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Avelumab as neoadjuvant therapy in subjects with urothelial muscle invasive bladder cancers

Avelumab as neoadjuvant therapy in subjects with urothelial muscle invasive bladder cancers - AURA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2017-002758-35-BE
Enrollment
183
Registered
2018-04-03
Start date
2018-05-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-10

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

Conditions

Urothelial Carcinoma MedDRA version: 21.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10022877 Term: Invasive bladder cancer System Organ Class: 100000004864

Interventions

Product Name: avelumab Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate for solution for infusion INN or Proposed INN: AVELUMAB CAS Number: 1537032-82-8 Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre Concentration

Sponsors

Insitut Jules Bordet
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age = 18 years old 2) Must have histologically confirmed muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (transitional cell carcinoma) or urothelial carcinoma with mixed histology of the bladder, renal pelvis or ureters. Stage permitted: T2, T3 or T4a. T stage is based on the standard of care transurethral resection of the bladder tumour (TURBT) sample 3) Subjects may have nodal disease (Nx, N0, N1 or N2) at imagery but there must be no evidence of distant metastases (M0) 4) Performance status 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). 5) Be a medically appropriate candidate for surgery as determined by an attending urologist 6) Adequate bone marrow function as defined below - Absolute neutrophil count =1500/µL or 1.5x109/L - Hemoglobin = 9 g/dL - Platelets =100,000/µL or 100x10 9/L 7) Adequate liver function as defined below - Serum total bilirubin = 1.5 x ULN. In case of known Gilbert’s syndrome =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 100

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Metastatic disease (M1) 2) Has had prior systemic chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy for urothelial carcinoma (previous BCG injections permitted) 3) Prior treatment with drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways 4) Current use of immunosuppressive medication, EXCEPT for the following: a. intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injection (e.g., intra-articular injection); b. Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses = 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent; c. Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication) 5) Has an active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immuno-stimulatory agent. Subjects with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, or hypo- or hyperthyroid diseases not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible. 6) Has had a prior organ transplantation including allogenic stem-cell transplantation. 7) Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy (antibiotics) 8) Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. 9) Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA is detected) (test to be performed except if there are results available from less than 1 year). 10) Has received vaccination within 4 weeks of the first dose of avelumab and while on trials is prohibited except for administration of inactivated vaccines such as influenza vaccine. 11) Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or using an investigational device within 28 days prior to study registration 12) History of prior invasive malignancy within 2 years (exception of adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, localised prostate cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ) 13) Known prior severe hypersensitivity to investigational product or any component in its formulations, including known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (NCI CTCAE v4.03 Grade = 3) 14) Clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (1); however, alopecia, sensory neuropathy Grade =2, or other Grade =2 not constituting a safety risk based on investigator’s judgment are acceptable. 18) Other severe acute chronic medical conditions including immune colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, immune pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis or psychiatric conditions including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation or behavior; or laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with the study participation or study treatment administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study. Exclusion criterion spe

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Primary objective: To assess the efficacy of Avelumab (anti-PD-L1) associated to different cytotoxic agents or in monotherapy in patients with non-metastatic MIBC as measured by the pathologic complete response rate (ypT0/Tis ypN0) following neoadjuvant treatment;Secondary Objective: To assess the safety and tolerability of the regimens used;Primary end point(s): To determine the pathologic complete response (ypT0/Tis ypN0) following neoadjuvant treatment in patients with non-metastatic MIBC. Outcome measure: Pathological complete response is defined as the absence of invasive carcinoma (ypT0/Tis) disease and the absence of microscopic lymph node metastases (ypN0) on the final surgical specimen.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: end of the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): To determine the pathologic response rate (<ypT2N0) following neoadjuvant treatment in patients with non-metastatic MIBC. Outcome measure: Pathologic response is defined as the absence of muscle invasive carcinoma (<ypT2N0 disease) on the final surgical specimen. - To assess the toxicity profile Outcome measure: using the adverse events reported during the study according to NCI CTCAE v4.03;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: end of the study

Countries

Belgium, France

Contacts

Public ContactCTSU

Institut Jules Bordet

ctsu.trials@bordet.be

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026