Clinical trial Recruiting at 169 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Treatment of HER2 expressing urothelial cancer with disitamab vedotin and pembrolizumab

Official title: A Phase 2 Multi-Cohort, Open-Label, Multi-Center Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Disitamab Vedotin (RC48-ADC) Alone or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Locally-Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma That Expresses HER2

Run by Seagen Inc. · NCT04879329 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if a new drug called disitamab vedotin, alone or with another drug called pembrolizumab, can help shrink tumors in patients with a specific type of bladder cancer that can't be surgically removed.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment372 (estimated)
SponsorSeagen Inc.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsenfortumab, pembrolizumab, disitamab, CAR-T, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, prednisone
Locations221 sites (Gilbert, Arizona and 220 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMay 3, 2022
Main results expectedDecember 11, 2026
Study endsApril 14, 2029
Registry record updatedJuly 22, 2026
Trial IDNCT04879329 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma that expresses HER2 and have received limited prior systemic therapy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with HER2 negative urothelial cancer or those who have received extensive prior treatments may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial investigates the efficacy and safety of disitamab vedotin, either alone or in combination with pembrolizumab, for patients with HER2 expressing urothelial carcinoma. Participants will include those with locally advanced or metastatic disease that cannot be surgically removed. The study aims to assess the drug's effectiveness in shrinking tumors and to monitor any side effects experienced by the participants. The trial will involve multiple cohorts based on prior treatment history and HER2 expression levels.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with HER2 positive urothelial cancer.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with HER2-targeted therapies in similar cancer types, suggesting potential for success in this approach.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

Cohorts A and B

* Histopathologically-confirmed, locally-advanced, unresectable or metastatic urothelial cancer (LA/mUC), including UC originating from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, or urethra
* Participants must have received only 1 or 2 lines of prior systemic treatment for LA/mUC, including 1 line of platinum-containing chemotherapy
* At least one measurable lesion by investigator assessment based on RECIST version 1.1.
* HER2-expression status determined by the central laboratory to be IHC 1+, 2+ or 3+, in the provided tumor sample
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1

Cohort C

* Histopathologically-confirmed LA/mUC, including UC originating from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, or urethra
* No prior systemic therapy for LA/mUC

  * Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, including PD-(L)1 inhibitors, is acceptable, if disease recurrence/progression occurred more than 12 months after the last dose of systemic therapy
* At least one measurable lesion by investigator assessment based on RECIST v1.1.
* Participant is eligible to receive cisplatin- or carboplatin- containing chemotherapy per investigator evaluation
* HER2-expression status determined by the central laboratory to be IHC 1+, 2+ or 3+, on the provided tumor tissue sample
* ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2

Cohort D

* Histopathologically-confirmed LA/mUC, including UC originating from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, or urethra
* Based on a participant's eligibility to receive treatment with standard of care therapies in Japan, participants must have received all of the following lines of therapy for LA/mUC:

  * a. One prior line of platinum-containing chemotherapy.
  * b. Prior therapy with PD-(L)1 inhibitors as (neo)adjuvant therapy, first-line maintenance therapy or as second line treatment.
  * c. Prior enfortumab vedotin therapy.
* At least one measurable lesion by investigator assessment based on RECIST v1.1.
* ECOG performance status of 0 or 1

Cohort E

* Histopathologically-confirmed LA/mUC, including UC originating from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, or urethra
* No prior systemic therapy for LA/mUC

  * Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, including PD-(L)1 inhibitors, is acceptable, if disease recurrence/progression occurred more than 12 months after the last dose of systemic therapy.
* At least one measurable lesion by investigator assessment based on RECIST v1.1.
* Participant is eligible to receive cisplatin- or carboplatin- containing chemotherapy per investigator evaluation
* HER2-expression status determined by the central laboratory to be IHC 1+, 2+ or 3+, in the provided tumor sample
* ECOG performance status of 0 or 1

Cohort G

* Histopathologically-confirmed, locally-advanced, unresectable or metastatic urothelial cancer (LA/mUC), including UC originating from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, or urethra
* Participants must have received only 1 or 2 lines of prior systemic treatment for LA/mUC, including 1 line of therapy containing enfortumab vedotin as monotherapy or in combination with pembrolizumab

  * The last administration of enfortumab vedotin must be 90 days from the start of study treatment. Intervening therapies are allowed between the final dose of enfortumab vedotin and the start of disitamab vedotin.
* At least one measurable lesion by investigator assessment based on RECIST version 1.1.
* HER2-expression status determined by the central laboratory to be IHC 1+, 2+ or 3+, in the provided tumor sample
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

Cohorts A and B

* Known hypersensitivity to disitamab vedotin or any of their components
* Prior antitumor treatment (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy etc.) within 2 weeks of start of study (defined as Cycle 1 Day 1 for Cohorts A and B)
* Toxicity from a previous treatment has not returned to Grades 0 or 1 (except for Grade 2 alopecia)
* Prior MMAE-based ADCs (eg, enfortumab vedotin) or HER2-directed therapy
* Major surgery that has not fully recovered within 4 weeks prior to dose administration
* Peripheral sensory or motor neuropathy ≥ Grade 2 at baseline

Cohort C

* Known hypersensitivity to disitamab vedotin, pembrolizumab, or any of their components
* Prior antitumor treatment (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy etc.) within 2 weeks of start of study defined as Cycle 1 Day 1 for the single-arm part of Cohort C and as randomization date for the randomized part of Cohort C)
* Toxicity from a previous treatment has not returned to Grades 0 or 1 (except for Grade 2 alopecia)
* Prior MMAE-based ADCs (eg, enfortumab vedotin) or HER2-directed therapy
* Major surgery that has not fully recovered within 4 weeks prior to dose administration
* Peripheral sensory or motor neuropathy ≥ Grade 2 at baseline
* Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study drug
* Participants who have previously received any prior treatment with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T cell receptor (including but not limited to CD137 agonists, CAR-T cell therapy, CTLA-4 inhibitors, or OX-40 agonists) are excluded.

Cohort D

* Known hypersensitivity to disitamab vedotin or any of their components
* Prior antitumor treatment (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy etc.) within 2 weeks of start of study (defined as Cycle 1 Day 1 for Cohort D)
* Toxicity from a previous treatment has not returned to Grades 0 or 1 (except for Grade 2 alopecia)
* Prior HER2-directed therapy
* Any prior history of ≥ Grade 3 non-hematological AEs related to prior therapy
* Major surgery that has not fully recovered within 4 weeks prior to dose administration
* Peripheral sensory or motor neuropathy ≥ Grade 1 at baseline

Cohort E

* Known hypersensitivity to disitamab vedotin, pembrolizumab, or any of their components
* Prior antitumor treatment (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy etc.) within 2 weeks of start of study (defined as Cycle 1 Day 1 for Cohort E)
* Toxicity from a previous treatment has not returned to Grades 0 or 1 (except for Grade 2 alopecia)
* Any prior history of ≥ Grade 3 non-hematological AEs related to prior therapy
* Prior MMAE-based ADCs (eg, enfortumab vedotin) or HER2-directed therapy
* Major surgery that has not fully recovered within 4 weeks prior to dose administration
* Peripheral sensory or motor neuropathy ≥ Grade 1 at baseline
* Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study drug

Cohort G

* Known hypersensitivity to disitamab vedotin or any of their components
* Prior antitumor treatment (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy etc.) within 2 weeks of start of study (defined as Cycle 1 Day 1 for Cohort G)
* Toxicity from a previous treatment has not returned to Grades 0 or 1 (except for Grade 2 alopecia)
* Prior HER2-directed therapy
* Major surgery that has not fully recovered within 4 weeks prior to dose administration
* Peripheral sensory or motor neuropathy ≥ Grade 2 at baseline

There are additional inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study center will determine if criteria for participation are met.

Where it's running

  • Banner Gateway Medical Center
    Gilbert, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Gilbert, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Kraemer Medical Offices
    Anaheim, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Foothill Cardioology
    Arcadia, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center
    Baldwin Park, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Offices
    Bellflower, California, United States
    Recruiting
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    Beverly Hills, California, United States
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    Burbank, California, United States
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  • UCLA Burbank Cardiology
    Burbank, California, United States
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  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Burbank
    Burbank, California, United States
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  • UCLA Encino Specialty Care (Radiology)
    Encino, California, United States
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  • UCLA Hematology/Oncoclogy-Encino
    Encino, California, United States
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  • Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
    Fontana, California, United States
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  • Foothill Cardiology Glendora
    Glendora, California, United States
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    Harbor City, California, United States
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  • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care
    Irvine, California, United States
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  • Kaiser Permanente Alton/Sand Canyon Medical Offices
    Irvine, California, United States
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  • UCLA Downtown Los Angeles Primary & Specialty Care
    Los Angeles, California, United States
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  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Offices
    Los Angeles, California, United States
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  • Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States
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  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Drug Information Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Cardiovascular Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Hematology Oncology
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Westwood Specialty Care
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Santa Monica Cardiology
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Montecito Primary & Specialty Care
    Montecito, California, United States
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  • Newport Diagnostics Center (Radiology)
    Newport Beach, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center
    Ontario, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UC Irvine Health
    Orange, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center, Medical Offices 3
    Panorama City, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Foothill Cardiology Pasadena
    Pasadena, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Southern California Heart Specialists
    Pasadena, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Hematology/ Oncology- Pasadena
    Pasadena, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Hematology Oncology - Porter Ranch
    Porter Ranch, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Porter Ranch Primary & Specialty Care
    Porter Ranch, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
    Riverside, California, United States
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  • Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)
    Riverside, California, United States
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  • Kaiser Permanente San Diego Mission Road (Regulatory and Lab Supplies)
    San Diego, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center
    San Diego, California, United States
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  • UCSF Cancer Center MZ Phlebotomy
    San Francisco, California, United States
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  • UCSF Mount Zion Phlebotomy
    San Francisco, California, United States
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  • UCSF Parnassus Phlebotomy
    San Francisco, California, United States
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  • UCSF Investigational Drugs Pharmacy
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco | HDFCCC - Hematopoietic Malignancies
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Diagnostic Medical Group of Southern California (Radiology)
    San Gabriel, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Southern California Heart Centers
    San Gabriel, California, United States
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  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - San Luis Obispo
    San Luis Obispo, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
    San Luis Obispo, California, United States
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  • Kaiser Permanente San Marcos Medical Offices
    San Marcos, California, United States
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+171 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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