Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Perioperative Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Cystectomy or Perioperative Pembrolizumab Plus Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Cystectomy Versus Cystectomy Alone in Participants Who Are Cisplatin-ineligible or Decline Cisplatin With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MK-3475-905/KEYNOTE-905/EV-303)
Condition(s) studied
Urinary Bladder Cancer, Muscle-invasive
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
PembrolizumabSurgery (radical cystectomy (RC) plus Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection [PLND])Enfortumab Vedotin
Pembrolizumab: Pembrolizumab 200 mg by intravenous (IV) infusion, given on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
Surgery (radical cystectomy (RC) plus Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection [PLND]): Surgical RC+PLND will be done in accordance with the American Urological Association (AUA)/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)/Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) guidelines.
Enfortumab Vedotin: Enfortumab vedotin 1.25 mg/kg by intravenous (IV) infusion, given on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle.
Study summary
This is a study of perioperative pembrolizumab or enfortumab vedotin in combination with pembrolizumab in participants who are cisplatin-ineligible or decline cisplatin with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).
The primary hypothesis is that perioperative pembrolizumab plus radical cystectomy (RC) plus pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) and perioperative enfortumab vedotin in combination with pembrolizumab plus RC+PLND will achieve superior event-free survival (EFS) compared with RC+PLND alone.
With Amendment 5, outcome measures for programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) combined positive score (CPS) were removed.
With Amendment 8, the primary outcome measure of pathologic complete response (pCR) rates was changed to a secondary outcome measure.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
* Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma/muscle-invasive bladder cancer \[MIBC\] (cT2-T4aN0M0 or T1-T4aN1M0) with predominant (≥50%) urothelial histology to be confirmed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) (central pathology and/or imaging).
* Clinically nonmetastatic bladder cancer determined by imaging
* Eligible for radical cystectomy (RC) + pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND), and agreement to undergo curative intent standard RC + PLND (including prostatectomy if applicable)
* Ineligible for treatment with cisplatin, as defined by meeting at least one of the following criteria OR be eligible for treatment with cisplatin but decline treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy:
* Impaired renal function with measured or calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) 30 to 59 mL/min (calculated by Cockcroft-Gault method, Modification of Diet of Renal Disease \[MDRD\] equations, or measured by 24-hour urine collection)
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 2
* Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.4 Grade ≥2 audiometric hearing loss
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III heart failure
* Transurethral resection (TUR) of a bladder tumor that is submitted for central pathology assessment and adequate to determine urothelial histology and PD-L1 expression assessment
* ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
* Adequate organ function
* A male participant is eligible to participate if he agrees to use contraception and refrain from donating sperm during the intervention period and for at least 180 days after the last dose of enfortumab vedotin. If the male participants are receiving pembrolizumab only or undergoing surgery only, there are no contraception requirements
* A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies: Not a (woman of childbearing potential) WOCBP or a WOCBP who agrees to use a highly effective contraceptive method or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse (as their preferred and usual lifestyle) during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab and at least 180 days after the last dose of enfortumab vedotin; whichever comes last. A female participant must agree not to donate eggs during this period as well
* A WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test within 24 hours before the first dose of study intervention
Exclusion Criteria:
* Known additional nonurothelial malignancy that is progressing or has required active anticancer treatment ≤3 years of study randomization, with certain exceptions
* Has ≥ N2 or metastatic disease (M1) as identified by imaging
* Received any prior systemic treatment, chemoradiation, and/or radiation therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) or non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)
* Received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), or anti-programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 (PD-L2), or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor
* Received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 3 years prior to randomization
* Received any prior radiotherapy to the bladder
* Received a partial cystectomy of the bladder to remove any non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) or MIBC
* Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention
* Current participation in or participation in a study of an investigational agent or use of an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention
* Ongoing sensory or motor neuropathy Grade 2 or higher
* Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or receipt of chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study drug. Physiologic replacement doses of corticosteroids are permitted for participants with adrenal insufficiency.
* Hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies (including pembrolizumab) and/or any of their excipients
* Severe hypersensitivity (≥ Grade 3) to enfortumab vedotin or any excipient contained in the drug formulation of enfortumab vedotin
* Active keratitis or corneal ulcerations. Participants with superficial punctate keratitis are allowed if the disorder is being adequately treated in the opinion of the investigator
* Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic therapy in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic therapy and is allowed
* Has uncontrolled diabetes
* History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, or current pneumonitis
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy
* Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
Primary outcome measure(s)
- Event-Free Survival (EFS) Between Arm C: Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumab + Surgery and Arm B: Surgery Alone — Up to approximately 53 months
EFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of any of the following events: progression of disease that precludes radical cystectomy + pelvic lymph node dissection (RC + PLND) surgery, failure to undergo RC + PLND surgery in participants with residual disease and any radiographic disease present (biopsy-proven muscle-invasive bladder cancer \[MIBC\] will be considered an event regardless of radiographic findings), gross residual disease left behind at the time of surgery, local or distant recurrence as assessed by imaging and/or biopsy, or death due to any cause.
Trial sites (242)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
| University of South Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute ( Site 1582) |
Mobile |
Alabama |
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| CARTI Cancer Center ( Site 1577) |
Little Rock |
Arkansas |
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| St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare ( Site 0046) |
Fullerton |
California |
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| Scripps MD Anderson ( Site 0010) |
La Jolla |
California |
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| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian ( Site 1595) |
Newport Beach |
California |
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| John Wayne Cancer Institute ( Site 0075) |
Santa Monica |
California |
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| University of Colorado Hospital ( Site 0098) |
Aurora |
Colorado |
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| Georgetown University Medical Center ( Site 0022) |
Washington D.C. |
District of Columbia |
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| Emory School of Medicine ( Site 0006) |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
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| John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County ( Site 1551) |
Chicago |
Illinois |
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| University of Chicago ( Site 0068) |
Chicago |
Illinois |
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| Parkview Cancer Institute ( Site 0077) |
Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
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| Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0004) |
Indianapolis |
Indiana |
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| Wichita Urology Group ( Site 0059) |
Wichita |
Kansas |
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| Tulane University School of Medicine ( Site 0088) |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
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| New England Cancer Specialists ( Site 0070) |
Westbrook |
Maine |
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| Greater Baltimore Medical Center ( Site 0014) |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
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| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ( Site 1596) |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
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| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital ( Site 1555) |
Burnsville |
Minnesota |
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| Morristown Medical Center ( Site 0015) |
Morristown |
New Jersey |
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| UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center-Clinical Research Office ( Site 0045) |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
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| Northwell Health - Monter Cancer Center ( Site 0083) |
Lake Success |
New York |
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| New York University Perlmutter Cancer Center ( Site 0008) |
New York |
New York |
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| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ( Site 0031) |
New York |
New York |
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| Cleveland Clinic Main ( Site 1576) |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
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| Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC ( Site 0021) |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
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| Providence Portland Medical Center [Portland, OR] ( Site 0095) |
Portland |
Oregon |
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| MidLantic Urology ( Site 0089) |
Bala-Cynwyd |
Pennsylvania |
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| Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania ( Site 0074) |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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| Thomas Jefferson University ( Site 1579) |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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| Fox Chase Cancer Center ( Site 0055) |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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| Allegheny General Hospital ( Site 0048) |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
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| Bon Secours St. Francis Health System ( Site 1572) |
Greenville |
South Carolina |
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| Carolina Urologic Research Center ( Site 0062) |
Myrtle Beach |
South Carolina |
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| Urology Associates [Nashville, TN] ( Site 0053) |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
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| Vanderbilt University Medical Center ( Site 0017) |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
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| Texas Oncology-Baylor Sammons Cancer Center ( Site 1552) |
Dallas |
Texas |
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| Inova Schar Cancer Institute ( Site 0007) |
Fairfax |
Virginia |
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| Charleston Area Medical Center ( Site 0023) |
Charleston |
West Virginia |
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| Asociación de Beneficencia Hospital Sirio Libanés ( Site 2102) |
Buenos Aires |
Buenos Aires F.D. |
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+ 202 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.
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