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Metastatic Urothelial CancerPhase 2NCT03451331

Gemcitabine + Carboplatin + Nivolumab Versus Gemcitabine + Oxaliplatin + Nivolumab in Cisplatin-ineligible Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Nivolumab, Gemcitabine and Carboplatin in people with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer, run by Matthew Galsky at 6 sites in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a randomized phase 2 trial of gemcitabine + carboplatin + nivolumab or gemcitabine + oxaliplatin + nivolumab for the treatment of cisplatin-ineligible patients with metastatic urothelial cancer. Randomization will be stratified on the lymph node only (and/or unresectable primary) metastatic status. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
What is being tested?
Nivolumab, Gemcitabine and Carboplatin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
49 participants
Where
6 sitesUnited States
Study dates
10 May 2018to 28 Jul 2023
Phase
Phase 2
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

Who may be able to join

  • Subject must meet all the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
  • Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information prior to registration. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of = 2
  • Able to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment.
  • Histologically documented, locally advanced (T4b, any N; or any T, N 2-3) or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) (M1, Stage IV) (also termed TCC or UCC of the urinary tract; including renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra) Patients with mixed histologies are required to have a dominant transitional cell pattern. Locally advanced bladder cancer must be inoperable on the basis of involvement of pelvic sidewall or adjacent viscera (clinical Stage T4b) or bulky nodal metastasis (N2-N3).
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  • Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
  • Representative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor specimens (metastatic specimens preferable but if not available primary tumor specimens that are at least muscle-invasive are acceptable) in paraffin blocks (blocks preferred) or at least 15 unstained slides. If archival tissue is not available, subjects may be considered for enrollment on a case by case basis after discussion with the sponsor-investigator.
  • No prior chemotherapy for inoperable locally advanced or mUC. For patients who received prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemo-radiation for urothelial carcinoma, a treatment-free interval > 12 months between the last treatment administration and the date of recurrence is required in order to be considered treatment naive in the metastatic setting.
  • Cisplatin-ineligible as defined by at least one of the following:
  • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 (Cockroft-Gault)
  • ECOG performance status of 2 or greater
  • CTCAE v4 Grade ≥ 2 audiometric hearing loss
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function. All screening labs to be obtained within 28 days prior to registration:
  • Hematological:
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10^9/L
  • Renal:
  • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min (Cockroft-Gault)
  • Hepatic:
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 × ULN
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 × ULN
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and male subjects must use appropriate method(s) of contraception as stated for the timeline below. Male subjects are not required to use contraception as outlined in protocol.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study:
  • Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study).
  • Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the site investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy, or interfere with the interpretation of study results.
  • Prior malignancy active within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured.
  • Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
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  • Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
  • Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways.
  • Grade ≥ 2 neuropathy (NCI CTCAE version 4).
  • Known positive result for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) or hepatitis C antibody (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection. Testing at screening is not required.
  • Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • Evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
  • Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association cardiac disease (Class III or greater), myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to randomization, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina.
  • Known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% Patients with known coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure not meeting the above criteria, or LVEF 40%-50% must be on a stable medical regimen that is optimized in the opinion of the treating physician, in consultation with a cardiologist if appropriate.
  • Solid organ or tissue transplant including stem cell transplant

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

United States6 sites
  • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • John Theuer Cancer Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903

  • Icahn School of Medicine: Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Gemcitabine + Carboplatin + Nivolumab Versus Gemcitabine + Oxaliplatin + Nivolumab in Cisplatin-ineligible Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

This is a randomized phase 2 trial of gemcitabine + carboplatin + nivolumab or gemcitabine + oxaliplatin + nivolumab for the treatment of cisplatin-ineligible patients with metastatic urothelial cancer. Randomization will be stratified on the lymph node only (and/or unresectable primary) metastatic status.

Read the detailed description

Patients will be randomized to Arm A: gemcitabine plus carboplatin plus nivolumab versus Arm B: gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin plus nivolumab. Randomization will be stratified on the metastasis status (lymph node only vs. the rest). Patients on both treatment arms will receive up to 6 cycles of combination therapy in the absence of prohibitive adverse effects or disease progression. Patients with at least stable disease at the completion of 6 cycles of treatment may continue "maintenance" single agent nivolumab for up to 12 cycles. Patients who require discontinuation of chemotherapy (i.e., gemcitabine plus carboplatin or gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin) prior to Cycle 6, but who have at least stable disease, may be considered for ongoing treatment with single-agent nivolumab on the "maintenance" phase after discussion with the sponsor-investigator.

Keywords
cisplatin-ineligible, gemcitabine, carboplatin, nivolumab, oxaliplatin

What participants receive

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

  • NivolumabDrug

    Also called OPDIVO®

    Nivolumab 360mg (and/or) Maintenance Single Agent Nivolumab 480mg (starting ~ 2-4 weeks after completing combination chemotherapy plus nivolumab)

  • GemcitabineDrug

    Also called Gemzar

    1000 mg/m^2

  • CarboplatinDrug

    Also called Paraplatin®

    AUC 4.5 (based on the Calvert formula)

  • OxaliplatinDrug

    Also called Eloxatin

    130 mg/m^2

Study groups in NCT03451331
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm AExperimentalGemcitabine plus carboplatin plus nivolumab
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab; Drug: Gemcitabine; Drug: Carboplatin
Arm BExperimentalGemcitabine plus oxaliplatin plus nivolumab
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab; Drug: Gemcitabine; Drug: Oxaliplatin

What is being measured

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

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease (PD) >= 20% increase in tumor burden relative to nadir or the appearance of one or more new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), not meet criteria for CR/PR/PD.

    ORR is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve a response (confirmed PR or CR) according to RECIST 1.1.

    Measured: Up to a maximum of 50 months

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Adverse Events

    The frequency and severity of grade 3+ treatment emergent adverse events are reported by CTCAEv4 term and grade.

    Measured: AE had been recorded from time of signed informed consent until 30 days after discontinuation of study drug(s) or until a new anti-cancer treatment starts, whichever occurs first, up to a maximum of 19 months.

  2. Duration of Response (DOR)

    DOR was defined as the period measured from the date that evaluation criteria were met for CR or PR (whichever status was recorded first) until the date that recurrence or PD was objectively documented.

    Measured: Up to a maximum of 50 months

  3. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease (PD) >= 20% increase in tumor burden relative to nadir or the appearance of one or more new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), not meet criteria for CR/PR/PD. PFS is defined as time from registration until disease progression met by RECIST 1.1 or death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to maximum of 50 months

  4. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization until death or date of last contact.

    Measured: Up to a maximum of 53 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Mar 2018
  2. Study start10 May 2018
  3. Primary completion7 Jun 2023
  4. Study completion28 Jul 2023

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
49 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03451331
Sponsor's protocol ID
HCRN GU16-287
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
23 Feb 2018
Last updated
16 May 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Galsky MD, Daneshmand S, Izadmehr S, Gonzalez-Kozlova E, Chan KG, Lewis S, Achkar BE, Dorff TB, Cetnar JP, Neil BO, D'Souza A, Mamtani R, Kyriakopoulos C, Jun T, Gogerly-Moragoda M, Brody R, Xie H, Nie K, Kelly G, Horowitz A, Kinoshita Y, Ellis E, Nose Y, Ioannou G, Cabal R, Del Valle DM, Haines GK, Wang L, Mouw KW, Samstein RM, Mehrazin R, Bhardwaj N, Yu M, Zhao Q, Kim-Schulze S, Sebra R, Zhu J, Gnjatic S, Sfakianos J, Pal SK. Gemcitabine and cisplatin plus nivolumab as organ-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a phase 2 trial. Nat Med. 2023 Nov;29(11):2825-2834. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02568-1. Epub 2023 Oct 2.

    PubMed 37783966

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Nivolumab, Gemcitabine and Carboplatin in people with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer, run by Matthew Galsky at 6 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?

The sponsor lists 26 inclusion and 15 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 16 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 May 2024). 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?

Objective Response Rate (ORR) (time frame: Up to a maximum of 50 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 NCT03451331, 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 16 May 2024.

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