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Intermediate or High-risk Bladder CancerPhase 1NCT01303991

Hexvix Photodynamic Therapy in Patients With Bladder Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing Hexvix PDT with Karl Storz T-Light in people with Intermediate or High-risk Bladder Cancer, run by Photocure.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the safety and feasibility of Hexaminolevulinate based photodynamic therapy in patients with intermediate or high-risk transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Intermediate or High-risk Bladder Cancer
What is being tested?
Hexvix PDT with Karl Storz T-Light
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
17 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Mar 2005to Aug 2008
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • Male or female aged 18 years or above who have given written informed consent.
  • Patients with intermediate or high-risk superficial bladder cancer, defined as low-grade early recurrence within 6 months after local chemotherapy or BCG, primary or recurrent high-grade disease (TaG3, TaG3 with CIS or CIS alone) or patients with primary T1G3 who are tumour free at second resection.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with muscle invasive tumour
  • Patients with bladder shrinkage
  • Patients who have received prior PDT for bladder cancer
  • History of T1G3 disease or other indications for cystectomy
  • Patient with porphyria
  • Gross haematuria. (Note: Gross haematuria is defined as a heavy bladder bleed resulting in marked amounts of blood in the urine, which may interfere with PDT)
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  • Patients who have received BCG or chemotherapy within three months prior to Hexvix instillation, except for a single dose of chemotherapy for prevention of seeding after resection
  • Known allergy to hexaminolevulinate or a similar compound
  • Participation in other clinical studies either concurrently or within the last 30 days
  • Women of child-bearing potential.
  • Conditions associated with a risk of poor protocol compliance

About this study

Official title: A Phase I Feasibility Study of Hexvix Photodynamic Therapy in Patients With Intermediate or High-risk Bladder Cancer

The purpose of the study is to investigate the safety and feasibility of Hexaminolevulinate based photodynamic therapy in patients with intermediate or high-risk transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Read the detailed description

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer is currently treated by transurethral resection (TURB) and/or fulguration. However, recurrence and progression rates following endoscopic treatment of visible lesions are significant. To prevent recurrent and progressive disease, adjuvant intravesical chemotherapy and immunotherapy are applied. There is also increasing interest in new therapeutic strategies such as photodynamic therapy.

Being tested
Hexvix PDT with Karl Storz T-Light

What participants receive

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

  • Hexvix PDT with Karl Storz T-LightOther

Study groups in NCT01303991
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Hexvix PDTExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Hexvix PDT with Karl Storz T-Light

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of patients with adverse events

    To assess the safety of photodynamic therapy (PDT) using Hexvix and the Karl Storz T-light PDT System in patients with recurrent bladder cancer.

    (assessment of adverse events, blood biochemistry, vital signs, urodynamics)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The number of tumour-free patients after 6 months

    To assess the efficacy of Hexvix PDT in patients with intermediate and high-risk bladder cancer

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Feb 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2005
  3. Primary completionAug 2008
  4. Study completionAug 2008

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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
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
17 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01303991
Sponsor's protocol ID
PC B251/03
Status last verified
Feb 2011
First submitted
18 Feb 2011
Last updated
25 Feb 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Hexvix PDT with Karl Storz T-Light in people with Intermediate or High-risk Bladder Cancer, run by Photocure.

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 2 inclusion and 11 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Feb 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Number of patients with adverse events. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Feb 2011.

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