Alternative schedule for Enfortumab Vedotin in advanced bladder cancer

A Pilot Trial of Enfortumab Vedotin Schedule De-escalation in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

This study is testing a new way to give the cancer drug Enfortumab Vedotin to see if it works better alone or when combined with another drug for adults with advanced bladder cancer.

Quick facts

• Phase: PHASE2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Fox Chase Cancer Center (other)
• Drugs / interventions: pembrolizumab, enfortumab, immunotherapy, radiation, prednisone
• Locations: 1 site (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Trial ID: NCT05923190 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This pilot study evaluates a new administration schedule for Enfortumab Vedotin (EV) in adults with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. It consists of two arms: one focusing on EV as a monotherapy and the other on EV combined with pembrolizumab. Approximately 50 patients will be enrolled in the main cohort receiving EV alone, while an exploratory arm will include 20 patients receiving the combination treatment. All participants must have confirmed advanced urothelial carcinoma and meet specific health criteria.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults over 18 with confirmed locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are scheduled to receive EV as standard treatment.

Not a fit: Patients with non-urothelial carcinoma or those who do not meet the health criteria for participation may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a more effective treatment schedule for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promise with similar approaches, but this specific schedule is being evaluated for the first time.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

EV monotherapy main cohort:

* Patients must have histologically and radiographically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
* Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension in accordance with RECIST criteria v1.1
* Planned to receive EV as standard treatment for advanced urothelial cancer
* ECOG performance status 0-2
* Prior systemic therapy must have completed at least 14 days prior to initiating therapy.
* Age \> 18 years.
* Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent and HIPAA consent document
* Archival tumor biospecimen (when available) must be procured for correlative evaluation. If tumor tissue is not available or accessible despite good faith efforts, patient may still be treated on study. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded \[FFPE\] tissue block(s) or at least 15 unbaked, unstained slides are required. Tissue samples taken from a metastatic lesion prior to the start of screening are acceptable.
* Normal organ and marrow function as defined below.

  * Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/mm3 unless patient has constitutional neutropenia
  * Platelets \> 100,000/ul
  * Hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL
  * Alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) \<2.5X upper limit of normal (ULN) or \<3.5X ULN if liver metastases
  * Creatinine Clearance \>20 ml/min

EV/pembrolizumab arm:

* Patients must have histologically and radiographically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
* Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension in accordance with RECIST criteria v1.1
* Planned to receive EV/pembrolizumab as standard treatment for advanced urothelial cancer
* ECOG performance status 0-2
* Prior systemic therapy must have completed at least 14 days prior to initiating therapy.
* Age \> 18 years.
* Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent and HIPAA consent document
* Archival tumor biospecimen (when available) must be procured for correlative evaluation. If tumor tissue is not available or accessible despite good faith efforts, patient may still be treated on study. Formalin fixed, paraffin embedded \[FFPE\] tissue block(s) or at least 15 unbaked, unstained slides are required. Tissue samples taken from a metastatic lesion prior to the start of screening are acceptable.
* Normal organ and marrow function as defined below.

  * Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/mm3 unless patient has constitutional neutropenia
  * Platelets \> 100,000/ul
  * Hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL
  * ALT and AST \<2.5X ULN or \<3.5X ULN if liver metastases
  * Creatinine Clearance \>20 ml/min

Exclusion Criteria:

Both EV monotherapy and EV/pembrolizumab arms:

* Patients who have received prior monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE)-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for urothelial cancer.
* Grade 2 or higher baseline sensory or motor neuropathy.
* Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c \>8%)
* Patients with uncontrolled and untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.

  * Prior radiation to CNS metastases is permitted.
  * Prior history of CNS disease that has responded to previous systemic therapy is permitted only if no recurrence.
  * Patient should not have leptomeningeal disease
  * CNS metastases have been clinically stable for at least 6 weeks prior to screening and baseline scans show no evidence of new or enlarged metastasis.
  * If requiring steroid treatment for CNS metastases, the patient is on stable dose \< 20 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent for at least 2 weeks prior to starting treatment
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active untreated infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
* Subjects with a history of another invasive malignancy within 3 years before the first dose of study drug that cannot be watched and requires treatment, or any evidence of residual disease from a previously diagnosed malignancy that cannot be watched and requires treatment. Adjuvant hormonal therapy for breast cancer is allowed.
* Currently receiving systemic antimicrobial treatment for active infection (viral, bacterial, or fungal) at the time of first dose of enfortumab vedotin. Routine antimicrobial prophylaxis is permitted.
* Known HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with enfortumab vedotin.
* History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan.
* Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplant.
* Other underlying medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would impair the ability of the patient to receive or tolerate the planned treatment and follow-up; any known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperating with the requirements of the study.
* Patients with active tuberculosis.
* Pregnant or breast feeding

EV/Pembrolizumab exploratory arm only:

* Patients who received prior immunotherapy for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) or for an alternative malignancy are eligible unless they developed an immune related adverse event while on therapy requiring cessation of therapy or use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs.
* History of autoimmune diseases. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (ie, use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs).

  * Patients with vitiligo or residual autoimmune hypothyroidism on stable doses of hormone replacement are permitted to enroll.
  * Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on a stable dose of insulin are permitted to enroll.
  * Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed.
* On high dose steroids at the time of study enrollment, defined as \>20mg prednisone (or bioequivalent), including steroids used for management of intracranial lesions. Inhaled or topical steroids are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.

Where this trial is running

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (RECRUITING)

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Pooja Ghatalia, MD — Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Study coordinator: Ryan Romasko

Conditions: Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma