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A Study of Enfortumab Vedotin Alone or With Other Therapies for Treatment of Urothelial Cancer

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Renal Pelvis Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urologic Neoplasms
Urothelial Cancer
Ureteral Neoplasms
Urethral Neoplasms
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03288545
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
Brief Summary

This study will test an experimental drug (enfortumab vedotin) alone and with different combinations of anticancer therapies. Pembrolizumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) that is used to treat patients with cancer of the urinary system (urothelial cancer). This type of cancer includes cancer of the bladder, renal pelvis, ureter or urethra. Some parts of the study will look at locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC), which means the cancer has spread to nearby tissues or to other areas of the body. Other parts of the study will look at muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), which is cancer at an earlier stage that has spread into the muscle wall of the bladder. This study will look at the side effects of enfortumab vedotin alone and with other anticancer therapies. A side effect is a response to a drug that is not part of the treatment effect. This study will also test if the cancer shrinks with the different treatment combinations.

Detailed Description

This study will examine the safety and anticancer activity of enfortumab vedotin (EV) given intravenously as monotherapy and in combination with other anticancer therapies as first line (1L) and second line (2L) treatment for patients with urothelial cancer. The primary goal of the study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of enfortumab vedotin alone and in combination with pembrolizumab and/or chemotherapy. The study will be conducted in multiple parts:

Locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer:

* Dose escalation

* Expansion

* Part 1: Cohorts A and Optional B

* Part 2: Cohorts D, E, and Optional F

* Part 3: Cohort G.

* Randomized Cohort K

* EV Monotherapy Arm

* EV Combination Arm

Muscle invasive bladder cancer:

* Cohort H

* Optional Cohort J

* Cohort L

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
348
Inclusion Criteria
  • Locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC) - Cohorts A, B, D, E, F, G and K.

    • Histologically documented la/mUC, including squamous differentiation or mixed cell types.
    • An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of 0, 1 or 2: Participants with ECOG performance status of 2 must meet the following additional criteria: hemoglobin ≥10 g/dL, GFR ≥50 mL/min, may not have NYHA Class III heart failure.
    • Eligible for pembrolizumab (Dose-escalation cohorts, Cohorts A, B, G and K Combination Arm).
    • Dose-escalation cohorts: Ineligible for first-line cisplatin-based chemotherapy and no prior treatment for la/mUC, or have disease progression following at least 1 platinum-containing treatment.
    • Cohort A: Ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy and no prior treatment for la/mUC. No prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant platinum-based therapy in at least 12 months.
    • Cohort B: Must have disease progression during/following treatment with at least 1 platinum-containing regimen for la/mUC or disease recurrence.
    • Cohort D: Eligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy and no prior treatment for la/mUC. No prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant platinum-based therapy in at least 12 months.
    • Cohort E: Ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy, eligible for carboplatin, and no prior treatment for la/mUC. No prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant platinum-based therapy in at least 12 months.
    • Cohort F: Ineligible for platinum-based chemotherapy, or disease progression during/following at least 1 prior treatment for la/mUC. Eligible for gemcitabine.
    • Cohort G: Eligible for platinum-based chemotherapy (either cisplatin or carboplatin) and no prior treatment for la/mUC. No prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant platinum-based therapy in at least 12 months.
    • Cohort K: Ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy due to at least 1 of the following: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <60 mL/min and ≥30 mL/min, ECOG performance status of 2, NCI CTCAE Version 4.03 Grade ≥2 hearing loss, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III heart failure. No prior systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic disease. No adjuvant/neoadjuvant platinum-based therapy within 12 months prior to randomization.
  • Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)- Cohorts H, J and L.

    • Histologically confirmed MIBC with predominant >50% urothelial histology: Cohorts H and J: Clinical stage cT2-T4aN0M0; Cohort L: Clinical stage cT2-T4aN0M0 or cT1-T4aN1M0: Participants with pT1 disease are eligible only if they have N1 disease on imaging. Mixed cell types are eligible if urothelial cancer is predominant (>50%); Participants with plasmacytoid and/or neuroendocrine tumors are ineligible regardless of component percentage. Urothelial tumors not originating in the bladder (eg, upper tract tumors, urethral tumors) are ineligible.
    • Must be cisplatin-ineligible.
    • Cohort-specific eligibility: Cohort J, H, and L: No prior systemic treatment, chemoradiation, or radiation therapy for MIBC. May have received prior intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) or intravesical chemotherapy for non-MIBC; Cohort J: Eligible for pembrolizumab.
    • ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
    • Anticipated life expectancy of ≥3 months.
    • Tumor samples with an associated pathology report from the diagnostic transurethral resection of a bladder tumor done 90 days prior to the first dose of study treatment must be available prior to enrollment and determined to be sufficient for pathology review and biomarker analysis.
    • Participants must be deemed eligible for RC+PLND.
Exclusion Criteria
  • la/mUC - Cohorts A, B, D, E, F, G, and K

    • Received any prior treatment with a PD-1 inhibitor, PD-L1 inhibitor, or PD-L2 inhibitor, except Cohort F.
    • Received any prior treatment with stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor agents, such as CD137 agonists, OX-40 agonists, or cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) inhibitors (except Cohort F).
    • Ongoing sensory or motor neuropathy Grade 2 or higher.
    • Active central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
    • Ongoing clinically significant toxicity (Grade 2 or greater) associated with prior treatment (including radiotherapy or surgery).
    • Conditions requiring high doses of steroids or other immunosuppressive medications.
    • Prior treatment with enfortumab vedotin or other monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE)-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
    • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
  • MIBC - Cohorts H, J, and L

    • Received prior systemic treatment, chemoradiation, and/or radiation therapy of muscle invasive bladder cancer.
    • Received any prior treatment with a CPI.
    • Received any prior treatment with stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor agents, such as CD137 agonists, CTLA-4 inhibitors, or OX-40 agonists.
    • For participants in Cohort H, evidence of nodal disease on imaging. For participants in Cohort L, ≥N2 nodal disease on imaging.
    • Participant has undergone partial cystectomy of the bladder to remove any NMIBC or MIBC.
    • Ongoing sensory or motor neuropathy Grade 2 or higher.
    • Conditions requiring high doses of steroids or other immunosuppressive medications.
    • Prior treatment with enfortumab vedotin or other MMAE-based ADCs for urothelial cancer.
    • Participants with a history of another invasive malignancy within 3 years before first dose of study drug.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
EV + Pembrolizumab in cisplatin-ineligible 1L and in 2Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Dose Escalation: Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort D: Enfortumab Vedotin + Cisplatin in 1Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort G: Enfortumab Vedotin + Platinum + Pembrolizumab in 1Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin or carboplatin on day 1 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Randomized Cohort K: Enfortumab Vedotin + PembrolizumabpembrolizumabEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort D: Enfortumab Vedotin + Cisplatin in 1LcisplatinEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin on day 1 every 21 days
Randomized Cohort K: Enfortumab Vedotin Monotherapyenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 every 21 days
Cohort E: Enfortumab Vedotin + Carboplatin in 1Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus carboplatin on day 1 every 21 days
Optional Cohort F: Enfortumab Vedotin+Gemcitabine in 1L and 2Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin and gemcitabine on days 1 and 8 every 21 days
Cohort H: Enfortumab vedotin in MIBC neoadjuvant settingenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 every 21 days
Optional Cohort J:EV+Pembrolizumab in MIBC neoadjuvant settingenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort A: EV + Pembrolizumab in cisplatin-ineligible 1Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Optional Cohort B: Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumab in 2Lenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort L: Enfortumab vedotin in MIBC in perioperative settingenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 and every 21 days
Randomized Cohort K: Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumabenfortumab vedotin (EV)Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
EV + Pembrolizumab in cisplatin-ineligible 1L and in 2LpembrolizumabDose Escalation: Enfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort A: EV + Pembrolizumab in cisplatin-ineligible 1LpembrolizumabEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Optional Cohort B: Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumab in 2LpembrolizumabEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort E: Enfortumab Vedotin + Carboplatin in 1LcarboplatinEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus carboplatin on day 1 every 21 days
Optional Cohort F: Enfortumab Vedotin+Gemcitabine in 1L and 2LgemcitabineEnfortumab vedotin and gemcitabine on days 1 and 8 every 21 days
Cohort G: Enfortumab Vedotin + Platinum + Pembrolizumab in 1LpembrolizumabEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin or carboplatin on day 1 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort G: Enfortumab Vedotin + Platinum + Pembrolizumab in 1LcisplatinEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin or carboplatin on day 1 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Cohort G: Enfortumab Vedotin + Platinum + Pembrolizumab in 1LcarboplatinEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin or carboplatin on day 1 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Optional Cohort J:EV+Pembrolizumab in MIBC neoadjuvant settingpembrolizumabEnfortumab vedotin on days 1 and 8 plus pembrolizumab on day 1 every 21 days
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Type, incidence, severity, seriousness, and relatedness of adverse events (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3 cohorts only)Through 1 month following last dose, or end-of-treatment visit whichever is later, approximately 3 years anticipated.

Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize results.

Confirmed objective response rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) by blinded independent central review (BICR) (Cohort K only)Up to 3 years

The proportion of patients with confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST 1.1

Type, incidence, and severity of laboratory abnormalities (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3 cohorts only)Through 1 month following last dose, or end-of-treatment visit whichever is later, approximately 3 years anticipated.

Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize results.

Pathological complete response (pCR) rate per central pathology review (MIBC cohorts only)Up to approximately 5 months

The proportion of patients with absence of viable tumor tissue at the time of radical cystectomy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease control rate (DCR) by investigator assessment according to RECIST 1.1 (la/mUC cohorts only)Up to 5 years

Proportion of patients with CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) according to RECIST 1.1.

Incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)21 days

Incidence of DLTs (dose-escalation expansion Cohorts D, E, F, and the first 6 patients of Cohort G).

DCR by investigator assessment according to iRECIST (Dose escalation and Part 1-3 cohorts using pembrolizumab only)Up to 3 years

Proportion of patients with CR, PR, or SD according to iRECIST.

Progression free survival on study therapy (PFS) by investigator assessment according to RECIST 1.1 (la/mUC cohorts only)Up to 5 years

The time from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective tumor progression (PD per RECIST 1.1) on or following study therapy, or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

Incidence of antitherapeutic antibodies (ATA) to enfortumab vedotin (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 1 month following last dose, or end-of-treatment visit whichever is later, approximately 3 years anticipated.

Blood samples for ATA analysis will be collected.

PFS by investigator assessment according to iRECIST (Dose escalation and Part 1-3 cohorts with pembrolizumab only)Up to 5 years

The time from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective tumor progression (PD per iRECIST) on or following study therapy, or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

Pharmacokinetics (PK) parameter for enfortumab vedotin: Maximum concentration (Cmax) (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

Cmax will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

Confirmed ORR by investigator assessment according to RECIST 1.1 (la/mUC cohorts only)Up to 3 years

The proportion of patients with confirmed CR or PR according to RECIST 1.1.

Confirmed ORR by investigator assessment per the modified RECIST 1.1 for immune-based therapeutics (iRECIST) (Dose escalation and Part 1-3 cohorts with pembrolizumab only)Up to 3 years

The proportion of patients with confirmed CR or PR according to iRECIST.

DCR by BICR according to RECIST 1.1 (Dose escalation, Cohort A, and randomized Cohort K only)Up to 3 years

Proportion of patients with CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) according to RECIST 1.1

Duration of response (DOR) by investigator assessment according to RECIST 1.1 (la/mUC cohorts only)Up to 5 years

The time from first documentation of objective response (CR or PR that is subsequently confirmed) to the first documentation of progressive disease (PD per RECIST 1.1) or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

DOR by BICR according to RECIST 1.1 (Dose escalation, Cohort A, and randomized Cohort K only)Up to 5 years

The time from first documentation of objective response (CR or PR that is subsequently confirmed) to the first documentation of PD per RECIST 1.1 or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first

DOR by investigator assessment according to iRECIST (Dose escalation and Part 1-3 cohorts with pembrolizumab only)Up to 5 years

The time from first documentation of objective response (CR or PR that is subsequently confirmed) to the first documentation of PD per iRECIST or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

Confirmed ORR by BICR according to RECIST 1.1 (Dose escalation and Cohort A only)Up to 3 years

The proportion of patients with confirmed CR or PR according to RECIST 1.1

PFS by BICR according to RECIST 1.1 (Dose escalation, Cohort A, and randomized Cohort K only)Up to 5 years

The time from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective tumor progression (PD per RECIST 1.1) on or following study therapy, or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first

Event-free (EFS) on study therapy by BICR (Cohort L only)Up to 3 years

The time from the start of study treatment to the first occurrence of any of the following events: (1) Radiographic disease progression precluding a curative intent surgery as assessed by BICR prior to RC+PLND. (2) Failure to undergo RC+PLND for participants with residual muscle-invasive disease and/or any radiographic disease present. (3) Gross residual disease left behind at time of RC+PLND. (4) Local or distant recurrence post-RC as assessed by CT or MRI and/or biopsy. (5) Death from any cause.

PK parameter for Tab: AUC (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

AUC will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

Pathologic downstaging (pDS) rate by central pathology review (MIBC cohorts only)Up to approximately 5 months

The pDS rate is defined as patients with tumors \<pT2 and N0 in examined tissue from radical cystectomy (RC) and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND).

Event-free (EFS) on study therapy by investigator assessment (MIBC cohorts only)Up to 3 years

The time from the start of study treatment to the first occurrence of any of the following events: (1) Radiographic disease progression precluding a curative intent surgery as assessed by BICR prior to RC+PLND. (2) Failure to undergo RC+PLND for participants with residual muscle-invasive disease and/or any radiographic disease present. (3) Gross residual disease left behind at time of RC+PLND. (4) Local or distant recurrence post-RC as assessed by CT or MRI and/or biopsy. (5) Death from any cause.

Overall survival (OS) (all cohorts)Up to 5 years

The time from start of study treatment to date of death due to any cause.

PK parameter for monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE): Cmax (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

Cmax will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

PK parameter for enfortumab vedotin: Time to maximum concentration (Tmax) (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

Tmax will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

PK parameter for MMAE: Tmax (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

Tmax will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

Type, incidence, and severity of laboratory abnormalities (Randomized Cohort K and MIBC cohorts only)Through 1 month following last dose, or end-of-treatment visit whichever is later, up to approximately 3 years

Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize results.

Percentage of planned radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissections (RC+PLND) delayed due to treatment-related AEs (MIBC cohorts only)Up to approximately 5 months

Delayed is defined as greater than 12 weeks after the last dose of treatment.

PK parameter for total antibody (Tab): Cmax (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

Cmax will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

PK parameter for Tab: Tmax (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

Tmax will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

Type, incidence, severity, seriousness, and relatedness of AEs (Randomized Cohort K and MIBC cohorts only)Through 1 month following last dose, or end-of-treatment visit whichever is later, up to approximately 3 years

Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize results.

PK parameter for enfortumab vedotin: Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

AUC will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

PK parameter for MMAE: AUC (Dose escalation and Expansion Parts 1 to 3; non-randomized la/mUC cohorts only)Through 2 cycles of treatment, up to 42 days

AUC will be derived from the PK blood samples collected.

Disease-free survival (DFS) by investigator assessment (MIBC cohorts only)Up to approximately 5 years

DFS is defined as the time from RC to the time of first occurrence of a DFS event, including local recurrence of urothelial cancer (UC), urinary tract recurrence of UC, distant metastasis of UC, or death from any cause.

DFS by BICR (Cohort L only)Up to 3 years

DFS is defined as the time from RC to the time of first occurrence of a DFS event

Trial Locations

Locations (106)

Alaska Urological Institute

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Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Gilbert, Arizona, United States

Mayo Clinic Arizona

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Highlands Oncology Group

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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group

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Beverly Hills, California, United States

UC San Diego / Moores Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

University of California Irvine - Newport

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Orange, California, United States

University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Sacramento, California, United States

University of California at San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Alaska Urological Institute
🇺🇸Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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