Clinical trial • Oncology

Avelumab for Urothelial carcinoma | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Clinical trial of Avelumab for Urothelial carcinoma | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer. None/Not specified-controlled. 121 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Urothelial carcinoma | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
23-01-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
28-01-2025

Trial design

None/Not specified-controlled trial across 17 sites in Netherlands.

Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
121
Trial Duration For Participant
180

Eligibility

Recruits 121 No vulnerable populations selected. Informed consent required from the patient or a legally acceptable representative (as allowed by local guideline/practice). Minimum age 18 years. Subject information and ICF documents are available (see L1_SIS and ICF description)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant female patients; breastfeeding female patients; male patients able to father children, and female patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use 2 highly effective methods of contraception as outlined in the protocol for the duration ofthe study and for atleast 90 days afterthe last dose of avelumab.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Informed consent required from the patient or a legally acceptable representative (as allowed by local guideline/practice). Minimum age 18 years. Subject information and ICF documents are available (see L1_SIS and ICF description).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients must meet all ofthe following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrolment into the study: 1. Diagnosis: a. Histologically confirmed, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. b. Documented Stage IV disease (T4b, NO, M0; any T, N1—N3, MO; any T, any N, M1) atthe start of first-line chemotherapy. 2. Priorfirst-line chemotherapy must have consisted of atleast 4 cycles and nomore than 6 cycles of gemcitabine + cisplatin and/or gemcitabine + carboplatin. No other chemotherapy regimens are allowed in thisstudy. 3. Patients without progressive disease as per RECIST v1.1 guidelines (ie, with an ongoing CR, PR, or SD) following completion of 4 to 6 cycles of first-line chemotherapy. 4. Evidence of a signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient (or a legally acceptable representative, as allowed by local guideline/practice) has been informed of all pertinent aspects ofthe study. 5. Plasma samples: Provision of a plasma sample prior to the 4” cycle is mandatory 6. Patients who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits,treatment plans, laboratory tests, and otherstudy procedures. 7. Age; Minimum of 18 years 8. Estimated life expectancy of at least 3months. 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status(PS) 0 or 1 (Appendix 1). Pagina 24 van 62 NL75848.056.20/ Ave-short-trial 10. Adequate bone marrow function, including: a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) 1,500/mm3 or 1.5 x 109/L; b. Platelets 100 x 109/L; c. Hemoglobin 5.6 mmol/L (may have been transfused). 12. Adequate renal function, defined as estimated creatinine clearance 30mL/min as calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation 13. Adequate liver function, including: a. Totalserum bilirubin 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); b. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)2.5 x ULN. 14. Male patients able to father children and female patients of childbearing potential and atrisk for pregnancy must agree to use 2 highly effective methods of contraception (Section 4.3.1) throughout the study and for at least g0 days after the last dose of assigned treatment."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with any ofthe following characteristics/conditions will not be included in the study: 1. Patients whose disease progressed by RECIST v1.1 onor afterfirst-line chemotherapy for urothelial cancer. 2. Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy within 12 months of initiation of avelumab. 3. Prior immunotherapy with IL-2, IFN-y.-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or CTLA-4 antibody (including ipilimumab), or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways. 4. Patients with known symptomatic central nervoussystem (CNS) metastasesrequiring steroids. Patients with previously diagnosed CNS metastases are eligible if they have completed their treatment and have recovered from the acute effects of radiation therapy orsurgery prior to initiation of avelumab, have discontinued corticosteroid treatment for these metastases for at least 4 weeks, and are neurologically stable. 5. Persisting toxicity related to prior therapy or recently initiated avelumab NCI CTCAE v5.0 Grade >1; however, sensory neuropathy Grade 2 is acceptable. 6. Diagnosis of any other malignancy within 5 years prior to initiation of avelumab, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the breast or of the cervix, orlow-grade (Gleason 6) prostate cancer on surveillance without any plansfortreatment intervention (eg,surgery, radiation, or castration). 7. Participation in other studies involving investigational drug(s) within 4 weeks prior to initiation of avelumab. Observational studies are permitted. 8. Active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immunostimulatory agent. Patients with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, or hypoor hyperthyroid disease not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible. Pagina 25 van 62 NL75848.056.20 / Ave-short-trial 9. Any ofthe following in the previous 6 months: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft,symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack. 10. Active infection requiring systemic therapy. 11. Known severe hypersensitivity reactionsto monoclonal antibodies(Grade 3), any history of anaphylaxis, or uncontrolled asthma (ie, 3 or more features of asthma symptom control per the Global Initiative for Asthma 2015). 62 12. Known prior orsuspected hypersensitivity to avelumab 13. Current use of immunosuppressivemedication, EXCEPT the following: a. Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or localsteroid injections (eg, intra-articular injection); b. Systemic corticosteroids at(equivalent) doses ofmaximum 10 mg prednisone c. Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (eg, CT scan premedication). 14.Diagnosis of priorimmunodeficiency or organ transplant requiring immunosuppressive therapy, or known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness. 15. Any test for hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus(HCV) indicating acute or chronic infection. 16.Vaccination within 4 weeks of the first dose ofstudy treatment and while on trial is prohibited except for administration of inactivate vaccines (for example, inactivated influenza vaccines) or mRNA vaccines (for example, COVID-19 vaccines) 17. Pregnant female patients; breastfeeding female patients; male patients able to father children, and female patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use 2 highly effective methods of contraception as outlined in the protocol for the duration ofthe study and for atleast 90 days afterthe last dose of avelumab. 18. Othersevere acute or chronic medical conditionsincluding colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and pneumonitis; psychiatric condition including recent(within the past year) or active suicidal ideation or behaviour; or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation ors"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 18months overallsurvival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) measured at 18 months"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS in PD-L1 positive and PD-L1 negative tumors, in patients with visceral versus non-visceral metastases, in patients with CR/PR as best response to chemotherapy versus SD, and in retreated patients. PFS in PD-L1 positive and PD-L1 negative tumors, and in retreated patients. ORR per RECIST 1.1 in retreated patients. Duration ofresponse. Disease control (defined as complete response, partial response, non—complete response or non-progressive disease, orstable disease at 24 weeks after initi","definition_or_measurement_approach":"As stated: subgroup OS and PFS comparisons, ORR per RECIST 1.1, duration of response; disease control defined in-text (text truncated in source)"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
121
Recruitment Window Months
40
Consent Approach
Signed and dated informed consent required from the patient or a legally acceptable representative (as allowed by local guideline/practice). Minimum age 18. Subject information and informed consent form documents available (L1_SIS and ICF description). Specific languages not stated in source.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
17
Total Number Of Participants
121

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-03-2026
Processing Time Days
407
Number Of Sites
17
Number Of Participants
121

Sites

Site Name
Isala Klinieken Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
M Tascilar
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Sint Franciscus Vlietland Groep Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
P hamberg
Site Name
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
F Van den Berkmortel
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
T van der Hulle
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
m hunting
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Spaarne Gasthuis Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
B de Valk
Site Name
Stichting Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
R Van Alphen
Contact Person Email
wetenschapsbureau@etz.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
J Voortman
Contact Person Email
ctis@amsterdamumc.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Debbie Robbrecht
Contact Person Email
d.robbrecht@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Amphia Hospital
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Hans Westgeest
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Medisch Spectrum Twente
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
M Wymenga
Contact Person Email
ResearchOC@mst.nl
Site Name
Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
M Hendriks
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Haga Hospital
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
D Houtsma
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Deventer Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
A Imholz
Contact Person Email
wetenschapsbureau@dz.nl
Site Name
Catharina Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
L Warmerdam
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Rijnstate Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
T Van Voorthuizen
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
M Berends
Contact Person Email
y.salhi@erasmusmc.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Bavencio 20 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
Avelumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INFUSION
Route
INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/17/1214/001

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