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First-Line Gemcitabine, Cisplatin + Ipilimumab for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, Plus Ipilimumab as First-line Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Hoosier Cancer Research Network GU10-148

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01524991
Enrollment
36
Registered
2012-02-02
Start date
2012-01-31
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2022-07-11

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

Conditions

Urothelial Carcinoma

Brief summary

Gemcitabine plus cisplatin is standard treatment for advanced urothelial cancer. Ipilimumab has shown intriguing activity as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with clinically localized bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy. The combination of gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab may build on the chemosensitivity of urothelial carcinoma to produce more durable responses and improved outcomes.

Detailed description

OUTLINE: This is a multi-center study Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 Days 1 & 8 Cisplatin 70 mg/m2 Day 1 Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg Day 1 (start cycle 3) Treatment during the induction phase will be administered in six 21-day cycles. During cycles 1 and 2, gemcitabine plus cisplatin will be administered WITHOUT ipilimumab. During cycles 3-6, combination therapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab will be administered. Patients without evidence of disease progression (by irRC) after completion cycle 6 will continue single-agent ipilimumab maintenance every 3 months. Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 80% within 14 days prior to registration for protocol therapy. Life Expectancy: Not Specified Hematopoietic: * White blood cell count (WBC) ≥ 3.5K/mm3 * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g/dL * Platelets ≥ 100K/mm3 * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5k/mm3 Hepatic: * Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (except patients with Gilbert's Syndrome, who must have a total bilirubin less than 3.0 mg/dL) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN. NOTE: If the patient has liver metastases present, then ≤ 5 x ULN Renal: * Calculated creatinine clearance of ≥ 55 cc/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula Cardiovascular: Not Specified

Interventions

DRUGGemcitabine

Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 Days 1 & 8 (all cycles)

DRUGCisplatin

Cisplatin 70 mg/m2 Day 1 (all cycles)

DRUGIpilimumab

Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg Day 1 (start cycle 3)

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Hoosier Cancer Research Network
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histological or cytological proof of urothelial carcinoma of the urethra, bladder, ureters, or renal pelvis. * Advanced (clinical stage T4b, unresectable) or metastatic disease. * Prior radiation therapy is allowed to \< 25% of the bone marrow. * Age \> 18 years at the time of consent. * Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. * Females must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. * WOCBP must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 72 hours before the start of ipilimumab. * Men of fathering potential must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid conception throughout the study \[and for up to 26 weeks after the last dose of investigational product\] in such a manner that the risk of pregnancy is minimized. * Prior Autoimmune disease: Patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease, are excluded from this study, as are patients with a history of symptomatic disease (eg, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis \[scleroderma\], systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune vasculitis \[eg, Wegener's Granulomatosis\]); motor neuropathy considered of autoimmune origin (e.g. Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis). Patients with other immune disorders should not be enrolled without discussion with the principal investigator.

Exclusion criteria

* No active CNS metastases. Subjects with neurological symptoms must undergo a head CT scan or brain MRI to exclude brain metastasis. * No prior malignancy is allowed except for cancers that have been definitively treated with a risk of recurrence of \< 30% based on the treating oncologists assessment. * Patients may not have received prior systemic chemotherapy for metastatic/advanced urothelial carcinoma. Prior neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy is permitted if completed ≥ 12 months prior to registration for protocol therapy. Prior intravesical therapy is permitted. * No treatment with any investigational agent within 30 days prior to registration for protocol therapy. * No underlying medical or psychiatric condition, which in the opinion of the investigator will make the administration of ipilimumab hazardous or obscure the interpretation of AEs, such as a condition associated with frequent diarrhea. * No non-oncology vaccine therapy used for prevention of infectious diseases (for up to 1 month before or after any dose of ipilimumab). * No history of prior treatment with ipilimumab or prior CD137 agonist or CTLA 4 inhibitor or agonist. * No known active or chronic infection with HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C. * No clinically significant infections as judged by the treating investigator. * No chronic systemic corticosteroids (defined as the equivalent of prednisone ≥ 20 mg PO daily for \> 6 months during the past year)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Median Overall Survival48 monthsTo determine the median overall survival of patients with advanced/metastatic urothelial cancer treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab, calculated from the date of registration until the date of final analysis, projected to be 48 months from the start of the study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-Free Survival12 monthsTo determine the progression-free survival (using irRC and RECIST v1.0) of patients with advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and ipilimumab. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions. Progression is definied by IrRC as at least 25% increase in tumor burden compared with nadir (at any single time point) in two consecutive observations at least 4 wk apart.
Best Overall Response Rate12 monthsTo determine the best overall response rate to treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab, per RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Number of Adverse Events Experienced by Patients12 monthsTo determine the safety of treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab. The highest grade adverse event for each subject is presented.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment
Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 Days 1 & 8 Cisplatin 70 mg/m2 Day 1 Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg Day 1 (start cycle 3) Gemcitabine: Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 Days 1 & 8 (all cycles) Cisplatin: Cisplatin 70 mg/m2 Day 1 (all cycles) Ipilimumab: Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg Day 1 (start cycle 3)
36
Total36

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event12
Overall StudyDeath1
Overall StudyDisease ProgressionDu17
Overall StudyOther complicating disease1
Overall StudySymptomatic Deterioration1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment
Age, Continuous36 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
32 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Karnovsky Performance Status
KPS 100
9 Participants
Karnovsky Performance Status
KPS 80
11 Participants
Karnovsky Performance Status
KPS 90
16 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
35 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
36 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
29 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
28 / 36
other
Total, other adverse events
36 / 36
serious
Total, serious adverse events
18 / 36

Outcome results

Primary

Median Overall Survival

To determine the median overall survival of patients with advanced/metastatic urothelial cancer treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab, calculated from the date of registration until the date of final analysis, projected to be 48 months from the start of the study.

Time frame: 48 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
TreatmentMedian Overall Survival13.9 months
Secondary

Best Overall Response Rate

To determine the best overall response rate to treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab, per RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
TreatmentBest Overall Response RateComplete Response (CR)6 Participants
TreatmentBest Overall Response RatePartial Response (PR)19 Participants
TreatmentBest Overall Response RateStable Disease (SD)10 Participants
TreatmentBest Overall Response RateProgressive Disease (PD)1 Participants
Secondary

Number of Adverse Events Experienced by Patients

To determine the safety of treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus ipilimumab. The highest grade adverse event for each subject is presented.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
TreatmentNumber of Adverse Events Experienced by PatientsGrade 11 Participants
TreatmentNumber of Adverse Events Experienced by PatientsGrade 26 Participants
TreatmentNumber of Adverse Events Experienced by PatientsGrade 319 Participants
TreatmentNumber of Adverse Events Experienced by PatientsGrade 410 Participants
Secondary

Progression-Free Survival

To determine the progression-free survival (using irRC and RECIST v1.0) of patients with advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and ipilimumab. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions. Progression is definied by IrRC as at least 25% increase in tumor burden compared with nadir (at any single time point) in two consecutive observations at least 4 wk apart.

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
TreatmentProgression-Free Survival7.9 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026