Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

MRNA-4157 for Bladder cancer

Phase II trial of MRNA-4157 for Bladder cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Bladder cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
mRNA | Vaccine

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
16-12-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
23-04-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, bcg vaccine (comparator), intravesical use (productname: 'bcg vaccine'); product metadata: maxdailydoseamount 50 mg; maxtreatmentperiod 1 (time unit code 1). detailed schedule/regimen not specified in the ctis record.-controlled Phase II trial in Netherlands, Spain, Greece and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
BCG VACCINE (comparator), intravesical use (productName: 'BCG VACCINE'); product metadata: maxDailyDoseAmount 50 mg; maxTreatmentPeriod 1 (time unit code 1). Detailed schedule/regimen not specified in the CTIS record.
Target Sample Size
171

Eligibility

Recruits 171 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = false). Informed consent documents for adult participants are available (country-specific ICFs listed); no paediatric assent/consent or other vulnerable-population consenting procedures are specified in the record..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = false). Informed consent documents for adult participants are available (country-specific ICFs listed); no paediatric assent/consent or other vulnerable-population consenting procedures are specified in the record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Is an individual whose most recent transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) was performed within 12 weeks before randomization/allocation and showed centrally-confirmed high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)\n- Cohort A: Is BCG-naïve defined as either having never received Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) or having received BCG more than 2 years before high-risk NMIBC recurrence. Recurrence must be at least 24 months from the last exposure to BCG with evidence of complete response during the 2-year period post BCG\n- Cohort B: Is either BCG-naïve (as defined above) or BCG-exposed who did not receive adequate dosing of BCG and experienced recurrence of high-risk NMIBC within 2 years of the last dose of BCG\n- Is an individual who can provide a tumor tissue sample that is suitable for the NGS and provide blood samples as specified in the study\n- Is an individual with a performance status of 0, 1, or 2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale within 14 days before randomization/allocation\n- Cohort B only: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)\n- Individuals who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load before randomization/allocation"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a history of or concurrent locally-advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC)\n- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the last 3 years\n- Had a myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization/allocation\n- Cohort B only: Is HIV-infected individual with a history of Kaposi’s sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman’s Disease\n- Has received any systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization/allocation\n- Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention\n- Has received prior treatment with a cancer vaccine\n- Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before randomization/allocation\n- Cohort A only: Has a known history of HIV infection\n- Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the last 2 years\n- Active infection and/or diagnosis requiring systemic therapy\n- Cohort A only: Has a history of a hypersensitivity reaction to V940 and/or BCG and/or any of their excipients Cohort B only: Has a history of a hypersensitivity reaction to V940 and/or any of its excipients\n- Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications\n- Is incapacitated\n- Cohort A only: Has one or more of the following contraindications to BCG: prior BCG sepsis or systemic infection, total bladder incontinence, or an adverse experience to a previous BCG instillation that resulted in treatment discontinuation and precludes retreating with BCG\n- Cohort A only: Has current active tuberculosis\n- Has concurrent extravesical non-muscle invasive UC or a history of extravesical non-muscle invasive UC that recurred within the last 2 years"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

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Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cohort A: 12-month EFS Rate\n- Cohort A: 24-month EFS Rate\n- Cohort A: Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS)\n- Cohort A: Disease-Specific Survival (DSS)\n- Cohort A: Overall Survival (OS)\n- Cohort A: 12-month OS Rate\n- Cohort A: 24-month OS Rate\n- Cohort A: CRR\n- Cohort A: Duration of Response (DOR)\n- Cohort A: Time to Cystectomy\n- Cohort B: 6-month CRR\n- Cohort B: 12-month CRR\n- Cohort B: RFS\n- Cohort B: DSS\n- Cohort B: OS\n- Cohort B: Time to Cystectomy\n- Number of Participants who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)\n- Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
171
Recruitment Window Months
72
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained from adult participants. Country-specific subject information and informed consent forms are available (documents list includes adult ICFs and recruitment arrangements for Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Poland, France). No paediatric assent or other vulnerable-population consent procedures are specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
35
Total Number Of Participants
138

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-03-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-03-2026
Processing Time Days
360
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Rijnstate Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Carl Wijburg
Contact Person Email
studiesurologie@rijnstate.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Joost Boormans
Contact Person Email
urologie.ctc@erasmusmc.nl

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-03-2026
Processing Time Days
346
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
19

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Carlos Gonzalez Caliz
Contact Person Email
carlosgcaliz88@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Felix Guerrero Ramos
Contact Person Email
felixguerrero@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
Elena Almagro Casado
Contact Person Email
elena.almagro@quironsalud.es
Site Name
Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
Javier Puente Vazquez
Contact Person Email
javierpuente.hcsc@gmail.com
Site Name
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
Alfonso Gomez de Liano Lista
Contact Person Email
agomlis@gobiernodecanarias.org
Site Name
Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
Teresa Bonfill Abella
Contact Person Email
tbonfill@tauli.cat

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-03-2026
Processing Time Days
437
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
12

Sites

Site Name
Metropolitan General Hospital Healthcare Facilities Operation And Management Single Member S.A.
Department Name
Oncologic Clinical Trials and Research Clinic
Contact Person Name
Evangelos Bournakis
Contact Person Email
vagimith@yahoo.com
Site Name
Henry Dunant Hospital Center
Department Name
4rth Oncology - Internal Medicine Department
Contact Person Name
Maria Lykka
Contact Person Email
marialykka@gmail.com
Site Name
University General Hospital Attikon General Hospital Of West Attica H Agia Varvara
Department Name
2nd Propaedeutic Internal Medicine Department
Contact Person Name
Aristotelis Bamias
Contact Person Email
abamias@med.uoa.gr
Site Name
Athens Medical Center S.A.
Department Name
Oncology Department
Contact Person Name
Sofia Baka
Contact Person Email
bakasofia@hotmail.com

Hungary

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
06-03-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-03-2026
Processing Time Days
386
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
University Of Debrecen
Department Name
Urológiai Klinika
Contact Person Name
Csaba Attila BERCZI
Contact Person Email
berczi@med.unideb.hu
Site Name
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg Varmegyei Oktatokorhaz
Department Name
Urológia
Contact Person Name
Zsófia PÓLYA
Contact Person Email
zsofiapolya@gmail.com
Site Name
Heves Varmegyei Markhot Ferenc Oktatokorhaz Es Rendelointezet
Department Name
Urológiai Osztály
Contact Person Name
Bassel MANSOUR
Site Name
Gyor-Moson-Sopron Varmegyei Petz Aladar Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz
Department Name
Urológiai Osztály
Contact Person Name
András SZIGETI
Contact Person Email
drszigetia.petz@gmail.com

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-03-2026
Processing Time Days
434
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
21

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Toscana Sud Est
Department Name
Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Alketa Hamzaj
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
Department Name
Struttura Complessa Oncologia Medica 1
Contact Person Name
Giuseppe Procopio
Site Name
I.F.O. Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri
Department Name
Oncologia Medica 1
Contact Person Name
Fabio Calabrò
Contact Person Email
fabio.calabro@ifo.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Gianpaolo Tortora

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
08-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-03-2026
Processing Time Days
350
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
Odense University Hospital
Department Name
Department of Urology
Contact Person Name
Lars Lund
Contact Person Email
Lars.Lund@rsyd.dk
Site Name
Region Hovedstaden
Department Name
Urinvejssygdomme
Contact Person Name
Ann Bersang

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
25-03-2026
Processing Time Days
345
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
17

Sites

Site Name
Klinikum Der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR
Department Name
Klinik für Urologie und Transplantationschirurgie
Contact Person Name
Jens Bedke
Contact Person Email
j.bedke@klinikum-stuttgart.de
Site Name
St. Elisabeth Gruppe GmbH Katholische Kliniken Rhein-Ruhr
Department Name
Zentrum für Uro-Onkologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Contact Person Name
Florian Roghmann
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale) AöR
Department Name
Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Urologie
Contact Person Name
Georgios Gakis
Contact Person Email
daniela.hesse@uk-halle.de
Site Name
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik
Contact Person Name
Jozefina Casuscelli
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Jena KöR
Department Name
Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik
Contact Person Name
Marc-Oliver Grimm

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-03-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-03-2026
Processing Time Days
379
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Department Name
Klinika Nowotworów Układu Moczowego
Contact Person Name
Paweł Wiechno
Contact Person Email
badaniakliniczne@nio.qov.pl
Site Name
Clinical Research Center Sp. z o.o. Medic-R sp.k.
Contact Person Name
Tomasz Piernik
Contact Person Email
kontakt@cr-center.p
Site Name
Szpital Wojewodzki Im. Sw. Lukasza Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej W Tarnowie
Department Name
Oddział Urologiczny
Contact Person Name
Grzegorz Sulimka
Contact Person Email
urologia@lukasz.med.pl

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
17-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-03-2026
Processing Time Days
341
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Foch
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Yann Neuzillet
Contact Person Email
y.neuzillet@hopital-foch.com
Site Name
Hopital Saint Louis
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Alexandra Masson-Lecomte
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Céline Duperron
Contact Person Email
celine.duperron@chu-dijon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Christian Pfister
Contact Person Email
christian.pfister@chu-rouen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Urology
Contact Person Name
Grégoire Robert

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Medidata Solutions Inc.
Responsibilities
Electronic Clinical Outcomes Assessment
Name
Bioclinica Inc.
Responsibilities
Imaging Services including prospective collection of imaging scans and independent review of verification of disease.
Name
Almac Clinical Technologies LLC
Name
Parexel International Corp.
Responsibilities
EUB services (call center and medical services)
Name
Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC
Name
Hematogenix Laboratory Services LLC

Third parties

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  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioclinica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Imaging Services including prospective collection of imaging scans and independent review of verification of disease.","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Parexel International Corp.","duties_or_roles":"EUB services (call center and medical services)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Hematogenix Laboratory Services LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
mRNA-4157
Active Substance
MRNA-4157
Modality
mRNA
Routes Of Administration
INTRAMUSCULAR
Route
INTRAMUSCULAR
Maximum Dose
9 mg (maxTotalDoseAmount)
Investigational Product Name
BCG VACCINE
Modality
Vaccine
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVESICAL USE
Route
INTRAVESICAL USE
Maximum Dose
50 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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