solution for intravenous infusion. After dilution, one mL of solution should contain approximately 4.4 mg of atezolizumab (1,200 mg/270 mL).

External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT): radiation

  • Duration of treatment: 6 weeks
  • Dosage: 60 Gy of radiotherapy in 30 fractions overs 6 weeks at 2Gy/day

STUDY POPULATION:

Adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with histologically confirmed diagnosis of muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, in clinical stages T2-T4a who are not candidates for radical cystectomy by medical reasons, refusal or patient´s choice.

A total of 39 patients are estimated to be included in the study.

OBJECTIVES:

Primary objective:

The primary objective of the study is to determine the efficacy of atezolizumab concurrent with radiotherapy in terms of pathological complete response defined as a response of grade 5 according to Miller and Payne criteria in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with bladder preservation intent.

Secondary objectives:

  • To evaluate overall survival (OS).
  • To evaluate disease specific survival (DSS).
  • To evaluate disease free survival (DFS).
  • To evaluate bladder intact disease-free survival (BIDFS).
  • To calculate the number of patients with muscle invasive and non-muscle invasive local failure (LF).
  • To determine the rate of distance metastases defined as the percentage of patients who develop metastases.
  • To determine to the rate of patients with bladder preserved.
  • To determine to the rate of immediate or late salvage cystectomy.
  • The safety profile and tolerability of the combination of atezolizumab with concurrent radiotherapy.

Exploratory objectives:

  • To determine the predictive role of the expression of PD-1 / PD-L1 and CD8 in terms of pCR, OS and DFS in bladder cancer patients treated with atezolizumab plus radiotherapy.
  • The correlation between the levels of IFN-γ, interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 18 (IL-18), or ITAC (also called CXCL11 or IP-9) and the efficacy parameters (pCR, OS and DFS) of the treatment with atezolizumab plus radiotherapy.

STUDY VISITS AND PROCEDURES:

The study includes the following visits:

  • Screening: within the 28 days prior to starting the study treatment.
  • Baseline visit: the first day of cycle 1
  • Visits over the treatment period (16 weeks ± 7 days): from administration of the first dose of the study treatment to the administration of the last dose of atezolizumab or withdrawal from the treatment. Treatment will consist of the administration of atezolizumab at 1,200 mg intravenous every 3 weeks for 6 cycles
  • Post-treatment follow-up: includes the biopsy and safety visit 1-2 months after the last dose of atezolizumab and a subsequent 5 years follow-up period after.
  • End of study visit/ Early termination: In patients who end the study follow-up or prematurely withdraw from the study
Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Being tested
Atezolizumab Injection [Tecentriq], External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
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.

  • Atezolizumab Injection [Tecentriq]Drug

    intravenous infusion of 1.200 mg of Atezolizumab administered intravenously every 3 weeks for a total of 6 doses

  • External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)Radiation

    60 Gy of radiotherapy in 30 fractions overs 6 weeks at 2 Gy/day

Study groups in NCT04186013
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental armExperimentalAtezolizumab 1200 mg intravenous infusion every 3 weeks for a total of 6 doses combined with External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) (dosage: 60 Gy in 30 fractions overs 6 weeks at 2Gy/day)
Receives: Drug: Atezolizumab Injection [Tecentriq]; Radiation: External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)

What is being measured

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

  1. Pathological complete response

    Response of grade 5 according to Miller and Payne criteria

    Measured: After the end of the treatment (16 weeks)

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Overall survival

    Time from the date of the beginning of protocol therapy to the date of death due to any cause

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  2. Disease specific survival

    Time from start of treatment to the date of having evidence of distant metastases, nodal recurrence or recurrence within the radiotherapy field that could be salvaged in a curative fashion, what happens first

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  3. Disease free survival

    Time from the date of start of protocol therapy to the date of recurrence of muscle invasive or non-invasive bladder carcinoma or metastases, what happens first

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  4. Bladder-intact disease-free survival

    Time from the date of initiation of protocol therapy until the development of MIBC recurrence, regional pelvic recurrence, distant metastases, bladder cancer-related death or cystectomy, what happens first

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  5. Muscle invasive and non-muscle invasive local failure

    defined as patients that do not achieve a pCR defined as a response of grade 5 according to Miller and Payne criteria and documented tumour recurrence after pCR

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  6. Rate of distant metastases

    Percentage of patients who develop distant metastases. Defined as lymphonodal involvement above the bifurcation of the iliac vessels or in inquinal regions and metastases resulting from hematogenous spread

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  7. Rate of patients with bladder preserved

    Rate of patients with bladder preserved at the time of the biopsy of the tumour performed between one and two months after the last dose of atezolizumab

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  8. Rate of immediate or late salvage cystectomy

    Immediate will be evaluated at the time of the biopsy of the tumour performed between one and two months after the last dose of atezolizumab and late will be evaluated during the follow-up

    Measured: through study completion, up to 5 years

  9. The safety profile and tolerability of the combination of atezolizumab with concurrent radiotherapy

    Collection of any adverse events and serious adverse events

    Measured: through study completion, 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 posted4 Dec 2019
  2. Study start18 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completionFeb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2027 (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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
39 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04186013
Sponsor's protocol ID
SOGUG-2017-A-IEC(VEJ)-4
Status last verified
Oct 2022
First submitted
26 Nov 2019
Last updated
26 Oct 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

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  • Stenzl A, Burger M, Fradet Y, Mynderse LA, Soloway MS, Witjes JA, Kriegmair M, Karl A, Shen Y, Grossman HB. Hexaminolevulinate guided fluorescence cystoscopy reduces recurrence in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. J Urol. 2010 Nov;184(5):1907-13. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.148. Epub 2010 Sep 17.

    PubMed 20850152
  • Geavlete B, Jecu M, Multescu R, Geavlete P. Narrow-band imaging cystoscopy in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a prospective comparison to the standard approach. Ther Adv Urol. 2012 Oct;4(5):211-7. doi: 10.1177/1756287212454181.

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  • Naselli A, Introini C, Timossi L, Spina B, Fontana V, Pezzi R, Germinale F, Bertolotto F, Puppo P. A randomized prospective trial to assess the impact of transurethral resection in narrow band imaging modality on non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer recurrence. Eur Urol. 2012 May;61(5):908-13. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.01.018. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

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  • Xiong Y, Li J, Ma S, Ge J, Zhou L, Li D, Chen Q. A meta-analysis of narrow band imaging for the diagnosis and therapeutic outcome of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 13;12(2):e0170819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170819. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 28192481
  • Humphrey PA, Moch H, Cubilla AL, Ulbright TM, Reuter VE. The 2016 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Urinary System and Male Genital Organs-Part B: Prostate and Bladder Tumours. Eur Urol. 2016 Jul;70(1):106-119. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.02.028. Epub 2016 Mar 17.

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    PubMed 17684133
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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Atezolizumab Injection [Tecentriq] and External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) in people with Bladder Cancer, run by Spanish Oncology Genito-Urinary Group at 10 sites in Spain.

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 13 inclusion and 22 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 26 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in Spain. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

Pathological complete response (time frame: After the end of the treatment (16 weeks)). 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 NCT04186013, which also lists 52 linked publications.

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 26 Oct 2022.

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