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Active, not recruiting Phase 3

Perioperative Enfortumab Vedotin (EV) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Cisplatin-Eligible Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) (MK-3475-B15/ KEYNOTE-B15 / EV-304)

NCT04700124 · tracked via the Priya Life Science South Korea tracker
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2021-04-21
Last updated
2026-07-16

Condition(s) studied

Bladder Cancer

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Pembrolizumab →Enfortumab vedotin (EV) →RC + PLNDGemcitabine →Cisplatin →

Pembrolizumab: 200 mg of Pembrolizumab IV infusion, on Day 1 Q3W for 4 cycles (each cycle length = 21 days) in preoperative phase (up to approximately 3 months) and on Day 1 Q3W for 13 cycles in postoperative phase (up to approximately 9 months). The total duration of treatment is up to approximately 1 year.

Enfortumab vedotin (EV): 1.25 mg/kg of EV IV infusion, on Day 1 and Day 8 Q3W for 4 cycles (each cycle length = 21 days) in preoperative phase (up to approximately 3 months) and on Day 1 and Day 8 Q3W for 5 cycles (each cycle length = 21 days) in postoperative phase (up to approximately 4 months). The total duration of treatment is up to approximately 7 months.

RC + PLND: Curative intent RC + PLND surgery will be administered to all participants randomized to Arm A and B after completion of preoperative systemic treatment (RC + PLND to be done approximately at 15 weeks from randomization).

Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m\^2 of Gemcitabine IV infusion, Day 1 and Day 8 Q3W for 4 cycles in preoperative phase (up to approximately 3 months)

Cisplatin: 70 mg/m\^2 of Cisplatin IV infusion, Day 1, Q3W for 4 cycles in preoperative phase (up to approximately 3 months)

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the antitumor efficacy and safety of perioperative enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab and radical cystectomy (RC) + pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) compared with the current standard of care (neoadjuvant chemotherapy \[gemcitabine plus cisplatin\] and RC + PLND) for participants with MIBC who are cisplatin-eligible. The primary hypothesis is perioperative EV and pembrolizumab and RC + PLND (Arm A) will achieve superior event free survival (EFS) compared with neoadjuvant gemcitabine + cisplatin and RC + PLND (Arm B).

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma (UC) / muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) (T2-T4aN0M0 or T1-T4aN1M0) with predominant (≥50%) urothelial histology. * Have clinically non-metastatic bladder cancer (N≤1 M0) determined by imaging (computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the chest/abdomen/pelvis * Be deemed eligible for Radical Cystectomy (RC) + Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection (PLND) * Have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Have adequate organ function. Exclusion Criteria: * Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active anti-cancer treatment ≤3 years of study randomization with certain exceptions * Has received any prior systemic treatment for MIBC or non-invasive muscle bladder cancer (NMIBC - prior treatment for NMIBC with intravesical BCG/chemotherapy is permitted) or prior therapy with an anti- programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1/ ligand 2 (PD-L1/L2), or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) * Has ≥N2 disease or metastatic disease (M1) as identified by imaging * Is cisplatin-ineligible, as defined by meeting any one of the cisplatin ineligibility criteria as per protocol * Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 3 years of randomization or any radiotherapy to the bladder * Has undergone partial cystectomy of the bladder to remove any NMIBC or MIBC * Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Hepatitis B infection or known active Hepatitis C infection * Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder * Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant * Has ongoing sensory or motor neuropathy Grade 2 or higher * Has active keratitis (superficial punctate keratitis) or corneal ulcerations * Has a history of uncontrolled diabetes defined as hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥8% or HbA1c 7% to \<8% with associated diabetes symptoms

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Event-Free Survival (EFS) — Up to ~68 months
    EFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of following events: radiographic disease progression precluding RC + PLND, failure to undergo surgery in participants with residual disease, gross residual disease left behind at time of surgery, local or distant recurrence based on blinded independent central review (BICR) or death due to any cause.

Trial sites (188)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Mayo Clinic in Arizona - Phoenix ( Site 0043) Phoenix Arizona
St Joseph Heritage Healthcare-Oncology ( Site 0035) Fullerton California
UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Westwood (Building 200 Suite 140)-Department of Urology/Institute of Uro ( Site 0005) Los Angeles California
University of California San Francisco ( Site 0010) San Francisco California
Stanford University ( Site 0023) Stanford California
University of Colorado, Anschutz Cancer Pavilion ( Site 0009) Aurora Colorado
UF Health ( Site 0031) Gainesville Florida
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center ( Site 0050) Indianapolis Indiana
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics ( Site 0029) Iowa City Iowa
University of Louisville, James Graham Brown Cancer Center ( Site 0022) Louisville Kentucky
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ( Site 0011) New York New York
White Plains Hospital ( Site 0039) White Plains New York
Duke University Medical Center ( Site 0017) Durham North Carolina
Wake Forest Baptist Health ( Site 0014) Winston-Salem North Carolina
Oregon Health and Science University ( Site 0028) Portland Oregon
MidLantic Urology ( Site 0002) Bala-Cynwyd Pennsylvania
Saint Francis Cancer Center ( Site 0008) Greenville South Carolina
The University of Tennessee Medical Center ( Site 0034) Knoxville Tennessee
UT Southwestern Medical Center ( Site 0003) Dallas Texas
Houston Methodist Urology Associates ( Site 0033) Houston Texas
Urology of San Antonio ( Site 0020) San Antonio Texas
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics ( Site 0037) Madison Wisconsin
Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires-Oncology ( Site 1551) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires ( Site 1554) ABB Buenos Aires F.D.
Asociación de Beneficencia Hospital Sirio Libanés ( Site 1553) Buenos Aires Buenos Aires F.D.
Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC) ( Site 1558) Buenos Aires Buenos Aires F.D.
Fundacion Estudios Clinicos-Oncology ( Site 1557) Rosario Santa Fe Province
Centro de Urología (CDU) ( Site 1552) Buenos Aires Argentina
Macquarie University-MQ Health Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 1259) Macquarie University New South Wales
Mater Hospital Brisbane ( Site 1257) South Brisbane Queensland
Lyell McEwin Hospital ( Site 1252) Elizabeth Vale South Australia
Frankston Hospital-Oncology and Haematology ( Site 1258) Frankston Victoria
MHAT "Uni Hospital" OOD ( Site 1154) Panagyurishte Pazardzhik
Complex Oncology Center Plovdiv ( Site 1151) Plovdiv Bulgaria
MHAT Central Onco Hospital OOD ( Site 1158) Plovdiv Bulgaria
MHAT Serdika ( Site 1152) Sofia Bulgaria
BC Cancer - Vancouver Center ( Site 0110) Vancouver British Columbia
CancerCare Manitoba ( Site 0108) Winnipeg Manitoba
Moncton Hospital ( Site 0107) Moncton New Brunswick
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ( Site 0109) Ottawa Ontario

+ 148 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

View NCT04700124 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ ← All trials in South Korea