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DISCUS: A Randomised Phase II Study Comparing 3 vs 6 Cycles of Platinum-based Chemotherapy Prior to Maintenance Avelumab in Advanced Urothelial Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2024-518244-20-01
Acronym
DISCUS
Enrollment
193
Registered
2024-11-26
Start date
2022-04-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Urothelial Carcinoma

Brief summary

Change in GHS/QoL scale scores from baseline to completion of 6 cycles of treatment. Patients who withdraw from treatment between Cycles 4 and 6 will be included, provided an EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire is completed within 14 days from the date of withdrawal.

Detailed description

• Quality of Life assessment from baseline to the completion of 10 Cycles of treatment using the GHS/QOL scale score, as per the primary endpoint methodology., • Quality of Life assessment from the beginning of cycle 5 to the completion of 10 Cycles of treatment using the GHS/QOL scale score, as per the primary endpoint methodology., • Change in GHS/QOL scale scores from baseline to the end of assessment (wk54), as per the primary endpoint methodology., • GHS/QoL scale score time to deterioration (TTD), where deterioration in the GHS/QoL scale score is defined as a decrease by ≥10 points at any time point after baseline with no subsequent observations with a <10 point decrease from baseline., • Change in the GHS/QOL scale score from baseline as per the primary endpoint, but adjusted for baseline imbalances in GHS/QOL scale scores., Performance status as measured by the Karnofsky Scale on completion of 6 cycles of treatment., • Incidence, nature and severity of adverse events graded according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0 at the following timepoints: o Throughout treatment o On completion of Cycle 6 of treatment o Between Cycle 4 and the completion of Cycle 10. • Treatment discontinuation rate due to AEs., Overall response rate in each randomised treatment arm defined as the proportion of patients who achieved complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST v1.1 recorded from randomisation until week 20. (investigator assessed unconfirmed best response), Progression free survival rate at 20 weeks post randomisation (PFS rate) in each treatment arm defined as the proportion of patients who did not experience disease progression or death from any cause according to RECIST v1.1 recorded from randomisation until week 20., Duration of response defined as the time from first documentation of CR or PR to disease progression (RECIST v1.1) or death from any cause, whichever occurs first., Overall survival (OS), defined as the time between the date of randomisation and death due to any cause.

Interventions

Sponsors

Queen Mary University Of London
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in GHS/QoL scale scores from baseline to completion of 6 cycles of treatment. Patients who withdraw from treatment between Cycles 4 and 6 will be included, provided an EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire is completed within 14 days from the date of withdrawal.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• Quality of Life assessment from baseline to the completion of 10 Cycles of treatment using the GHS/QOL scale score, as per the primary endpoint methodology., • Quality of Life assessment from the beginning of cycle 5 to the completion of 10 Cycles of treatment using the GHS/QOL scale score, as per the primary endpoint methodology., • Change in GHS/QOL scale scores from baseline to the end of assessment (wk54), as per the primary endpoint methodology., • GHS/QoL scale score time to deterioration (TTD), where deterioration in the GHS/QoL scale score is defined as a decrease by ≥10 points at any time point after baseline with no subsequent observations with a <10 point decrease from baseline., • Change in the GHS/QOL scale score from baseline as per the primary endpoint, but adjusted for baseline imbalances in GHS/QOL scale scores., Performance status as measured by the Karnofsky Scale on completion of 6 cycles of treatment., • Incidence, nature and severity of adverse events graded acc

Countries

France, Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026