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CARBUNCLE study

Efficacy and safety of dose dense MVACarbo chemotherapy for cisplatin-ineligible patients with advanced urothelial cancer - CARBUNCLE study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051240026
Enrollment
46
Registered
2024-05-08
Start date
2024-06-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer, renal pelvic cancer, ureteral cancer, urethral cancer) Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Interventions

14 days per one cycle. 15 mg/m2 of methotrexate on day 1 and 3 mg/m2 of vinblastine, 30 mg/m2 of doxorubicin, and 3 mg/m2 of vinblastine, and AUC x (GFR + 25) mg of carboplatin on day 2. AUC ranges fr
D000971: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy

Sponsors

Miyake Makito
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with at least one of bladder cancer, renal pelvic caner, ureteral cancer, and urethral cancer 2) Patients with at least one evaluable target lesion according to RECIST v1.1 (primary lesion or metastatic lesion) 3) Age, 20 to 80 years-old 4) Patients without treatment history of any platinum-based chemotherapy 5) Patients who meet at least one of cisplatin-ineligible criteria - eGFR, 30 mL/min or more and 60 mL/min or less - ECOG-performance status, 2 or more - CTCAE ver 5.0, hearing impaired, grade 2 or more - CTCAE ver 5.0, neuropathy, grade 2 or more - New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure 6) Bone marrow function and organ functions are sufficient within 30 days prior to the study registration. - Hemoglobin 9.0 g/dL or more - White blood cell count, 3000 /mm3 or more and 12,000 /mm3 or less - Neutrophil count, 1,500 /mm3 or more - Platelet count, 100,000 /mm3 or more - Total bilirubin, 3.0 mg/dL or less - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 100 IU/L and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 100 IU/L

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have difficulties in agreeing to participate the trial on his/her own initiative 2) Patients with contraindication of any of anti-cancer drugs used in this trial 3) Inappropriate for the enrolment by the judgement of the principal investigator or the sub-investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objective Response Rate

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Disease Control Rate 2) Complete rate of 4 cycles of DD-MVAC and number of treated cycles 3) Treatment-induced changes in questionnaires regarding health-related quality of life, evaluation with EORTC-QLQ-C30, EQ-5D-5L, FACT-G, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Chemotherapy Induced Taste Alteration Scale

Contacts

Public ContactMakito Miyake

Nara Medical University Hospital

urology@naramed-u.ac.jp+81-744-22-3051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026